If you were hoping that Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) was going to pull a miracle out of the hat with earnings, Monday is going to be a cold day regardless of the…
Douglas A. McIntyre Caterpillar (CAT) said it had a good year in 2008 and even a reasonable fourth quarter. But, its prospects for this year are so bad that it will dump 20,000 people, an…
Douglas A. McIntyre According to Reuters, a survey of 22 countries show three-quarters of households cutting spending and a sharp drop of confidence in emerging economies. Reuters writes that the US sold record debt and…
Short sellers are still betting that financial shares will fall but they have boldly moved into shares of companies which are considered healthy, those with both good balance sheets and relatively strong…
According to Reuters, disappointing earnings pushed Wall St. down. Reuters reports that Yahoo! (YHOO) profits dropped and the company will cut jobs. Reuters writes that Kirk Kerkorian sold part of his Ford…
This morning there have been earnings reports from key industrial and defense stocks from the likes of 3M Co. (NYSE: MMM), Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT), and Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE: LMT). These…
Tuesday is going to look like it is a true earnings bogey for the entire economy with major industrials and other companies which are representative of the strength or weakness of the…
Most corporations have bylaws about how many board members they must have. The federal government requires that boards of directors keep enough outside members to maintain independent audit and compensation committees. Ford…
According to Reuters, Wilbur Ross say the bailout package does not address the core of problem which is mortgage payments. Reuters writes that the National Retail Federation says that this will be…
According to Reuters, Toyota (TM) cut its 2009 sales forecast by almost 7%. Reuters reports that Fannie Mae (FNM) changed several of its top executives. Reuters writes that Starbucks (SBUX) management will…
These are some of the top downgrades or negative analyst calls we are seeing this Wednesday morning in early pre-market hours: ADC Telecom (ADCT) Cut to Neutral at Baird; Cut to Market…
Caterpillar (CAT) said second-quarter net income rose 34% to $1.1 billion, or $1.74 a share, from $823 million, or $1.24 a share in the year-ago period, on strength in its overseas business.
Douglas A. McIntyre Twenty-seven of the Dow components are down. And, three are playing defense in an brutal market: Coca-Cola (KO), GE (GE), and Caterpillar (CAT). Each of these is up a modest amount. With…
Twenty-seven of the Dow components are down. And, three are playing defense in an brutal market: Coca-Cola (KO), GE (GE), and Caterpillar (CAT). Each of these is up a modest amount. With…
According to Reuters, Goldman Sachs said European banks may have to raise another 60 billion to 90 billion euors to reach an aggregate Tier I ratio of 9 percent. Reuters reports that…
