Elii Lilly Cuts It Throat, Could The Stock Drop To $40?
The New York Times hits Lilly (LLY) almost daily with a new article on how the drug company dupped doctors and patients into thinking that its drug for schizophrenia was safe and did not…
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Douglas A. McIntyre
The Sucker Case For GE’s Stock Price Increase (GE)
The case for the recent price increase in GE stock goes something like this: As the economy slows, investors want a steady performer with stable earnings growth and a decent payout. The stock has…
Ford Raises The White Flag (F)(TM)(HMC)
Surrender before the battle is over. Things are going that poorly. Ford conceded that Toyota would pass it sometime next year pushing the US car company into the No. 3 spot. The company’s downfall…
Media Digest 12/21/2006 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, Barron’s, FT
Stocks: (VOD)(NKE)(F)(TM)(CMX)(CVS)(LLY)(LVLT)(IBM)(FDX)(GE) According to Reuters, Nike’s profits rose 8% in the last quarter, helped by sales of its smaller brands. The New York Times writes that Ford expected Toyota to overtake it as the…
Asia Markets 12/21/2006 Toyota, Japan Tobacco Up, Softbank Down
Stocks: (CAJ)(FUJ)(HIT)(HMC)(NIPNY)(NTT)(SNE)(TM)(CHL)(CHU)(PCW)(HBC) Asian markets were narrowly mixed. The Nikkei was up .2% to 17,048. Bridgestone was up .7% to 2705. Canon was down .6% to 6650. Daiwa Securiies was down .9% to 1322. Fuji…
Cramer’s Extra Calls
Cramer’s had several extra calls on last night’s MAD MONEY that weren’t really the gung ho Boo-yah adda-boys you usually hear from him: Cramer said he got the Trump Entertainment (TRMP) wrong because he…
Analyzing AIG- Yaser & Dr. Brett’s Idea of The Week
By Yaser Anwar, CSC of Equity Investment Ideas This is a new feature for this blog & I’m glad to inform you that Dr. Steenbarger aka Mr. TraderFeed & yours truly have agreed to…
Board Members Lose Their Shirts (IBM)
IBM will pay each of its board members $200,000 a year,and will no longer grant stock options. The directors can take their compensation in IBM shares. Some board members will miss that days when…
On Re-imagination
From AAO Weblog Just to clarify a point or two on yesterday’s post about the possible “re-imagination” of UnitedHealth’s (UNH) earnings history between 1994 and 2005… What happens here could set a precedent for…
Wednesday’s Top Biotech and Medical Stocks
From BioHealth Investor Biotechnology VERNALIS PLC ADR +10.67% KOSAN BIOSCIENCES +10.66% OPEXA THERAPEUTICS +10.03% EMERGENT BIOSOLUTION +10.03% I G I INC +9.76% Diagnostic Substances REMOTEMDX INC +9.32% EPICEPT CORPORATION +5.52% ADEZA BIOMEDICAL COR +3.94%…
Sony Gets Another Break, Digital Camera Sales Rise (SNE)
NPD market research says that digital camera sales will surpass expectations for 2006. Sales though November rose 24% compared to last year. Given that total units sales for this year should be double 2003,…
Juniper Gets Jilted (JNPR)(ALU)(MOT)(NT)(RBAK)
The gang down on Wall St. thinks Juniper got left at the altar when Ericsson bought rival Redback. Juniper and Redback noth sell edge routing equipment for the internet. CIBC was so upset that…
The FCC Is Not Doing Telecoms Any Favors (VZ)
Step right in and have your head knocked off. The FCC approved a plan to shorten the time it will take for telephone companies to get licenses to offer subscription based TV. Local authorities…
At Least Someone Is Making Money Selling Cars
Stocks: (KMX)(GM)(F)(DCX) CarMax had a profit in its latest quarter. A big one. The company even moved up its forecast for the next fiscal year. CarMax made a profit of $45 million up from…
Cramer Revists DivX, But Not the Way You Would Guess
Cramer also wanted to review another "do you know what you own" on MAD MONEY tonight. A hot stock that has been on fire is DivX (DIVX). He was positive on it on at…
Cramer Wants to Go Back Into An Old Stock
Cramer on tonight’s MAD MONEY was discussing a stock that was taken off the table after it ran huge. Cramer thinks that Syneron Medical (ELOS) really has the laser we’re all looking for. He…
CRAMER’S TOP OIL PICKS FOR 2007
Cramer is one that rarely holds back, and today he went pretty far out on a limb. On today’s STOP TRADING segment on CNBC, Cramer has top 3 oil picks for 2007 that CNBC…
Cramer’s Focus Names For The Week
Cramer thinks that Best Buy and Circuit City are proving that the Consumer is spending like crazy when you cut prices. He had a fairly long video on the web this morning. Cramer slammed…
Minimum Wage Hike Talk Helps Dollar Stores
Before reading this "economic-political" piece, understand that this is not trying to take a side on a policy here. I don’t have to take a side in this, I just have to get it…
Sirius And XM; Remarkably Poor Performance
SIRI and XMSR have had very tough years as losses continue and subscriber growth rates slow. But, it is hard to imagine just how much investors have lost since the beginning of the year.…