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Douglas A. McIntyre | Jan 28, 2009 at 8:42 AM EST

Huge Loss At Wells Fargo (WFC): Blame Wachovia, But Government Rescue Plan Drives Shares Up

The shares in Wells Fargo (WFC) are up 22% to $19.76. The bank’s modest results are not the cause. There…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jan 28, 2009 at 6:26 AM EST

A New Attempt To Build A “Bad Bank”

Creating a "bad bank" is on the wish list of an extraordinarily large number of regulators and members of Congress.…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jan 28, 2009 at 3:58 AM EST

Media Digest 1/28/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

According to Reuters, the confidence of CEOs at Davos is low as the recession and credit crisis deepen. Reuters reports…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jan 27, 2009 at 8:26 PM EST

Shorts Tear Into Tech With a Vengeance (CSCO)(DELL)(NVDA)(MSFT)(ADBE)(ORCL)(QCOM)(BRCM)(NOK)(HPQ)(TXN)(EMC)(JPM)(C)(BAC)(WFC)(GM)(F)(M)(JWN)(HD)(LTD)(WAG)

Short sellers placed large bets against the stock of tech companies for the period ending on January 15, taking a…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jan 27, 2009 at 5:48 AM EST

The Death Of Dividends, More Money Out Of Consumer Pockets

Companies keep cutting dividends. Some are pressed for cash because of operating losses. Others are being constrained by higher debt…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jan 27, 2009 at 4:01 AM EST

Media Digest 1/27/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

According to Reuters, American Express (AXP) earnings dropped 72% but still beat expectations. Reuters writes that Geithner was confirmed to…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jan 26, 2009 at 7:04 AM EST

Top Pre-Market Analyst Downgrades (BAC, BBBY, BHP, C, CNH, LECO, SNY, USB)

These are some of the top pre-market analyst downgrades and negative calls from Wall Street we have seen early this…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jan 26, 2009 at 5:11 AM EST

Wasting Time At Davos

David Paterson, the governor of New York State, will be attending the World Economic Forum in Davos this week, along…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jan 26, 2009 at 3:59 AM EST

Media Digest 1/26/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

According to Reuters, The National Association of Business Economics survey found that members believe that the economy has it its…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jan 23, 2009 at 3:54 AM EST

Media Digest 1/23/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

According to Reuters, Samsung had its first ever quarterly loss. Reuters reports that Pfizer (PFE) is in takeover talks with…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jan 22, 2009 at 11:58 AM EST