Cramer on Financials & A Cable Maker
Cramer on tonight’s MAD MONEY on CNBC said a rumor about insolvency at CIT (CIT) or MBIA (MBI) and Wells Fargo (WFC) were going too far. Cramer said these have bottomed along with a…
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Douglas A. McIntyre
Biotech Implosion: CV Therapeutics (CVTX)
CV Therapeutics (CVTX) just showed Ranexa study for chronic chest pain (angina) that aren’t what investors were hoping for. The Phase III clinical trial studying the drug for other uses as a treatment of…
Wal-Mart’s Free Shipping, Maybe Amazon Should Follow
The management at Wal-Mart (WMT) has come up with something to replace fighting with its unions and firing its marketing brass. Free shipping of tons of products that consumers buy on its website to…
Heely’s Drops a Heel After Strong Earnings
Heely’s just posted its highlights for the qaurter and for the fiscal 2006: Net Sales Increased 377% to $71.1 million versus $14.9 million a year ago; Net Income Increased 700% to $11.5 million versus…
The 52-Week Low Club
McClatchy (MNI) In the case of this big newspaper chain it is "may I have another, please, sir". A regular visitor here, the stock price hit $35.59. The 52-week high was $54.31. Maybe they…
YouBet.com From The Stock Masters
The Market is having a nice day today, the sun is out and the Bulls are out in full-effect. So with stocks moving up, who’s moving down? YouBet.com (UBET) hits a new 52-week low…
Cramer’s STOP TRADING (March 6, 2007)
On today’s STOP TRADING segment he said he couldn’t help but notice the market up on Paulson’s comments. Paulson is a treasury secretary like Rubin that can calmly show that the world isn’t ending. …
What happened to DexCom, Inc.? The Britney Spears story
From The Stock Masters DexCom, Inc. (NASDAQ: DXCM) hit it big last summer after they received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its short-term continuous glucose monitoring system (DexCom STS).…
Why UnitedHealth’s Filing Catch-Up Doesn’t Matter
UnitedHealth (UNH-NYSE) has finally become current in its SEC Filings as of this morning, but this shouldn’t be that big of a surprise. The company did go back and restate earnings over stock option…
Yahoo! Gets The Cart Before The Horse
Yahoo!’s (YHOO) Terry Semel says that his company is "fixed". By that he means that the overhaul of the company’s technology is done and its new advertising platform will begin to pay dividends later…
Capital Research Cops Out
From Investment Intelligencer Capital Research & Management is one of the smartest, best-run, and most successful mutual-fund management firms in the business (Capital runs the American Funds). In yesterday’s WSJ story on mutual-fund streaks($),…
DFA’s Davis: Why Most Mutual Funds Lag
From Investment Intelligencer In this summary paper, Dimensional Fund Advisors’s James Davis reviews the academic research on equity mutual-fund performance from 1969 to 2001. With some minor exceptions, the research shows the following: The…
Devil’s Advocate Short List: Urban Outfitters (URBN)
If the markets revert to selling pressures again and add to losses from last week, the high-flying retailers are a group that could see increased selling pressure and short interest. The apparel industry averages…
Companies Management Can’t Fix: Gateway (GTW)
In PC-land, investors can talk Dell versus H-P all day long, but the one company that would be the absolutely hardest to fix in the sector is Gateway (GTW-NYSE). This may be the easiest…
Topps Acquired by Eisner-led Group (TOPP, CLCT)
One merger that seems very peculiar this morning is that of Topps (TOPP-NASDAQ). This is the baseball card and sports and non-sports card and memorabilia producer that almost all males in the US have…
IPO Filing: Flagstone Reinsurance
Flagstone Reinsurance Holdings Limited has filed to come public via an IPO under the "FSR" ticker on NYSE. It has noted $175 million in share sales to be the amount, but that is for…
LSTR: Landstar Accident Could Result in Charge
By William Trent, CFA of Stock Market Beat Small Cap Watch List and Mid Cap Watch List member Landstar System (LSTR) Says 5-Cent, 1Q Charge Possible: Financial News – Yahoo! Finance: Landstar System Inc.’s…
Now That’s Oversold
From Ticker Sense With yesterday’s additional 94 basis point decline, the S&P 500 now hangs 2.9 standard deviations below its 50-day moving average. This ranks as the third lowest reading since 2002. In the…
Pre-Market Stock News (MAR 6, 2007)
(AQNT) aQuantive announced the acquisition of Duke, an independent interactive agency based in Paris, for its Razorfish unit.(BEAS) BEA is in strategic partnership with CA over identity and access management.(BEXP) Brigham Exploration $0.07 EPS…
Pre-Market Analyst Calls (MAR 6, 2007)
AES raised to Overweight at Lehman.AHG cut to Reduce at UBS.AMD raised to Mkt Outperform at JMP.ANN raised to Buya t B of A.BBEP cut to Sector Perform at RBC.BIDU started as Positive at…