(A) Agilent $0.46 EPS vs $0.49e.(ABT) Abbott Labs received FDA approval for expanded indications of Humira.(AEOS) American Eagle Outfitters $0.66 EPS vs $0.65e.(AH) Armor Holdings wins $32 million contract with Philadelphia.(ALXN) Alexio gets FDA…
ATHR cut to Buy at First Albany.BBT started as Buy at UBS.BEAS reitr Buy at Citigroup.BNG cut to Neutral at Merrill Lynch.BPFH started as Neutral at Merrill Lynch.BT cut to Peer Perform at Bear…
Stocks: (TWX)(YHOO)(GOOG)(NWS)(MSFT)Yahoo! CEO Terry Semel says that internet advertising growth is underestimated. Video, social network, and mobile applications will grow faster than traditional banners and text ads.Semel is probably right. His problem is that…
Intel has once again moved to take share back from rival AMD. In the process of releasing its new “four brains on a chip” Xeon processor, Intel is bringing out these next generation server…
The New York Times Company (NYT) has more than its share of trouble. One of its largest shareholders want to change the voting rights of the company’s shares, probably to throw out the descendants…
Like most of the Big Pharma companies, Merck needs a winner. Wall St. is scared witless that generic drug firms like Teva will scoop up all of the customers as drugs come off patent.With…
GE wants investors to get excited about India. The big US conglomerate says that its revenue will grow 60% this year to $1.6 billion. GE has even said it is going to try to…
Dell’s stock was upgraded by Deutsche Bank based on the firm’s belief that it has “better visibility” into the company’s near term prospects. The new price target is $28. The stock trades at $25.50,…
The last time anyone looked Airbus and its parent EADS were about to go down in flames. Fedex has cancelled a major order for the Airbus 380 super jumbo jet and other customers were…
Accountants are not given enough credit for their senses of humor.The Big Four firms, PwC, Deloitte, KPMG, and Ernst & Young, have suggested that corporations release a large portion of their financial and operating…
At the request of readers, below are the top 20 financial news sites, followed by their unique visitors in million for October,their reach of all internet users, their pageviews in millions and the average…
Stocks: (CAJ)(FUJ)(HIT)(HMC)(NIPNY)NTT)(SNE)(TM)(CHL)(CN)(PCW)(HBC)Markets in Asia were up with the Nikkei rising sharply.The Nikkei was up 1.7% to 16,290. Bridgestone was up 2.8% to 2530. Canon was up 1% to 6210. Credit Saison was up 4%…
Stocks: (VOD)(BKS-A)(IBM)(CCU)(HIT)(GE)(SNE)(TIVO)According to Reuters, Berkshire Hathaway has cut its stake in Ameriprise Financial from 9.8% to 6%.Reuters writes that Microsoft’s management is pushing its new Zune multimedia device’s wireless capacity as an advantage over…
From 13D TrackerYesterday morning, Nabi Biopharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: NABI) and dissident shareholder Third Point LLC announced that they have reached a settlement relating to a potential consent solicitation.Under the deal, Nabi Biopharmaceuticals has appointed two…
From 13D TrackerIn an amended 13D filing on WorldGate Communications (Nasdaq: WGAT) today, Venezuelan investor Antonio Tomasello disclosed a 7.8% stake (3.15 million share) in the company. This is up from the 7.5% stake…
From 13D TrackerIn an amended 13D filing on James River Coal Company (Nasdaq: JRCC), Pirate Capital disclosed an 8.8% stake (1.475 million shares) in the company. This is down 14.1% stake the firm disclosed…
From 13D TrackerIn an amended 13D filing on ICOS Corp. (Nasdaq: ICOS), 5% holder HealthCor Management, L.P. disclosed another letter sent to the company related to its view that the $32 per share merger…
From Value DisciplineOne of the most important aspects of value investing that one can learn is the value of a brand. Developing the unassailable franchise requires a lot of work. Tending and grooming the…
By Yaser Anwar, CSC of Equity Investment IdeasI came across a really good post at Briefing.com pertaining to the US$ and economic outlook.According to PIMCO-“Carry trades will continue to support the dollar if-and only…
By Yaser Anwar, CSC of Equity Investment IdeasNVDA reported $821m and $0.39 vs Street estimates of $749mn, $0.34. Revenue strength was driven by a better than seasonal increase in desktops 15% QoQ, substantial growth…