Select Analyst Calls (DEC 5, 2006)
AAPL reitr Outperform at Piper Jaffray; reitr Buy at UBS.ACI & BTU started as Overweight at HSBC.ASH cut to Neutral at JPMorgan.AXP cut to Hold at AGEdwards.CFR started as Overweight at Lehman.CLRK started as…
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Douglas A. McIntyre
Japan Launch Of Nintendo Wii Puts It In The Xbox, Playstation Mix
IStocks: (SNE)(MSFT) f there was any question about whether the Nintendo Wii would be a worthy competitor to the Microsoft Xbox 360 or Sony Playstation 3, the Japanese launch of the game console may…
Asian IPTV Points The Way For Verizon And AT&T
Stocks: (FTE)(VZ)(T) Several internet TV initiatives in Asia and Europe plot a difficult path for telecom IPTV. That being said, some of the initial installations do hold out the promise of robust growth. Hong…
As Airbus Falls Apart, Boeing’s Future Brightens (BA)
Even after a stong run-up that began in 2003 and several product delays and run-ins with the Federal government, Boeing’s shares have risen from $70 at the beginning of the year to $90. And,…
As Sirius Warns, Satellite Radio Continues Spiral Down
Stocks: (SIRI)(XMSR) After months of indicating that it was growing rapidly and its rival XM was not, Sirius has revised its year-end subscriber projections down from 6.3 million to a range of 5.9 million…
Europe Markets 12/5/2006 Vodafone, SAP Up
Stocks: (BCS)(BP)(BAB)(BT)(PUK)(GSK)(RTRSY)(UL)(VOD)(BAY)(DCX)(DB)(DT)(SAP)(SI)(ALA)(AXA)(FTE)(V) Markets in Europe are up modestly at 5.15 AM New York time. The FTSE is up .4% to 6,076. Barclays is up .4% to 679. BP is up 1.1% to 573.5. BT…
Media Digest: FT, Reuters, WSJ, NY Times
Stocks: (SNE)(DIS)(SIRI)(PFE) According to Reuters, US arms sales overseas will total about $20 billion for the year ending October 1, 2006, about even with last year’s record total. Reuters writes that, based on consumer…
Asia Markets 12/5/2006 Cathay Pacific, China Unicom Up, Softbank Down
Stocks: (CAJ)(FUJ)(HIT)(HMC)(NIPNY)(NTT)(DCM)(SNE)(TM)((CHL)CU)(PCW)(HBC) Markets in Asia were mixed with the Hang Seng up sharply, The Nikkei was down .2% to 16,266. Bridgestone was down .8% to 2465. Canon was up ,5% to 6040. Daiwa Securities…
Pfizer Setback Disappointing, Not Catastrophic
By Chad Brand of Peridot Capitalist I was actually planning a broader pharmaceutical post , but in light of the Pfizer (PFE) news over the weekend, I just wanted to talk about them a…
Onyx Pharma Tumbles As Skin Cancer Drug Fails Phase III
From BioHealth Investor Shares of Onyx Pharmaceuticals (ONXX) dropped more than 30% on Monday after the company announced at a teleconference that its phase III clinical trial evaluating its cancer drug Nexavar failed to…
Analyzing Bank of America (BAC)
By Yaser Anwar, CSC of Equity Investment Ideas BAC is doing quite well lately evident by the fact that BAC has had the greatest improvement on a sequential basis of around eight points. The…
Catalysts That Make Altria (MO) A Buy
By Yaser Anwar, CSC of Equity Investment Ideas With the BOD meeting coming up in January I believe the time to get in MO would be right now. Why? Because MO’s valuation will go…
The Going Out on a Limb Award Goes To…
By William Trent, CFA of Stock Market Beat Semiconductor Equipment and Materials, International (SEMI) the trade group that brings us the monthly equipment sales statistics. Chip Equipment Sales Seen Spiking in ‘06: Financial News…
Landstar cuts profit forecast
By William Tret, CFA of Stock Market Beat We have written several times about asset-light trucking company Landstar (LSTR.) Today, Landstar lowered its profit forecast.Landstar cuts profit forecast, cites weak economy | Reuters.com Trucking…
Cramer Electrifies Emerson Electric (EMR)
Tonight on CNBC’s MAD MONEY, Jim Cramer also talked about what a great day today was. He thinks the bears will have to stage a raid, but look for totem stocks to hang your…
Cramer Now Saying Under Armour is a Buy to the Ninth Power
Tonight on CNBC’s MAD MONEY, Jim Cramer noted the war that Under Armour (UARM) is waging a war against Nike (NKE), and against the Adidas-Reebok brand. Cramer said he is no longer vascilating and…
The New CMGI, Running Profitably
CMGI (CMGI) is one of the old Internet incubators, and it is trading higher in after-hours trading. The company closed up $0.04 at $1.37 in regular trading, but shares were up at $1.44 in…
US Stock Market Wrap (DEC 4, 2006)
DJIA 12,283.85; Up 89.72 (0.74%)NASDAQ 2,448.39; Up 35.18 (1.46%)S&P500 1,409.12; Up 12.41 (0.89%)10YR-Bond 4.433% Up 0.008NYSE Volume 2,723,529,000NASDAQ Volume 1,942,218,000 Pfizer (PFE) was the biggest stock today…
Cramer Likes Cabellas and ADM
On today’s STOP TRADING segment on CNBC, Jim Cramer covered a few issues. He noted Pfizer (PFE) again, saying it was another Bristol-Myers (BMY). He said it is a $25.00 bond now, that has…
What Elese Is Wrong With Pfizer
Pfizer (PFE) had its CEO interviwed by Mike Huckman on CNBC today. Mike Huckman even asked him how a "guy that used to sell chicken for Boston Market that is fairly new to the…