Stocks: (BCS)(BP)(BT)(GSK)(PUL)(RTRSY)(UN)(VOD)(BAY)(DCX)(DB)(DT)(SAP)(SI)(ALU)(AXA)(FTE)(STM)(V) Markets in Europe were up slightly at 6.05 AM New York time. The FTSE was up .3% to 6,295. Barclays was flat at 734. BP was up .3% to 526.5. BT was…
According to Reuters, Halliburton (HAL) will move its headquarters from Houston to Dubai. Reuters writes that Schering-Plough (SGP will buy the pharma unit of Akzo Noble for $14.5 billion. Reuters reports that the consumer…
Stocks: (CAJ)(FUJ)(HIT)(HMC)(NIPNY)(NTT)(DCM)(SNE)(TM)(CHU)(CHL)(CN)(PCW)(HBC) Markets in Asia were higher THe Nikkei rose .8% to 17,292. Bridgestone was up .2% to 2370. Canon was up 1% to 6350. Fuji Film was down 1.4% to 4800. Hitachi was…
by H.S. AyoubBioHealth Investor.com There have been many debates over the last couple of years as to the varying degree of blood clotting events associated with the use of drug-eluted cardiac stents. In the…
From World Beta I made a list a few years ago of ETFs/CEFs I would like to see hit the marketplace. Most of the products were simple alternative strategies that could be replicated with…
By Yaser Anwar, CSC of Equity Investment Ideas This week I’d like to discuss 1) Conflicting US Economic Data (weak ISM but strong wage growth) and 2) China’s Fuel (18% savings rate), ECB hike…
According to Barron’s that Medtronic (MDT) could be a bargin. It is getting a larger share of the defibrillator market. It is also doing well in remote patient monitoring. Barnes & Noble (BKS) could…
A crucial point may be getting lost in the shuffle in the XM/Sirius (XMSR-SIRI) merger approval process. Both of these companies NEED the merger in order to survive as they stand today. We took…
The EU hates anything that looks, feels, or walks like a monopoly, especially if it is not controlled by a European company. Students of recent business history will remember that the EU shut down…
No one likes disruptive technology, except the disruptor. Microsoft (MSFT), Google (GOOG), Dell (DELL), and Intel (INTC) are backing a new wireless technology that could be extremely troublesome for the country’s largest cable and…
Intel (INTC) has new quad core chips that use less electricity. The 50-watt chips are aimed at the server market, where rival AMD (AMD) has been able to get to a 25% market share…
Starbucks (SBUX) is about to go into the record business, perhaps with former Beatle Paul McCarthy as its first artist. One source explained the coffee company’s thinking to The New York Post: "They have…
From Investment Intelligencer Northern Trust’s Paul Kasriel weighs in on the shrinking supply of U.S. equities (which, at least last year, translated into higher prices) and the outlook for U.S. consumer spending (bad). According…
From Internet Outsider Everywhere you turn, you get hit with the latest media obsession: "Was YouTube Worth It?" "Did Google Overpay for YouTube?" "Was YouTube a Dumb Move?" or some other thesis-expressed-as-a-question headline suggesting…
From Ticker Sense Whether you like to follow the herd or go against the grain, the following lists should be useful to you. The first one summarizes the most popular S&P 1500 groups based…
From Stock Market Beat Yesterday we asked readers where they thought the S&P 500 would be 30 days from now. After 234 votes since yesterday afternoon, 41% believe the S&P 500 will be higher…
By Keri Korteling The annual Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) convention in Toronto provided a lot of fodder for resource investors to mull over. Raw materials stocks moved higher as the markets…
From Biohealth Investor Biotechnology LA JOLLA PHARMA +43.10% AURIGA LABORATORIES +19.05% BIONOVO INC +15.76% VION PHARM INC +12.58% RENOVIS INC +8.07% Diagnostic Substances NYMOX PHARM CORP +14.45% GENE LOGIC INC +6.97% REMOTEMDX INC +5.75%…
From BioHealth Investor The following list represents the top ten medical stocks ranked according to Earnings Per Share and Relative Strength by Investor’s Business Daily (3/10/07) scores out of 100 (last week’s rank, change…
By WIlliam Trent, CFA of Stock Market Beat Chip giant TSMC reports worst revenue in 20 months | InfoWorld | News | 2007-03-09 | By Dan Nystedt, IDG News Service