How Many iPads Are Enough?
The Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPad 2 goes on sale today both online and in stores. Securities analysts and thousands of self-proclaimed Apple experts will await the weekend sales count like candidates who watch overnight…
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Concerns About The Economy Broaden
Concern about the economy has begun to rise after a drop in mid and late 2010. There are a number of reasons for this, but these worries will persist until unemployment and GDP have…
Saudi Arabia Unrest: The Advantage Of Bribes
Muammar Muhammad al-Gaddafi might have been better off to use the billions of dollars he has hidden around Libya to bribe his opposition than to wage war on his countrymen. He does use the…
Media Digest (3/11/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg
Japan was hit by an 8.9 magnitude earthquake. (Reuters) Chinese insurance regulators passed on details of the AIG (NYSE: AIG) disaster to local insurance companies, according to WikiLeaks. (Reuters) Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) will release…
Can America Afford The Rising Cost Of Autism?
If past trends are any indication, autism rates could rise by as much as 75% in the next five years. This could not have come at a worse time for the nation’s overburdened and…
S&P Cuts Libya To Junk
Only the most intrepid global capital markets investors would put money into Libya’s debt. Now even those buyers of sovereign paper have been forewarned. According to the S&P, “lowered its long- and short-term sovereign…
The 24/7 Wall St./Flame Index: March 10 GM CFO Goes
BP (NYSE: BP) stayed at the top of the list of companies receiving the most negative news after skepticism about its CEO’s apology about Deepwater Horizon. Dynegy (NYSE: DYN) threatened a Chapter 11 filing.…
The Twitter-24/7 Wall St. Market Report (3/10/2011) US Trade Gap & Jobs
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…
Top Active Trader Alert Stocks (GMCR, HGSI, SBUX)
Active traders and day traders have many stocks to choose from this Thursday morning. We are tracking news and moves in shares of Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. (NASDAQ: GMCR), Human Genome Sciences (NASDAQ: HGSI), and Starbucks…
Moody’s Downgrades Spain, But Misses A Point
Moody’s downgraded Spain’s sovereign paper “by one notch to Aa2 from Aa1. The outlook on the Aa2 ratings is negative.” The cost of fuel and inflation of goods were not mentioned as primary problems.…
China Trade Deficit Reaches $7.3 Billion, Hope For US Exports
China’s trade deficit reached $7.3 billion in February, a number many experts say was due to the Lunar New Year holiday. Media sources say the number is the highest in seven years. Economists believe…
High Gasoline Prices Soak Everything On $5 A Gallon Fears
Ben Bernanke and a number of prominent economists say that the US is in better financial shape to endure high gas and oil prices now than it was in 2008 when gas prices moved…
The States With The Strongest and Weakest Unions
The size of American labor unions has fallen sharply in the last decade. Much of this has to do with the erosion of the US manufacturing base. The single best example of this is…
Media Digest (3/10/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg
Moody’s cuts Spain’s rating and said current cuts were possible (Reuters) China posted a trade deficit of $7.3 billion. It was the worst in seven years and may have been caused by national holidays…
The 24/7 Wall St./Flame Index: March 9 BP Apology
BP plc (NYSE: BP) CEO Dudley apologized for the Deepwater Horizon disaster. The gesture apparently did not go over well. Negative press on the UK-based oil firm moved it to the top of the…
The Twitter-24/7 Wall St. Market Report (3/9/2011) Toyota Expands
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…
Top Active Trader Alert Stocks (AEZS, FNSR, JDSU, OCLR)
Active traders and day traders have many stocks to choose from this Wednesday morning. We are tracking news and moves in shares of AEterna Zentaris, Inc. (NASDAQ: AEZS), Finisar, Inc. (NASDAQ: FNSR), JDS Uniphase Corporation (NASDAQ: JDSU),…
Today’s Best Market Rumors (3/9/2011) T-Mobile, ING Direct
Updated throughout the day. The European Banking Authority may not be able to use one standard to audit EU banks which means the process will be done nation by nation (WSJ) A deal to merge…
BP’s Empty Apology
“Never apologize; It’s a sign of weakness”–John Wayne, “She Wore A Yellow Ribbon” 1946 BP plc (NYSE: BP) CEO Bob Dudley said he was sorry about the oil spill that was the result of…
The Failure Of News Tailored To Each Person
A new Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPad app called Zite will personalize news for each user based on their reading habits. Zite describes the service as “Personalization that works automatically as you use read and…