Stocks: (BCS)(BP)(BT)(GSK)(PUK)(RTRSY)(UN)(VOD)(BAY)(DCX)(DB)(DT)(SAP)(SI)(ALU)(AXA)(FTE)(STM)(V) Market in Europe are modestly higher at 6.35 AM New York time. The FTSE is up .6% to 6,394. Barclays is up .5% to 784. BP is up .6% to 524.5. BT…
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…
Many of Qualcomm’s (QCOM) supporters assume that it will settle its licensing dispute with its largest customer Nokia (NOK). The current contract between the two companies comes up for renewal in April. But, AG…
Google (GOOG) management says that getting anti-piracy software into the hands of content owners. But, this only solves part of the issues facing the YouTube video site. Content companies like Viacom (VIA) and CBS…
According To Reuters, Apple (AAPL) and Cisco (CSCO) have both decided to use the iPhone name for their sharply different products. The tradmark belongs to Cisco. Reuters writes that Coca-Cola (KO) has completed the…
Stocks: (CAJ)(FUJ)(HIT)(HMC)(NIPNY)(NTT)(SNE)(TM)(CHL)(CHU)(CN)(PCW)(HBC) Markets in Asia rose. The Nikkei was up 1.1% to 18,109. Bridgestone was up 1.2% to 2815. Canon was up 1.7% to 6680. Fuji Film was up 1% to 5280. Hitachi was…
Stock Tickers: KR, SWY, DGX, LH, CCL, RCL, ODP, OMX, CAH, MCK, CP, CVX,ACI, XOM, RDS, BA, UTX, LMT, NOC, RTN, CMCSA, TWCA, TWC, S, GCI, MNI,UNP, BNI, NSC & CSX. Jim Cramer came…
The lead that the Nintendo Wii has over the Microsoft Xbox (MSFT) and Sony Playstation3 (SNE) appears to be growing. According to research firm NPD, the Wii sold 436,000 units in the US during…
A cynic might says that Verizon’s (VZ) patent lawsuit against Vonage (VG) is just a way to get rid of a pesky competitor. VoIP is eating the Verizon and AT&T (T) landline businesses alive.…
From AAO Weblog Kind of a rare daily double: two separate clips in the news about the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. And not one of them mentions how it’s making the sky fall! First up, reported…
From BioHealth Investor Biotechnology BIONOVO INC +27.33% $0 CORCEPT THERAPEUTICS +20.19% $99.2 M OPEXA THERAPEUTICS +11.11% $0 PANACOS PHARMA INC +8.29% $49.9 M AURIGA LABORATORIES +7.14% Diagnostic Substances ICAGEN, INC. +20.93% AVALON PHARMACEUTIC +6.71%…
By H.S. AyoubBioHealth Investor.com I wrote earlier about the anti-vaccination movement, and how Merck (MRK) has been receiving a lot of backlash because of its lobbying efforts. Merck (MRK) has been lobbying pretty hard…
From World Beta Here are the updated portfolios for the Hedge Fund Consensus, and Activist Consensus Portfolios. Performance from 12/31/2006 – 2/21/2007 is below: Hedge: 5.76%Activist: 2.61%SP500: 2.72%Rus2k: 4.79% AMP was the best HFC…
By William Trent, CFA of Stock Market Beat Its a good thing Mid Cap Watch List and Large Cap Watch List member Abercrombie & Fitch’s (ANF) management won’t have to worry about claims they…
By William Trent, CFA of Stock Market Beat Apparently it doesn’t take much to get Analog Devices (ADI) investors excited. Which is good, seeing as how they didn’t deliver very much in terms of…
Perhaps because Google is not doing too well with YouTube it has decided to see if it can go after the richest franchise in software history. The new premium version of Google desktop software…
Cisco Systems (CSCO) and Apple (AAPL) announced that they have resolved their dispute involving the "iPhone" trademark and now both companies are free to use the "iPhone" trademark on their products globally. The trademark…
Cramer tonight on MAD MONEY was giving out some merger ideas that he said would be VERY anti-competitive just like the XMSR/SIRI deal, but w would be great for shareholders of these companies because…
Tonight Cramer sais he is sick of hearing about the XM Satellite Radio (XMSR) and Sirius Satellite Radio (SIRI), but this sort of competition-eliminating and anti-competitive merger could spurn other mergers in other sectors. …
It appears as though Standard & Poors is coming out more favorable on Dell (DELL-NASDAQ) than they are on Hewlett-Packard (HPQ-NYSE). Here are the S&P notes: Hewlett-Packard (HPQ-NYSE) Reiterated 3 STARS (Hold): We are…