Stocks: (BCS)(BP)(BT)(GSK)(PUK)(RTRSY)(UN)(VOD)(BAY)(DCX)(DB)(DT)(SAP)(SI)(ALU)(AXA)(FTE)(STM)(V) Markets in Europe were modestly higher at 6.15 AM New York time. The FTSE was up .4% to 6,343. Barclays rose 1% to 760.5. BP fell 1.8% to 532. BT dropped .1%…
Not enough that Toyota (TM) has been stealing market share left and right from GM (GM), Ford (F), and Chrysler (DCX). It is making a lot of money in the process to boot. In…
Sohu’s (SOHU) fourth quarter revenue disappointed Wall St. But, it is also a reminder of how tiny China’s leading internet firms are. And, they are not all growing quickly, a sign that internet use…
Wal-Mart (WMT) has made enough mistakes recently that most of its competition may not be overly concerned when the company launches a new service. That could be a mistake. Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) is providing the…
According to Reuters, BP (BP) posted a drop in Q4 profits, but numbers were better than expected. Guidance going forward was disappointing. Reuters writes that Toyota’s (TM) most recent quarter showed strong results with…
Stocks: (CAJ)(FUJ)(HIT)(HMC)(NIPNY)(NTT)(DCM)(SNE)(TM)(CHL)(CHU)(CN)(PCW)(HBC) Markets in Asia rose sharply. The Nikkei was up .4% to 17,407. Bridgestone was up .2% to 2515. Canon was up 1.3% to 6230. Fuji Film was flat at 4880. Hitachi was…
From The Average Joe Investor One answer to the above question might be: "it doesn’t matter." On Friday Suntech (NYSE: STP) filed updated Q4 projections, including updates on the integration of its MSK acquisition.…
By Yaser Anwar, CSC of Equity Investment Ideas Growth prospects remain brightest in Western Canada, aided by a still-buoyant outlook for global resource demand. Net energy exports already account for Canada’s entire nominal trade…
From Ticker Sense Many active traders usually trade in stocks that will get them the most bang for the buck i.e. what stocks have the largest intraday ranges (from high to low). In the…
By William Trent, CFA of Stock Market Beat Dell should abandon direct sales model – vnunet.com Michael Dell’s return as the chief executive of Dell could mark the entry of the computer maker into…
By William Trent, CFA of Stock Market Beat Large-cap Watch List member Sallie Mae, which has long benefited from government benevolence, fell 9% yesterday when investors realized that political favors can be both granted…
By William Trent, CFA of Stock Market Beat Small-cap watch list member Dynamics Research (DRCO) pre-announced earnings for the fourth quarter that were within the company’s guidance range but above the consensus estimate. According…
From AAOl Weblog Last Friday, Mark Olson the PCAOB’s chairman, delivered a speech at the Tax Council Policy Institute’s 8th Annual Tax Policy & Practice Symposium in Washington, D.C. Plenty of information about the…
From AAO Weblog Maxim Integrated’s CFO is out, according to this nonreliance 8-K filed yesterday. The company also expanded the age range of the financials that should be disregarded by investors. Initially, its investigation…
From BioHealth Investor Biotechnology HEMOBIOTECH INC +9.52% AFFYMAX, INC. +7.03% OSIRIS THERAPEUTICS +6.93% IDM PHARMA INC +6.53% 0 BIOCRYST PHARM INC +6.23% Diagnostic Substances GENELABS TECH INC +6.00% PONIARD PHARMA +5.57% AVALON PHARMACEUTIC +4.16%…
by H.S. AyoubBioHealth Investor.com According to the Financial Times, last month the Indonesian government stopped sharing key samples of H5N1 avian flu virus with international laboratories and researchers pending a planned collaboration with pharmaceutical…
By David Polonitza Jack Byrne, the chairman of White Mountains Insurance Group, was recently profiled by the New Hampshire Business Review. Warren Buffett and Jack Byrne have had a long history together, with Berkshire…
From The StockMasters On January 4th, 2006 Microvision (MVIS) issued a press statement that they were going to demonstrate their "breakthrough Ultra-Miniature ”Thin Mint” Candy Sized Projection Display" at the Consumer Electronics Show in…
On Cramer’s MAD MONEY on CNBC, Cramer interviewed Avnet’s (AVT-NYSE) CEO Roy Vallee. Cramer said they had a blow-out quarter and he asked how a distributor does better than the chip companies. Vallee said…
The "Big C" hit the air on CNBC at 2.40 PM eastern. Cramer is angry, Very. DeutscheBank put a "sell" rating on Chevron (CVX), which is Cramer’s favorite big oil. Cramer is bullish on…