There are certain companies that probably cannot be turned around no matter who runs them. They tend to be in industries where macro-economic trends are against them, like the buggy whip business 150 years…
According to Reuters, the Detroit News has reported that Blackstone is looking at buying Chrysler (DCX). Reuters reports that HSBC (HBC) profits rose 5% last year, but it took write-downs of $10.5 billion in…
Stocks: (BCS)(BP)(BT)(GSK)(PUK)(RTRSY)(UN)(VOD)(BAY)(DCX)(DB)(DT)(SAP)(SI)(ALU)(AXA)(FTE)(STM)(V) Europe shares were being pounded at 5.15 AM New York time. The FTSE is off 1.7% to 6,014. Barclays is down 1.3% to 708.5. BP is down 1.8% to 507. BT is…
Stocks: (CAJ)(FUJ)(HIT)(HMC)(NTT)(NIPNY)(DCM)(TM)(CHU)(CHL)(CN)(PCW)(HBC) Stocks in Asia were sharply lower. The Nikkei was down 3.3% to 16,642. Canon was off 2.1% to 6130. Fuji Film was was off 3.3% to 4630. Hitachi was off 2.8% to…
By Yaser Anwar, CSC of Equity Investment Ideas This week I’d like to present a Historical Analysis of The Volatility Index to help you answer- "To Buy or Not To Buy?" "Should we buy…
By Yaser Anwar, CSC of Equity Investment Ideas To be successful at trading one has to understanding the inter-market relationships that occur across all trading instruments, from FX to Derivatives to Stocks, as they…
Now that the last orders for Airbus’s A-380 jumbo jet cargo version have been canceled, there is a school of thought that the big European airframe company can spend more time and effort on…
According to Barron’s, the bull market is still doing well. Warren Buffett of Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-A) has been buying Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Conoco Philips (COP), and US Bancorp (USB). Of the twelve largest…
Zecco finished last in the Barron’s survey of online brokers. Brokers were ranked on eight criteria from range of offerings to research to customer service and costs. The top brokerages, TD Ameritrade and optionsXpress.…
For the US car makers to do well, they not only have to gain back share in the US. They need to do well in the fastest growing auto markets, particularly China and India.…
By Chad Brand of Peridot Capitalist Many of you may recall that I was featured on the front page of the Wall Street Journal last year for a story discussing the investment merits of…
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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 (3/03/06) scores out of 100 (last week’s rank, change…
by H.S. AyoubBioHealth Investor.com Thermogenesis (KOOL) announced early Friday that the company has increased its manufacturing capacity for the cord blood stem cell disposable bags for use with the AutoXpress system. The company can…
Starbucks (SBUX) offers T-Mobile service in most of its stores. The price is $6 an hour, which hardly qualifies as cheap. McDonald’s (MCD) also offers WiFi at $2.95 for two hours. So for a…
Boone Pickens told a Forbes conference that the easy-to-drill oil has been found and that production is, therefore, peaking. Based on his analysis, oil is going back to $70 a barrel this year. US…
The Financial Times says that Cerberus Capital Management, Carlyle, Apollo Management and Ripplewood are looking at Chrysler (DCX). And, recently departed VW chief Wolfgang Bernhard may be advising one of them on the transaction.…
A week on StockHouse in five minutes With the rise in interest in mineral exploration in Canada’s Arctic (http://www.stockhouse.ca/shfn/article.asp?edtID=19374 ), companies like Sabina Silver (TSX: V.SBB) are getting a second look, said Danny Deadlock…
Ah, Citi (C). Maligned by almost every Wall St. analyst. The calls for the CEO’s head. The break-up plans. But, an odd thing has happened recently. Citi is not longer a big laggard among…
Word from the Sunday Telegraph is that HSBC (HBC) will write down $11 billion in mortgages These loans are part of the Household operations that the bank bought. Fremont General (FMT) has announced that…