Cramer discussed the CEO having resigned from KB Homes (KBH). cramer has interviewed him before, but he says you have to go buy shares of KBH. Cramer said the options scandal pressures a stock…
As GM cuts production and Ford becomes a small company, Cramer thinks the US auto industry is fundamentally changing. He thinks Toyota Motor (TM-NYSE/ADR) is the investment in the US. Cramer said it is…
Cramer on last nigtt’s MAD MONEY discussed a retail play that could make you money. He says Coldwater Creek (CWTR) is the new face of shopping on the Internet. It has figured out how…
Dick’s Sporting Goods (DKS) is paying $18.82 cash per share to acquire Golf Galaxy (GGXY). This was just lumped in with DKS earnings release scheduled for today. The deal is valued in the $225…
DJIA 12,131.88; Up 23.45 (0.19%)NASDAQ 2,406.38; Up 16.66 (0.70%)S&P500 1,384.42; Up 3.52 (0.25%)10YR-Bond 4.605% Up 0.019NYSE Volume 2,361,259,000NASD Volume 1,723,347,000Isis Pharma (ISIS) rose 19% to $12.43 and was the clear winner of the active…
Earlier on the STOP TRADING segment on CNBC, Cramer showed 3 ideas for possible buyouts.He thought private equity would possibly consider Cumulus Media (CMLS).Cramer also noted fast food plays Jack in the Box (JBX)…
Stocks: (S)(CMCSA)(VZ)(T)(MOT)(INTC)The press likes to speculate when they don’t have a hard story.The latest big M&A spec is that Comcast will buy Sprint.It is not entirely out of the question. Sprint has a market…
Stocks: (BA)(LMT)(NOC)Investors in defense stocks are shaking in their boots. The concern is that the Democrats who know control both houses of Congress will cut weapons spending and bring back American troops from Iraq.…
Sun has decided to make its software platform, Java, open source, not unlike the Linux OS that is marketed by Novell and Redhat. Microsoft recently teamed with Novell to distribute Windows with the Suse…
Stocks: (T)(VZ)(DT)(BT)(BLS)Deutsche Telekom fired its CEO. The company’s stock has not performed well, but that is only part of the story.The German government owns 33% of DT’s shares, but recently private equity group Blackstone…
By William Trent, CFA of Stock Market BeatWe have looked at benefits outsourcing firm Hewitt Associates (HEW) several times, and each time we come away feeling like there is more risk than reward.For example,…
By William Trent, CFA of Stock Market BeatSometimes what seemed like a good idea yesterday seems like a bad one today. And sometimes people simply forget why they did something in the first place…
Stock Tickers: AAPL, IBMApple (AAPL) has hired away the general counsel of IBM (IBM) for its own general counsel. Donald Rosenberg had been with IBM for some 30 years, but was just named general…
Citigroup’s (C) bid for China’s Guangdong Development Bank has taken an interesting turn: IBM (IBM) has reportedly joined the bidding process for a 5% stake in Citigroup’s venture to acquire the government-owned Chinese bank.…
Stock Tickers: HTZ, FSLR, KBR, HAL, NMXHertz Global Holdings (HTZ) 88+ million share IPO at $16.00 to $18.00 range. lead underwriters are Goldman Sachs, Lehman, and Merrill Lynch. WEDNESDAY NIGHT PRICING. Largest IPO of…
(CCU) Clear Channel indicated up as bids for company ar reportedly due today.(CHINA) CDC Corp announced sale of $168 million in convertible notes.(CSCO) Cisco Systems is acquiring private Greenfield Networks for its packet processing…
AET removed from Goldman Sachs’ conviction buy list.ATK raised to Buy at Thomas Weisel.BBBB raised to Buy at B of A.BLL started as Neutral at Goldman Sachs.CCK started as Buy at Goldman Sachs.CEPH raised…
After Microsoft w=has adopting a business model that may cut music companies in on the sale of its Zune hardware along with the traditional cut of content fees, the big software company is pushing…
Stocks: (BCS)(BP)(BT)(GSK)(PUK)(RTRSY)(UL)(VOD)(BAY)(DB)(DCX)(BT)(ALA)(AXA)(FTE)(V)Markets in Europe were slightly higher at 6 AM New York time.The FTSE was up .3% to 5,228. Barclays was up .7% to 714.5. BP was off .8% to 593.5. BT was up…
GM will spend a lot of time and effort promoting its new hybrid technology. The problem is that cars built using the new tech won’t be out for a few years, if at all.…