Cisco Systems (CSCO-NASDAQ): $0.33 non-GAAP EPS & Revenues $8.4 Billion.Estimates were $0.21 & $8.28+ Billion, although whisper numbers were $0.32 to $0.33 on the higher-end. On a GAAP basis it made $0.31, so even…
Apple’s (AAPL-NASDAQ) Steve Jobs’ call for dropping DRM (digital rights management) online is something that while it sounds great, is likely not realistic. The music industry has fought this on and on and on…
Steve Jobs. What a guy. Let all music downloaded over the internet be free of digital rights management. Those nasty record companies don’t want their content stolen. Job’s reasoning is perverse. Since CDs don’t…
National CineMedia’s IPO terms are set and it is closer to coming to market. We already had the filing for an original IPO, and now we have the terms. The company will be selling…
Cramer’s STOP TRADING segment today was on the road on a college tour. On FedEx (FDX) Merrill Lynch said $135; Cramer said he thinks they are best in show even though he was disappointed…
Stock Tickers: GSF, RIG, SLB, HAL, UCO, OIH, XOM On this morning’s Wall Street Confidential on TheStreet.com, Cramer is commenting on energy as a permanently higher pricing environment and he referred back to that…
Stock Tickers: DISH, MSFT, DTV This morning Engadget is covering a story where Echostar (DISH-NASDAQ) is close a to deal with Microsoft (MSFT-NASDAQ) to bring the satellite digital programming to PC’s. DirecTV (DTV-NASDAQ) has…
From Ticker Sense While US equity indices as a whole continue to see low volatility, there are individual stocks that offer trading opportunities due to greater than average daily price changes. Below, we highlight…
From Ticker Sense While the last year has been rough for Sallie Mae shareholders (SLM), yesterday was particularly painful as the stock fell another 9% for its largest drop in 14 years. This followed…
IPO withdrawals are always an interesting aspect of the IPO market, but these can lead to insights in the sector in which they each operate. Yesterday there was a withdrawal of the IPO filing…
The torpedoes from Ninendo’s Wii ran true. According to Reuters, Wii outsold Sony (SNE) Playstation 3 in Japan last month by a margin of 3-to-1. Reuters quotes the largest game magazine outfit Enterbrain in…
Eastman Kodak (EK) is coming out with a new printer. On paper, it looks unbelievable. The ink stays vibrant for 100 years instead of the normal decade or so. Ink cartridges are cheap. The…
By Ryan Barnes. Edited By Douglas A. McIntyre News Corp (NWS.A) – Price $24; Break-up Value $25 It was put best by Jon Ogg in the Entrenched Corporate Leaders profile just a few weeks…
IAC (IACI) has the word "interactive" in its name. And, it owns Ask.com, which as about 5% of the online search business. But, the company is hardly an online operation. Revenue for the fourth…
Tyco (TYC-NYSE) is one that has finally shed its old corrupt image and is now in the ‘pending’ file of companies that are in the break-up group. The stock has traded back above $30.00…
(ABT) Abbott announces plans to initiate the world’s first drug-eluting stent clinical trial solely in women.(ADM) Archer Daniels Midland named Patricia Woertz as Chairman.(ALD) Allied Capital received subpoena from U.S. Attorney over phone records…
ADBE started as Outperform at Credit Suisse.AEP raised to Buy at Deutsche Bank.ANSS started as Buy at Bank of America.APL cut to Hold at AGEdwards.ATRS cut to neutral at JPMorgan.CSX cut to Hold at…
By Ryan Barnes. Edited By Douglas A. McIntyre Citigroup (C ); Price $54.75; Break-up Value $65 Much has been written, suggested, and clamored for in regards to a break-up at Citi. Whatever the original…
Zecco, the online zero dollar trade commission firm, is planning to expand its businesses in the coming months. Within the next week or so, Zecco will launch an IRA product. This will be followed…
By Ryan Barnes. Edited By Douglas A. McIntyre Wyeth has done well for themselves to bounce back after the “fen-phen” debacle, which for a while threatened to bankrupt the company. All told, the company…