Cramer Talks Alcoa (AA)
On today’s Wall Street Confidential video on TheStreet.com Jim Cramer noted Alcoa (AA). Cramer said this was an undermanaged company and this might not be able to be resisted; it’s a country club that…
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Zecco Slaps Wells Fargo
In a strongly worded press release, free trading company Zecco went after the new Well Fargo 100 free trade program. Zecco Disputes Wells Fargo’s Claim to be Best Commission-Free Online Trading Wells Fargo Restricts…
Don’t Expect Express Scripts to Bow Out of Caremark Bidding
By Chad Brand of Peridot Capitalist Pharmacy chain CVS (CVS) has increased its bid for Caremark (CMX) by $4 per share in an attempt to secure the pharmacy benefits manager. Rather than simply raise…
SNE: Sony Wakes Up, Smells What’s Brewing for Semiconductors
By William Trent, CFA of Stock Market Beat Speaking of semiconductor overcapacity, it seems at least one major consumer electronics firm is starting to get the picture. Sony to Reduce Semiconductor Investments: Financial News…
EXPD: Expeditors at Odds With Economic Data
By William Trent, CFA of Stock Market Beat Stock Market Beat Large Cap Watch List member Expeditors International (EXPD) reported earnings this morning, and the results would have looked really good had the market…
Two Noteworthy Analyst Actions — HANS and NEW
From Ticker Sense After a torturous couple of days, there is finally some good news for NEW. This morning, Stifel Nicolaus, the top rated analyst covering the stock, upgraded NEW from a Sell to…
MSFT Down 8 Days in a Row
From Ticker Sense As we noted in our previous post, MSFT has been down 8 days in a row. We looked back throughout the company’s entire public history to see how many times this…
Consecutive Up and Down Days
From Ticker Sense Below is our list of the S&P 500 stocks currently experiencing the longest winning and losing streaks. Public Service Enterprise Group (PEG) leads the list of consecutive up days with 8,…
New Bond ETFs
From Ticker Sense This weekend’s Financial Times ran an article highlighting a new line of ETFs recently introduced by Barclays. The eight new ETFs offer investors an easy way to gain exposure to different…
Qualcomm’s PR Machine
To hear Qualcomm (QCOM), it welcomes the upcoming ITC hearings on patent problems between it and Broadcom (BRCM). Broadcom is asking that certain QCOM chips be banned from the US. The ITC has already…
Will Texas Instuments Low Cost Chips Chip Margins?
TI (TXN) and Infineon (IFX) are both chasing the super-low priced cellphone chip market. The TI versions are called LoCosto. That is actually the name. No one is putting you on. These chips sell…
Tech Press Review 2/13/2007 The Inquirer, Engadget, Gizmodo, TechCrunch
The Inquirer reports that AMD (AMD) is licensing some of its ATI technology to other firms including ST Micro (STM) The Inquirer also reports that Sony (SNE) will cut spending on its chips, outsourcing…
Applebee’s: How High Will Someone Pay?
Applebee’s (APPB) is up 12.5% at $27.25 right after the open on word that it has hired Banc of America as financial advisors to explore strategic alternatives. It has formed a special committee to…
Pre-Market Stock Notes (FEB 13, 2007)
(AA) Alcoa trading up 8% on reports of a buyout by either BHP Billiton or Rio Tinto in a $40 Billion deal.(ALB) Albermarle will boost certain aluminum process prices by 25%.(ARMHY) Arm Holdings in…
Analyst Notes (FEB 13, 2007)
ADP raised to Buy at B of A.AQNT raised to Outperform at RBC.BBW raised to Outperform at Credit Suisse.CC cut to Neutral at Goldman Sachs.CCE cut to Hold at Citigroup.CCI raised to Outperform at…
Life Gets Harder For Schwab And TDAmeritrade
Well Fargo (WFS) is going to offer its brokerage customers up to 100 free trades, if they keep at least $25,000 in their accounts. Bank of America (BAC) made a similar offer several months…
Alcoa Remains Higher on Bid Hopes
Last night we ran a piece on Alcoa as potentially being acquired, although the speculation has been out there and we have covered this several times. BHP Billiton(BHP-NYSE/ADR) and Rio Tinto (RTP-NYSE/ADR) are each…
Nasdaq’s Problem Is Its Share Price
Forget Nasdaq’s (NADQ) failed bid for the London Stock Exchange. Wall St. doesn’t like the stock. Over the last year, shares in the exchange operator are off about 10%. Shares in NYSE (NYX) are…
A Little Help For Sprint (S)
According to Engadget, the companies that will help Sprint (S) launch its WiMax network for cell phones are banding together to show support for the troubled phone company. Samsung, Motorola (MOT), Intel (INTC), and…
Sanofi-Aventis Bests Bristol-Myers In Negotiations
The Times of London floated the idea that Sanofi-Aventis (SNY) might have lost interest in buying troubled drug company Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY). Wall St. has to wonder where the rumor came from. BMY stock…