Cramer Likes This Miner
On today’s STOP TRADING segment on CNBC, Jim Cramer said he hates miners (earth diggers, not kids) because of the leverage to BRIC areas that are perceived; but he does have one that he…
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Douglas A. McIntyre
15 Second Line Defensive Stocks
Stock Tickers: BRK/A, LTR, FLO, THS, DLM, NVO, ALO, PYX, AACC, CSH, YUM, HME, DTE, WTR, SNH Yesterday we gave a first line of defense group of stocks. That list could have likely been…
Sprint From The Stock Masters
Take a deep breath America, today is a new day. Be sure to read Article titles for the China Market Crash it will brighten up your day. Let U2 help out, it is a…
More Cramer Defensive Strategies
More safety picks from Jim Cramer for "the end of the chaos" this morning that was then followed by his Wall Street Confidential also on TheStreet.com. His printed picks are not necessarily the ones…
Gross. Domestic Product.
By William Trent, CFA of Stock Market Beat BEA: News Release: Gross Domestic Product Real gross domestic product — the output of goods and services produced by labor and property located in the United…
Divx Wipe Out
If an investor bought Divx (DIVX) three months ago at the peak of the buying frenzy in the company’s stock, he would only be down about 32% now. What happened? Wall St. is concerned…
Chicago NAPM shows contraction levels for second month
The NAPM’s regional Chicago report is the first glance investors get of macro-level data for the month of February. The index showed a level of 47.9 versus 48.8 in January, both figures in what…
Saturn Bludgeons GM’s Asia Rivals
Who would have believed that the unit which was GM’s (GM) weakest for years is now leading the charge against its Japanese rivals? Not anyone sane. But AutoObserver, a unit of Edmunds, says that…
Great Atlantic & Pacific Shunned Over Pathmark Bid
The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. Inc. (GAP) is seeing its shares down 4% to $31.85 after it reported yesterday that it is trying to acquire Pathmark Stores (PTMK) for some $653 million.…
15 Companies That Management Can’t Fix: Xerox
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…
PZZA: Papa John’s Drops the Pizza
By William Trent, CFA of Stock Market Beat Small Cap Watch List and Mid Cap Watch List member Papa John’s International (PZZA) reported earnings last night. Highlights:
SAFM: Chicken Purveyor Sanderson Farms Jumps from Fryer to Fire
By William Trent, CFA of Stock Market Beat Small Cap Watch List and Mid Cap Watch List member Sanderson Farms SAFM) Released disappointing earnings (compared with analyst estimates of a ($0.07) loss on $277…
Biotech IPO Filing: Endoceutics of Canada
A Canadian biotech company named Endoceutics, Inc. has filed with the SEC to raise up to $75 million via an IPO. The underwriting group is listed as First Albany, Oppenheimer, and Stifel Nicolaus. Endoceutics…
Dow’s 400 Point Drop Aside, RadioShack’s Turnaround is Solidly in Place
By Chad Brand of Peridot Capitalist Despite Tuesday’s dramatic 416 point drop in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, you may have noticed one stock that managed to gain 12% for the day. That stock…
Dow Calculation Glitch — What the Index Really Looked Like
From Ticker Sense We all know by now that the sudden 200 point drop in the Dow yesterday was due to a calculation delay caused by information overload by Dow Jones’ data systems. Below…
US ETF Overbought/Oversold
From Ticker Sense Just like one blowup can damage years worth of work to build up positive reputation (JBLU), one big decline can damage months worth of market gains. After days like yesterday, it…
Sprint Shows A Pulse
Things got a bit better at Sprint (S) last quarter. Revenue rose from $9.79 billion in the quarter a year ago to $10.44 billion. Net income went from $197 million to $261. According to…
Pre-Market Stock Notes (FEB 28, 2007)
(ADSK) Autodesk restating earnings from 2003 to 2006 for options; stock down 4% pre-market.(AVNC) Advancis Pharmaceutical reaches agreement with FDA for resubmission of amoxicillin Pulsys application for strep throat.(AVNR) Avanir Pharma said the FDA…
Earlybird Analyst Calls (FEB 28, 2007)
AQNT started as Outperform at Wachovia.AV cut to Underweight at Thomas Weisel.AXP raised to Outperform at FBR.ADBL raised to Buy at Merriman Curhan Ford.ADSK raised to Outperform at Baird.BEAS raised to Peer Perform at…
Some Shorts Exit Yahoo!
The February short interest in Yahoo! (YHOO) dropped 4.2 million shares to 79.9 million. Over the last year, the company’s shares are down about 5%, but have been moving up since late December. Perhaps…