Over what we saw during the recession, 2009 was the year that dividends were cut down to effect cash conservation to get through the recession. In fact, the dividend cuts may have…
The 24/7 Wall Street Corporate Power Rankings of the thirty-two most important companies in America are determined by earnings, analyst rankings, important corporate news, trends in each firm’s industry, product introductions, management strength…
GE (GE) and Comcast (CMCSA) have struck a deal for the cable company to take a controlling share in GE’s entertainment unit–NBCU. Opponents of the transaction claim that it will be anticompetitive…
Reuters:Â Â The economy probably added 5,ooo jobs last month. Reuters:Â Â Kraft (KFT) gained control over 75% of Cadbury shares. Reuters:Â Â Toyota (TM) may recall the Prius. Reuters:Â Â Publishers and Amazon (AMZN) are…
The 24/7 Wall Street Corporate Power Rankings of the thirty-two most important companies in America are determined by earnings, analyst rankings, important corporate news, trends in each firm’s industry, product introductions, management…
Updated throughout the day. Jeff Zucker, the head of the NBCU unit at GE (NYSE:GE) may be fired (BusinessInsider) The new CEO of Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) will make a $950,000 salary (TheStreet) Large…
The 24/7 Wall Street Corporate Power Rankings of the thirty-two most important companies in America are determined be earnings, analyst rankings, important corporate news, trends in each firm’s industry, product introductions, management…
GE (NYSE:GE) did better than most Wall St. analysts believed it would. Fourth-quarter revenue fell 10% to $41.4 billion. Fourth-quarter earnings from continuing operations attributable to GE were $3.0 billion, down 22%…
Reuters:  China battle back at US charges about cyber attacks. Reuters:  Under the new Obama proposal, banks may drop private equity assets. Reuters:  Hershey (NYSE:HSY) will not make a counter bid for Cadbury (NYSE:CBY) Reuters:  Toyota…
Reuters:Â Â Hedge fund Loch Capital is losing customers because of ties to a witness in the Galleon case. Reuters:Â Â China GDP grew 10.7% in the fourth quarter. Reuters:Â Â Obama will target excessive…
General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) has an interesting acquisition this morning, one that is far from its normal acquisition of the past. The company’s GE Oil & Gas unit has entered into…
Douglas A. McIntyre Reuters:Â Â Kraft (NYSE:KFT) has a deal to buy Cadbury (NYSE:CBY) for about $19 billion. Reuters:Â Â China says Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) and other foreign firms must respect its laws. Reuters:Â Â JAL is going bankrupt.
This has already been delayed and rumored, but it appears that oil magnate T. Boone Pickens has given up on his northern Texas Pampa Wind Farm power project. The economics do not…
Short sellers sharply increased their bets against two of America’s most widely followed stocks. Shares sold short in Citigroup (NYSE:C) rose 36% to 381 million. The short interest in Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) |…
Reuters:  A senior Fed official said the joblessness will not affect rate policy. Reuters:  Shares in China lenders rose causing economic overheating fears. Reuters:  Motorola (NYSE:MOT) says cellphone use for shopping is up.…
