Let’s Hope They Told Pfizer (PFE)
Comscore has released data that say that 33 million people researched presciption medications on the internet in Q3. That is up 18% from the same quarter last year. More important for Big Pharma, 31%…
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Douglas A. McIntyre
Cramer Sticks With Tech
Cramer calls it "Tech Alive" and you can watch his clip at their site. Cramer noted something interesting today, and it is dead right. At least I think so. He said something to the…
Watching The IPO Horizon Into Year-End
Get ready for the underwriting floodgates to open next week. There are many deals that have been in the IPO hopper for weeks or months, and next week is the last week that the…
Merck Putting Vioxx Behind It (MRK)(PFE)
Vioxx lawsuit could drag on for years, even a decade. But, Merck is looking ahead. It confirmed 2006 guidance and said that 2007 would be in the range Wall St. hopes for. The company…
Yahoo! 2007: Bad Year, New Players
IStocks: (YHOO)(GOOG)(MSFT)(TWX) nternet expert Rafat Ali says that 2007 will be a very bad year for Yahoo! His appraisal is that the company has lost its way and may have to acquire companie to…
Pre-Market Stock News (DEC 6, 2006)
(AGIL) Agile Software indicated up 2% after narrower losses, although revenue and actual earnings may have been slightly under estimates.(ALTR) Altera guidance now shows 5-7% lower instead of 2-5% lower.(ARQL) Arqule started Phase I…
Slect Analyst Calls (DEC 6, 2006)
ACS cut to Reduce at UBS.BBI cut to Hold at Citigroup.BKS raised to Outperform at Credit Suisse.BNI cut to Neutral at Merrill Lynch.CCI raised to Outperform at Bear Stearns.CGI cut to Underperform at Credit…
Qualcomm CEO Talks His Stock Down
Stocks: (QCOM)(TXM)(BRCM)(ERIC)(NOK) The world is against Qualcomm. It is currently in a war of word and in the courts with its largest customer, Nokia. Despite a peace offerig from Ericsson last week, Qualcomm’s CEO…
Europe Markets 12/6/2006 Siemens Up, BT Down
Stocks: (BCS)(BAB)(BP)(BT)(GSK)(PUK)(RTRSY)(UL)(VOD)(BAY)(DCX)(DB)(DT)(SAP)(SI)(ALA)(AXA)(FTE)(V) Markets in Europe were up slightly at 5.30 AM New York time. The FTSE rose .2% to 6,099. Barlays was up 1.1% to 684.5. British Air was down .8% to 499.25. BP…
Media Digest 12/6/2006 Reuters, FT, NY TImes, WSJ
Stocks: (YHOO)(AIG)(NWS)(QCOM)(NOK)(LEH) According to Reuters, Yahoo! CFO Sue Decker will be promoted to run much of the company. The current COO and other manageers will leave. Reuters writes that Bridgestone, the Japanese tire company,…
Asia Markets 12/6/2006 China Netcom, Bridgestone UP, KDDI Down
Stocks: (CAJ)(FUJ)(HIT)(HMC)(NIPNY)(SNE)(TM)(CHL)(CN)(PCW)(HBC) Markets in Asia were up. The Nikkei rose .7% to 16,371. Bridgestone was up 3.4% to 2550. Canon was up 1.2% to 6150. Daiwa Securities was up 2.4% to 1335. Fuji Film…
Biotech Landmark Study Finds Challenges to Industry
From BioHealth Investor BayBio, Northern California’a leading biotechnology industry organization, published its landmark study BayBio: IMPATCT 2007. What does Northern California know about the state of biotechnology? That region alone is home to 1/3…
Searching for Values in the Drug Stock Universe
By Chad Brand of Peridot Capitalist Not too long ago I wrote about pharmaceutical giant Pfizer (PFE) and how it trades at a seemingly steep discount to its peer group, and boasts a 3.9%…
Toll Brothers (TOL): So Much for That Single-digit P/E
By William Trent, CFA of Stock Market Beat Despite a slowdown in the housing market, the homebuilder bulls have been able to take solace in the notion that the very low earnings multiples most…
Housing: It’s Different This Time
By William Trent, CFA of Stock Market Beat Toll Brothers F4Q06 (Qtr End 10/31/06) Earnings Call Transcript – SeekingAlpha As we previously announced, this quarter’s results were negatively impacted by a higher than normal…
Analyzing Wal-Mart (WMT)
By Yaser Anwar, CSC of Equity Investment Ideas Recently The Street has lowered 4th Q EPS estimates to $0.89 from $0.90 due to lower top line assumptions following management’s soft December sales outlook. WMT…
Chrysler Sacks Its No.2 (DCX)
The executive vice president of sales and marketing at DaimlerChrysler’s US arm, Chrysler, will leave to run a Mercedes dealership. His new position is probably a step down. Much of the huge run-up in…
Yahoo! Fires The Wrong People (YHOO)
Yahoo! will moves its CFO up the ladder putting her in charge of critical functions like ad sales. The company’s COO and other top brass will leave. The move is surprisingly similar to one…
Recapping Cramer’s Calls From Tuesday DEC 5, 2006
Yesterday, Jim Cramer had a fairly busy day on the markets. He noted that now Sirius (SIRI) really needs to merge or they are done for after their warning; he also noted that he…
Cramer on Timberland as a Takeover Target
Before CNBC’s MAD MONEY ended, Cramer evaluated Timberland (TBL) as a potential takeover target for VF Corp (VFC). He noted that TBL is not so big and that VFC could easily handle the acquisition…