Tonight on CNBC’s MAD MONEY, Jim Cramer discussed trading and investing for an opportunity that is the same. Cramer said Trump Entertainment (TRMP) is that name. Cramer has been behind the casino stock last…
DJIA 12,108.43; Up 5.13 (0.04%)NASDAQ 2,389.72; Up 13.71 (0.58%)S&P500 1,380.90; Up 2.57 (0.19%)10YR-Bond 4.586% Down 0.047NYSE Volume 2,305,280,000NASD Volume 1,649,479,000This morning Motorola announced it would buy privately held Good technology for its mobile entreprise…
In today’s STOP TRADING segment on CNBC, Jim Cramer discussed Wendy’s (WEN) originally. Cramer said it isn’t expensive, but it has had a run that hasn’t been digested yet. On trying to grow 3-4%,…
Motorola (MOT)has announced it is acquiring Good Technology, a private company that develops a wireless email and data system that includes software, services, and handhelds for mobile workers in the enterprise. Good Technology is…
Stocks: (MSFT)(TWX)(DJ)(RTRSY)(RATE)(MHP)The largest financial websites in the country are fighting for traffic as more advertisers of luxury goods look to them for customers. Discount brokers and mutual funds already pay them a king’s ransom…
By Chad Brand of Peridot CapitalistWhen I wrote about the Merck (MRK) deal to acquire Sirna Therapeutics (RNAI) on 10/31 and predicted more biotech deals were coming, I didn’t realize it would only take…
By William Trent, CFA of Stock Market BeatA comment on one of our recent articles took issue with our focus on Corning’s (GLW) LCD glass business, saying “It’s telcom division is just at break…
Wal-Mart is now targeting price cutbacks on selected small home appliances for the Christmas season. Its rollbacks are on nearly 50 home appliances from trusted brands, including GE, Hoover and Sharp.Here are some of…
(AIG) AIG $1.53 EPS vs $1.43e.(ALNY) Alnylam filed to sell $150 million in stock.(ARQL) Arqule posted positive data on ant-tumor activity.(ARBX) Arbinet $0.03 EPS vs $0.05e.(ASGN) On Assignment priced 6.65M share secondary at $10.00.(BA)…
ADBE reitr Buy at Citigroup.AMT removed from Conviction Buy List at Goldman Sachs.BABY started as Outperform at Cowen.CBEY started as Hold at Jefferies.CYNO reitr Buy at Jefferies.GAP cut to Neutral at UBS.GRB started as…
Stocks: (GE)(SI)When Jack Welch retired from GE, he went to rival Siemens. He isn’t going to buy the Boston Globe or live with his younger wife, the defrocked editor of the Harvard Business Review.How…
Hank Greenberg may be gone, but he is not forgotten. Ousted by pressure from NY State’s new governor, Greenberg built what is arguably the most successful insurance firm in the world. He now works…
Stocks: (DIS)(TWX)(VIA)The most important point about the new Disney earnings is that the company’s studio did well Rivals like Time Warner and Viacom cannot make the same boast.While bookings at its theme parks where…
Stocks: (DCX)(TM)(HMC)(GM)The recalls of Toyota’s have not dented the auto giant’s reputation for quality. In the latest annual Consumer Reports survey of vehicle reliability, Toyota did remarkably well again.Of the 47 vehicles singled out…
Stocks: (AIG)(F)(EXP)(C)According to Reuters, AIG’s earnings more than doubled in the third quarter as the company avoided the hurricane claims it had last year.Reuters writes that Ford will delay filing it 10-Q as it…
Stocks: (CAJ)(FUJ)(HIT)(HMC)(NIPNY)(NTT)(SNE)(TM)(CHL)(CN)(PCW)(HBC)Asian markets were mixed.The Nikkei was down .5% to 16,112. Bridgestone was up 2.3% to 2485. Canon was down .5% to 6260. Daiwa Securities was down 1.1% to 1240. Fuji Film was up…
From The Average Joe InvestorYou hear it everywhere right now: housing is just not getting better. The funny thing is where these comments are coming from – the CEOs of the major homebuilders like…
From 13D TrackerIn a 13D filing on MTR Gaming Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: MNTG), Jacobs Entertainment disclosed a 13% stake (3.6 million shares) in the company.The firm noted that on October 25, 2006, Jeffrey Jacobs…
From 13D TrackerIn a 13D filing after the close on Modine Manufacturing Co. (NYSE: MOD) Shamrock Activist Value Fund disclosed a 5.3% stake (1.7 million shares) in the company.The fund said it has no…
From 13D TrackerIn a 13D filing on ITT Educational Services Inc. (NYSE: ESI), Blum Capital disclosed it sold 3 million shares on 11/06, brining its stake to 3,855,130 shares (9.3%).The firm sold the shares…