Google Looks To Be Already Out Of China (GOOG, BIDU)
Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) has been on its way out of China for some time. The search engine leader has said it was reconsidering its China stance, but the damage has been done and…
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Jon C. Ogg
BioHealth Business Daily (CTIC, DNDN, MNKD, VPHM, SOMX, SQNM, TEVA, RNN, BIIB)
Monday is seeing many winners and losers in the healthcare sector on the heels of the health care reform passage in the House of Representatives this weekend. We are focusing solely on the biotech,…
Chinese Trade Deficits-Don’t bet the Farm or the Yuan
China’s trade minister recently said that China may see a trade deficit for March 2010. The combination of a Chinese March trade deficit and US saber-rattling on the need for stronger Yuan have many…
E*TRADE New Good CEO, Bad Split Idea (ETFC, C)
E*TRADE FINANCIAL Corporation (NASDAQ: ETFC) is a smart enough company that it should have known better about one issue. It was smart on another. The troubled online broker has finally announced it has appointed…
Top 10 Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (AKAM, BA, FTO, HANS, IACI, MA, MDT, OMX, VRSN)
These are this Monday’s top ten analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls: Akamai Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM) Cut to Hold at Citigroup. Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) Raised to Outperform…
The Unusual Suspects (ADBE, AIXG, GME, HAS, BBY, CIEN, LGF, ORCL, OSIP, PALM, SOMX, TEVA, TIF, CSCO, PFE, AMGN, RIMM)
This week is a jam-packed list full of the Unusual Suspects. We have many earnings reports, enough that we had to screen out some, and we have many issues to watch for news, charts,…
Elliott Wave: Prechter Stays Bearish
Robert Prechter of Elliott Wave, who is called ‘King of the Bears’ enough that he is called a permabear, came on CNBC this afternoon after the closing bell to tout the new bear market…
Next Week’s Can’t Miss Earnings (TIF, WSM, CCL, RCL, WAG, ADBE, RHT, BBY, LULU, ORCL, CSCO)
Next week actually has some key earnings despite the notion that earnings season is over. We have many tied to retail due to the notion that most stocks in the national retail group have…
BioHealth Business Daily (APPA, GENZ, GENT, MRK, OSIP, OXGN, SOMX, THRX, CLDX)
We are seeing many key movers in the BioHealth space today as drug and biotech stocks often exhibit the most volatility of any sector. Today’s BioHealth Business Daily includes the key moves and news…
Waves and Waves of Secondary Pricings (CVGI, CPA, G, HIG, HRP, NLST, SB, TSL)
This week week may have been a record for any recent period on how many secondary offerings came to market combined with how many specific filings were made to raise funds for public companies. …
Top 10 Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (BBY, CPSI, DTV, HAL, PALM, RIMM, SLB, SPLS, SYNA, WFT)
These are ten of this Friday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls: Best Buy Co. Inc. (NYSE: BBY) Raised to Buy at Goldman Sachs. Computer Programs & Systems…
BioHealth Business Daily (ABII, STEM, XNPT, LXRX, MIPI, LLY, GTXI, SHPGY, JAZZ)
We are seeing many key movers in the BioHealth space today. Biotech stocks and drug stocks are often more volatile than other sectors. Today’s BioHealth Business Daily includes the key moves and news seen…
One-Time Dividends Today Versus Past (GRMN, LTD, MSFT, AXE, INSP)
Dividends reward shareholders through time. One-time dividends are often thought of as windfall events, although in today’s world it may be getting the dividend payments out to shareholders in the most tax efficient way…
Public Offering Floodgates Open Wide (CUZ, DHX, DFS, EPR, FNSR, FPO, GEL, G, GLP, HIG, IRDM, LXRX, NVAX, ORG, SATC, TTMI)
If you think you are alone in noticing that the markets have held up extremely well, you better take a look and see what managers and officers of public companies are doing on capital…
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (ALU, ANN, ATHN, ADSK, BHP, BRCM, CTXS, DO, GHL, MRVL, ERIC)
These are this Wednesday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls during the pre-market hours: Alcatel-Lucent (NYSE: ALU) Cut to Neutral at Goldman Sachs. Ann Taylor (NYSE: ANN) Raised…
The Mr. Dumas Accounting Award: Fuqi International (FUQI, MOV, JADE, ZLC)
Fuqi International Inc. (NASDAQ: FUQI) got killed last night and things are not looking bright this morning. The Chinese jewelry designer found “accounting errors” which led to overstated profits for the first three quarters…
Retail Rumor Watch: SuperValu versus GameStop (SVU, GME)
When was the last time you kept a retailer buyout rumor on a watch list? Or two retailers for that matter? Friday’s trading was mixed with two buyout rumors in the retail segment. GameStop…
The Unusual Suspects (AMLN, LLY, ALKS, ESLR, ENER, DPS, ATHN, SQNM, ABK, NKE, FDX, GME, COMS, PALM)
This week we have several issues to watch. Earnings season is mostly done but there are still many on deck in this week’s unusual suspects. Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMLN), Eli Lilly & Co.…
Next Week’s Can’t Miss Earnings (ATHN, SQNM, ABK, NKE, FDX, GME, COMS, PALM)
Earnings season is over. Well, sort of. We have the delayed reports and the reports from companies which have off-regular quarterly or fiscal earnings. Next week we have AthenaHealth, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATHN), Sequenom Inc.…
Potash, Ag, and Fertilizer… Cool Again, No Stink (POT, CF, TRA, AGU, MOO)
How many quarters have we had to hear from fertilizer and potash companies that the earnings results will be disappointing but good news is closer rather than farther away? This has been the trend…