Short interest in a number of financial stocks moved up very sharply for the period ending August 29. Shares short in Washington Mutual (WM) rose 12% to 383 million. Short interest in…
These are some of the larger impact calls from analysts with downgrades or negative calls we are seeing this Monday morning with more than two hours to the open: AutoZone (AZO) Cut…
AMD (AMD) sold its TV chip business to Broadcom (BRCM). It was not much of a bone to throw AMD shareholders. The company is still over-leveraged and faced with potential debt service…
According to Reuters, Lehman (LEH) is considering selling it Neuberger Berman asset management unit. Reuters writes that bail-out concerns pushed down stocks in Fannie Mae (FNM) and Freddie Mac (FRE). Reuters reports…
This morning over at VSinvestor we identified several key stocks that the more active and day trading crowds will want to watch. Canadian Solar (NASDAQ: CSIQ) under major pressure after earnings Cree…
Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) defiled itself with earnings which should undercut investor faith in the company for many quarters to come. The graphics chip firm took a charge of nearly $200 million for releasing…
According to Reuters, Goldman Sachs (GS) will buy $1.5 billlion in assets from ABN. Reuters reports that Ford’s (F) new plans will not change because of the fall in gas prices. Reuters…
According to Reuters, JP Morgan (JPM) lost $1.5 billion in July. Reuters writes the UBS (UBS) posted a huge loss and will split itself into a wealth management operation and an investmen…
Intel (INTC) is about to hit the market with a new set of graphics chips and they are aimed directly at the hearts of Nvidia (NVDA) and AMD (AMD) which both count…
Several reputable firms measure global PC sales. According to The Wall Street Journal, "Gartner Inc. said world-wide PC shipments grew 16% in the period, with U.S. shipments growing 4.2%." On the face…
According to Reuters, the govenment will bail-out Freddie Mac (FRE) and Fannie Mae (FNM) through a combination of stock purchases and loans. Reuters reports that InBev will buy Anheuser-Busch (BUD) for $52…
Unitedhealth Group (UNH) Lay-offs and lowered forecast. Down to $22.72 from 52-week high of $59.46. Freddie Mac (FRE). Concern that market conditions will make firm raise more money. Drops to $14.35 from…
While NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) is being battered and tattered in trading, one analyst has decided that today’s fire sale in the stock is creating an opportunity. American Technology Research has decided to…
Douglas A. McIntyre These are ten of the individual analyst calls seen out there this Thursday morning ahead of a 3-day weekend: Aetna (NYSE: AET) cut to Sell at Goldman Sachs. Alcoa (NYSE: AA) Raised…
Anyone who wants to waste the money to take a sledge hammer and break apart a PC will likely find a Nvidia (NVDA) graphics chip in among the rubble.Yesterday, Nvidia warned it…
