Reuters: Japanes Topix index is expect to rise to 1,000. Reuters: The US may need a second stimulus package. Reuters: Hospitals have agreed to contribute $155 billion over ten years to help…
Who needs Advil when it is more expensive than aspirin and probably does no better at reducing pain? Who needs Starbucks (SBUX) when Maxwell House has just as much caffeine? A new…
Word is out that the Dow Jones Indexes team is set to release the name of the replacement for General Motors (NYSE: GM) in the Dow Jones Industrial Average. We have heard…
The bets are on that General Motors Corp. (NYSE: GM) is done as far as the current stock is concerned. While it seems that the equity holders of today will keep 1%…
There is a new twist in the Pepsico, Inc. (NYSE: PEP) ‘hopeful’ acquisition of Pepsi Bottling Group Inc. (NYSE: PBG). Pepsi Bottling Group Inc. has decided to make an acquisition of its…
Douglas A. McIntyre Investors flock to defensive stocks in times of trouble and and when they worry, assuming they look to stay in the market when they are worried. But if the trend here continues,…
Pepsico, Inc. (NYSE: PEP) has just come out and announced it was going to hike its dividend by some 6%. The $1.70 annualized dividend will now be $1.80 on an annual basis…
Douglas A. McIntyre According to Reuters, changes at Yahoo! (YHOO) are getting mixed reviews from employees. Reuters reports that ten banks could could have to raise new money after stress tests. Reuters reports that two…
This morning’s news of Pepsico Inc. (NYSE: PEP) offering to acquire bottling affiliates PepsiAmericas Inc. (NYSE: PAS) and Pepsi Bottling Group Inc. (NYSE: PBG) may be a surprise to some, but it…
According to Reuters, PepsiCo (PEP) is offering $6 billion for a number of its bottlers. Reuters reports that GlaxoSmthKline (GSK) is in talks to buy Stiefel Laboratories. Reuters writes that the US…
These are some of the top pre-market analyst upgrades and positive calls which we have seen early this Wednesday morning: Abiomed (ABMD) Raised to Buy at UBS. ASML (ASML) Raised to Buy…
According to Reuters, Japanese gloom deepened and the government encouraged more coordination with the US. Reuters reports that AIG (AIG) got billions of dollars from the government that it paid out to…
It’s another rough trading day in the stock market. It is bad enough that the DJIA is down over 3% to decade lows and under 7,000… But even almost all of the…
Thursday morning we will get earnings from The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO), and this will likely be the big set-up play for Friday’s Pepsico, Inc. (NYSE: PEP) earnings. We have prepared a…
According to Reuters, Nissan forecast an annual loss. Reuters reports that the Treasury has delayed it bank bailout announcement. Reuters writes that Fannie Mae (FNM) and Freddie Mac (FRE) will channel new…
