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Douglas A. McIntyre

Today’s Major Analyst Calls (12/14/2011) (RES, GRPN, AMRC)

Ameresco (NASDAQ: AMRC) upped to “buy” with $15 price target at Canaccord RPC (NYSE: RES) upped to “buy” with $24 at Canaccord Groupon (NASDAQ: GRPN) started at “neutral” act Citi and “overweight” at Barclays. ING cuts…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 15 years ago

Cars So Hot They Are Out of Stock

This year is expected to be the best for domestic new car sales since 2006, the year before the recession began. The increase in buyer activity has been large enough that several car and…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 15 years ago

How Did Andrea Jung Stay So Long as Avon CEO?

Andrea Jung has been chairman and CEO of Avon Products (NYSE: AVP) since November 1999. She has done an atrocious job as chief executive over the past several years. Her tenure as the head of…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 15 years ago

Best Buy’s Dunn Should Be Next CEO Fired

Andrea Jung was forced out as CEO of Avon Products (NYSE: AVP) after years of poor financial performance at the company. The CEO of Best Buy (NYSE: BBY), Brian Dunn, should be the next top…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 15 years ago

OPEC to Hold the Line

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries probably intends to hold production among its members at current levels. That is good news for oil importing nations and consumers and industries concerned about prices. OPEC likely will keep targets…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 15 years ago

Media Digest (12/14/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

A CME (NASDAQ: CME) executive says Jon Corzine knew about money that MF Global transferred to European accounts. (Reuters) Accounting problems at Olympus may make it a takeover target. (Reuters) Italian bond yields hit a eurozone…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 15 years ago

HTC Say Delay On Apple IP Decision–Reuters

HTC said that a International Trade Commission ruling on whether Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) can block the sales of the Asian phone company’s products in the US will be delayed until December 19 No reason…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 15 years ago

Asia Down, Europe Even After Fed Comments

Stocks dropped moderately in Asia after the Federal Reserve expressed moderately positive comments about the economy the central bank did not rule out further aid to the economy if it hit what the Fed…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 15 years ago

Italian Bond Yields Expect To Hit Record

In another sign the the eurozone crisis has not ended short term and that measures to help bring down debt costs for weak regional nations, Italian bond yields are expect to go above 6%…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 15 years ago

Corzine Knew Of MF Global Money Transfer To Europe

A CME executive appears to have found a smoking gun that links formers MF Global CEO Jon Corzine to money transfered from the company to Europe. Corzine is a former head of Goldman Sachs…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 15 years ago

Bain, Other Consultants, Top Best Places To Work List

Bain & Company topped the 2012 version of the “Glassdoor Top 50 Places To Work.” McKinsey, MITRE, and Shalom Consulting were all among the top 10. Tech leaders were also near the top of…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 15 years ago

Avon Takes 24/7 Wall St. Advice–Sacks CEO

Avon Products (NYSE: AVP), recently named one of 24/7 Wall St.’s Worst Managed Companies, fired its CEO Andrea Jung. In a statement, Avon’s board remarked, that  Andrea Jung ,  Avon ‘s Chairman and CEO, will…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 15 years ago

Best Buy Screws Up Again: Is CEO In Trouble?

Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) shares plunged as it reported another weak quarter. CEO Brian J. Dunn may be closer to losing his job. Revenue rose only 2% to $12.1 billion in the quarter which…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 15 years ago

As Demand for Oil Falters, Price May Remain High

A rocky global economy lowered demand for crude recently, and the soft period continues. The positive by-product should be a drop in price per barrel. The IEA reports that: A more precarious economic backdrop…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 15 years ago

Business Less of a Threat to U.S. Than Big Government

People who were asked which is more of a threat to the U.S. — big business or big government — picked big government by a more than two-to-one margin. Consider it a sign that Americans…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 15 years ago

Job Market to Worsen Worldwide in First Quarter

Unemployment, which has plagued all developed economies, may get little help from employers early next year. This problem will cascade into GDP growth. It presents one more hurdle to a global economic recovery, one which…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 15 years ago

Media Digest (12/13/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, Bloomberg

Congress, close to a budget agreement, may avoid a government shutdown. (Reuters) Washington Mutual shareholders and creditors set a deal that could allow an exit from bankruptcy. (Reuters) The policy meeting of the Federal…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 15 years ago