An organization called Ethisphere has put out a list called “2009 World’s Most Ethical Companies” There is nothing wrong with the list, but the basis on which it was put together is…
Short sellers were figuring that after the bank rally late last month, banks shares were likely to give back some gains. That was working until Wells Fargo (WFC) reported that it would…
Apple (AAPL) is up today, but so is almost everything else. The company is getting special attention from investors because Credit Suisse upgraded its view of the firm’s prospects for the second…
Acer has decided that the way to get share from competitors and increase sales in a recession is to go down market and sell PCs at prices that will draw in even financially…
It appears that IBM (IBM) may be walking out on its deal to buy Sun Microsystems, or could just be playing hardball to lower the price it is willing to pay. In…
For a company which may have the most well-regarded premium brand in the world, Apple’s stock has been certainly been buffeted by unsatisfied investors. The shares have recovered some since the beginning…
New product launches are always tricky events. This is definitely the case with new chips and new processors for computing. Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC) did confirm its new chipset offering for processors…
Dell (DELL) has a problem, or a series of problems. Its share of the PC and server businesses is under pressure from IBM (IBM), HP (HPQ), IBM (IBM), Sun (JAVA), Hitachi, and…
According to Reuters, the Obama financial reforms face a bumpy road. Reuters reports that the NY State Attorney General has subpoenaed AIG (AIG) over its CDS contracts. Reuters reports that Obama’s financial…
Based on the rise in the short interest in banks at mid-month, it is clear how badly investors betting bank stocks would go down were mauled. As of March 15, shares short…
Dell (DELL) keeps entering businesses where it might have an edge over competitors IBM (IBM) and HP (HPQ). So far, it has had little success in getting out in front of its…
According to Reuters, Obama said that the recession would be halted by government efforts. Reuters reports that Treasury wants broad new powers to wind down troubled non-bank financial firms. Reuters reports that…
According to Reuters, a number of AIG (AIG) employees gave back their bonuses. Reuters reports that economist Martin Feldstein said the recession may last well into 2010 and the government may have…
Hand it to Dell (DELL), probably the worst run of the large global PC companies to have bad timing. It is launching a new line of expensive, high performance laptops. The new…
Short sellers may have taken a bath in companies such as Citigroup (C) and GE (GE), but they increased investments in many companies to record levels. At the end of February, shares…
