Daily Austerity Watch: Jim Rogers Is Wrong About A U.K. Bailout
Jim Rogers may be what the media calls a “legendary investor”, but that does not mean he always knows what he is talking about such as when he argued yesterday on CNBC that the…
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Douglas A. McIntyre
Top Active Trader Alert Stocks (ALU, ARMH, LLNW, OMPI)
Active traders and day traders have many stocks to choose from this Friday morning. We are tracking news and moves in shares of Alcatel-Lucent (NYSE: ALU), ARM Holdings PLC (NASDAQ: ARMH), Limelight Networks (NASDAQ: LLNW), and Obagi Medical…
Sony CEO Howard Stinger Blogs His Apology, And Mentions The Earthquake
Dear Friends, I am sorry. I am sorry. I am sorry. Sony (NYSE: SNE) CEO Howard Stringer who has been oddly absent since the huge hack of Sony’s PlayStation Network, penned a blog to…
No Relief In Global Food Prices
The Food and Agriculture Division of the United Nation reported that food prices remained mostly unchanged in April. That is hardly good news since February and March prices were, for many foods, at all-time…
The $4 Gas Threat: A Possible Drop In Price
AAA Fuel Gauge Regular Price: $3.985. For the first time in weeks it seems that the average price of regular gasoline will not breach the $4 mark nationwide. Oil sold off sharply to under…
The Most Innovative Places In The World
Some regions have more temperate climates than others, making them pleasant places to live. The same holds true for business innovation. 24/7 Wall St. wanted to identify the regions within Organization for Economic Co-Operation…
Media Digest (5/6/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg
The drop in commodities may help rally the dollar (Reuters) The moderating growth of jobs claims is seen as a threat to the recovery (Reuters) A sharp drop in commodities prices hurt the stock…
The $4 Gas Threat: Oil Plunges But Recession Risk High
AAA Fuel Gauge National Average for Regular: $3985. The price of oil made a staggering collapse today and fell below $100. Light, sweet crude for June delivery moved lower by 8.6%. Economic fundamentals have…
The $4 Gas Threat: Amazon And FedEx Pulled Different Ways
AAA Daily Fuel Gauge: Regular $3.985. The ripple effects from the sharp rise in gas prices have grown tremendously in the last week as regular gas has risen from $3.886 seven days ago. The…
Nintendo Kicks Sony When Its Down
As children, we are taught that it’s not fair to kick someone when they are down because they won’t have a fair chance to fight back. Businesses, such as Nintendo, though, prefer to pounce…
Daily Austerity Watch: Obama’s Corporate Tax Gamble
Riddle me this dear readers: Can you do more with less? Of course not. Nonetheless, that’s precisely what the Obama Administration is proposing to do to fight the deficit. According to Politico, the Administration…
Top Active Trader Alert Stocks (JDSU, KNDL, ONNN)
Active traders and day traders have many stocks to choose from this Thursday morning. We are tracking news and moves in shares of JDS Uniphase Inc. (NASDAQ: JDSU), Kendle International Inc (NASDAQ: KNDL), and On Semiconductor…
Small Business Turns Against A Recovery
A new survey by The US Chamber of Commerce shows that small businesses do not believe an economic recovery is under way. The data is important because, by most measures, firms with under 500…
Central Banks Buy Gold Ahead Of Sell-Off
The governments of Mexico, Thailand, and Russia bought $6 billion worth of gold in February and March, just in time to see a rapid sell-off in the precious metal. Gold reached a record $1,577.57…
Intel’s Chip Miracle Does No Help For Stock
Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) released what it calls a revolutionary family of chips. The world’s first 3D semiconductors have been branded Tri-Gate. The company announced “For the first time since the invention of silicon transistors…
Media Digest 4/5/2011 Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg
A bipartisan group of Senators will meet once more to work out a compromise on the budget. (Reuters) Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) and Facebook have considered a purchase of Skype. (Reuters) The Federal Reserve said…
Daily Austerity Watch: The U.K.’s Austerity Crisis
That great economic sage Mary Poppins memorably sang that it “takes a spoonful of sugar to make the medicine go down.” Residents of the fictional nanny’s homeland, the United Kingdom, will need a lot…
The Twitter-24/7 Wall St. Stock Market Report (4/4/2011) ADP And Kellogg
Twitter has, by most estimates, 175 million members, which makes it one of the largest social networks in the world. All major media companies are on Twitter and some have more than one million…
Today’ Best Market Rumors (5/4/2011) Netflix Latin America
Updated throughout the day. The Department of Justice has increased its activity as it examines AT&T’s (NYSE: T) plan to buy T-Mobile (WSJ) Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) want to move into Latin American (Bloomberg) Douglas…
Top Active Trader Alert Stocks (ACLS, AMAT, GMCR, VSEA)
Active traders and day traders have many stocks to choose from this Wednesday morning. We are tracking news and moves in shares of Axcelis, Inc. (NASDAQ: ACLS), Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (NASDAQ: GMCR), and Varian Materials (NASDAQ:…