Intel’s New Chip, A Chance To Mortally Wound AMD
Intel (INTC) has come up with a chip architecture that is a sea change in the way that processors operate. Intel claims that it is the most significant evolution in the way that it…
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Douglas A. McIntyre
The Stock Week in 300 Words (JAN 22-26, 2007)
Stock Tickers: BA, AMD, AMGN, INTC, MCD, NOK, QCOM, MSFT, EBAY, WDC, STX, GPS, MRVC, NTLI, DEO, TM, RIO, GOOG, YHOO, NWS Can you cram one entire week of earnings season and news into…
The Week of Cramer (JAN 22-26, 2007)
Stock Tickers: CAT, MRVC, GS, BBI, RAD, STZ, NTLI, DEO, RIO, TM, BNS, BC, GPS, BRCM, MRVL, TYC, SLB, COF, CRDN, C This is a review of Cramer calls this week, and a link…
TOP ISSUES THIS WEEK (3) (JAN 22-26, 2007)
Stock Tickers: BAC, CFC, TYPE, NWS, MRVC, MSFT, EBAY, TM, NTLI, BNS, RIO, DEO We have compiled a list of our TOP ISSUES for the week. These aren’t necessarily the top issues in the…
TOP ISSUES THIS WEEK (2) (JAN 22-26, 2007)
Stock Tickers: WDC, STX, AMGN, DELL, EOP, F, NOK, QCOM, GPS, FCBP, SUNW, NOVL, COMS, GTW, We have compiled a list of our TOP ISSUES for the week. These aren’t necessarily the top issues…
TOP ISSUES THIS WEEK (1) (JAN 22-26, 2007)
Stock Tickers: TRI, MCD, GOOG, YHOO, AMD, PFE, TEVA, AMD, INTC, BA We have compiled a list of our TOP ISSUES for the week. These aren’t necessarily the top issues in the markets, but…
Would an Alliance Work for Bank of America and Countrywide?
Countrywide (CFC) may be in alliance talks with Bank of America (BAC), at least that is what the Financial Times has everyone scrambling about late on a Friday in earnings season. CNBC and other…
IPO Filing: Monotype Imaging, One To Watch
Monotype Imaging Solutions has filed to come public via an IPO under the NASDAQ ticker "TYPE." Monotype has filed to sell up to $135 million in shares of common stock with Banc of America…
Aircastle Shares Coming to Market
Aircastle Limited (AYR-NYSE) has filed to sell 13.5 million shares, plus some overallotment shares that allow a total of 15.525 million shares to be sold. This isn’t the Fortress Investment Group selling, it’s the…
Cramer Digs For Caterpillar
Stock Tickers: MSFT, CAT, AMGN, CELG Cramer on his Wall Street Confidential video segment on TheStreet.com is saying to Hold Your Fire. There are days where it’s easier to craft the thesis to sell…
Rivals Attack Microsoft Vista Launch In Europe: SUNW, IBM, ADBE, RHAT, ORCL
Some of Microsoft’s largest global rivals are trying to use the European Union’s 2004 antitrust edict to get portions of Vista changed. They claim that the new OS contains products that will allow it…
Brands And Investments, Again
Stock Tickers: AAPL, GOOG, SBUX, NOK, EBAY, KO, TM, TGT, WFMI, YHOO Brandchannel has released its new survey of the world’s based on surveying over 3,600 people and asking which brands have the biggest…
It Has Been 928 Days Since the S&P 500 Had a One-Day 2% Decline
From Ticker Sense We recently received a request to look into the length of time it has been since we had a one-day 2% decline on the S&P 500. It has now been 928…
Would Nixon Take MySpace to China? Murdoch Is.
MySpace is apparently close to launching a MySpace.com venture in China. Private equity firm IDG looks to be a partner and News Corp. (NWS-NYSE) is expected to own less than 50% of the venture. …
MRV Communications Wins on Buyout and IPO Strategy
MRV Communications (MRVC-NASDAQ) is trading up 9% pre-market around $4.15 on more than 400,000 shares. The company made two key announcements. They are paying $131 million in cash and stock to acquire Fiberxon and…
Pre-Market Stock Notes (JAN 26, 2007)
(AAI) AirTran -$0.04 EPS vs -$0.04e.(AMGN) Amgen traded down 2% after light earnings.(AOD) Alpine Total Dynamic Dividend Fund sold 176 million shares at $20.00, raising $3.5 Billion for the closed-end fund.(AMP) Ameripise EPS was…
Analyst Calls (JAN 26, 2007)
AG started as Overweight at JPMorgan.AHM raised to Buy at Deutsche Bank.ALVR raised to Outperform at CIBC.BJS cut to Neutral at Credit Suisse.BOW cut to Sector Underperform at CIBC.BYD started as Overweight at Prudential.CAL…
Halliburton Finds Gold In The Oil Business
Halliburton’s (HAL) numbers were good. Very good. The company, which provides products and services to big energy companies had an increase in operating income of 36% to $1.04 billion Revenue rose 8% to $6.02…
Microsoft Will Play The Eunuch No Longer
From 1987 to 2002, Microsoft was THE American company. As its growth accelerated, it was able to get huge percentage gains in revenue, even off already large numbers. Revenue in 1997 was over $11.4…
Microsoft Screws AT&T
AT&T (T) is trying to roll out its internet TV platform. Verizon (VZ) has already made a commitment of $18 billion for fiber-to-the-home to compete with cable companies like Cablevision (CVC) and Comcast (CMCSA)…