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Jon C. Ogg

Analyst Sees Summer Slowing Of Smartphone Sales

Technology and consumer electronics often face what is called a refresh cycle.  These generate large pops and catalysts for the makers, but ahead of a refresh cycle you generally see a slowdown in sales…

Jon C. Ogg · 14 years ago

LinkedIn CEO & SVP Dump More Shares To Make Millions (LNKD)

LinkedIn Corporation (NYSE: LNKD) disclosed two Form 4 filings made with the for two officers.  While these were under adopted 10b5-1 trading plans as part of the insider trading policy, sales that go into…

Jon C. Ogg · 14 years ago

Airlines Squeezed On All Fronts

The airline industry was looking like it was all set for recovery just last week.  Despite the economic softness, three different analysts were talking up the sector.  It turns out that at least for…

Jon C. Ogg · 14 years ago

The Starbucks-Green Mountain Theme (SBUX, GMCR)

Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. (NASDAQ: GMCR) hit a new two-year low earlier this morning but Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ: SBUX) may be coming to the rescue.  The hope is that Green Mountain’s K-Cups will…

Jon C. Ogg · 14 years ago

The Call: Facebook Is Dead In Five Years (FB, GOOG, YHOO)

One analyst has a serious call against Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) calling for the company to be dead in five years to eight years.  Ironfire Capital founder Eric Jackson made the call.  Dead does…

Jon C. Ogg · 14 years ago

U.S. Factory Orders Go Negative

The economic reports keep trickling in either near recession levels or already hitting recession levels.  The slowdown in China is worse than it is being reported according to bear Marc Faber, and the European…

Jon C. Ogg · 14 years ago

Merger Monday Heads to the Lab (MTOX, LH)

Merger and acquisition news has been a bit light of late, but there is at least one deal out there this Monday for M&A watchers to chew over.  MEDTOX Scientific, Inc. (NASDAQ: MTOX) has entered…

Jon C. Ogg · 14 years ago

Shareholders Just Don’t Care About Wal-Mart Scandal

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) is in a bit of a strange situation due to its bribery scandal in Mexico.  As the news headlines seemed rather shocking at the time, Wal-Mart’s stock is now…

Jon C. Ogg · 14 years ago

GM Chops At Pension Plan Liabilities

General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) is trying to get dwindle down its massive pension exposure.  The company announced that it is offering some select salaried retirees a lump-sum payment option.  It is also offering…

Jon C. Ogg · 14 years ago

ISM Data Still Avoids Recession But Disappoints

The Institute for Supply Management is showing that purchasing managers and suppliers are still not quite in a recessionary mode.  The problem is that this is “barely” the case as some components are contracting even…

Jon C. Ogg · 14 years ago