There is one critical aspect to the stock market that pertains to American International Group (NYSE: AIG) which has been given less coverage because of the media’s focus on the turmoil in…
It used to be that DEFENSIVE STOCKS were the way to go during periods of uncertainty and during times of market sell-offs. But now that isn’t even working out. After we looked…
If you have been a "diet" or zero calorie soft drink beverage drinker or have used artificial sweeteners on foods, there has always been the issue of "what are you putting into…
These aren’t the only impact analyst calls this morning, but these are the ones we are focusing the Tuesday in pre-market trading hours: Akamai Tech (NASDAQ: AKAM) Raised to Buy from Neutral…
On tonight’s MAD MONEY on CNBC, Jim Cramer noted that he wanted to look for the new banks. Even thougfh these aren’t really banks, they are the defensive stocks that are still…
Investors usually try to find stocks where they run for cover when the stock market is in turmoil. This Monday is no exception after seeing the Bear Stearns implosion "takeunder" and the…
Bristol-Myers (NYSE: BMY) does not see much future in baby food. It is trying to sell its operation to a company where its is a better fit. According to the FT, that…
On Wednesday morning, we’ll get to see earnings out of Coca-Cola Co. (NYSE: KO). The estimates from First Call for the world’s leading beverage giant are $0.55 EPS on $7.01 Billion in…
Douglas A. McIntyre "Comfort food" is close to recession-proof, at least according to Pepsi (PEP). According to Reuters, Pepsi believes that "its business, based on "comfort foods", to be resilient to a U.S. economic slowdown,…
According to Reuters, Apple’s (AAPL) forecast for its next quarter disappointed Wall St. sending shares down 13%. Reuters writes that Texas Instruments (TXN) posted higher profits. Reuters reports that Big Oil’s rally…
The big US companies with the weakest prospects have sold off by as much as 50% over the few months. But, because some of them have powerful brands, large customer bases, and…
We are updating our list of tier-one Defensive Stocks since so many of these stocks have run up and since lists need continual updating. Our originally updated list of tier one defensive…
2007 was one volatile year and for now it appears that will be the norm for at least the start of 2008. Everyone’s favorite market pundit or least liked pundit is obviously…
Over in the world of baseball where steroid-built great apes hit 60 home runs a season, there is still a place for what is known as "small ball". That approach to the…
Below is some of the top news pre-market: Applied Materials (AMAT) reports earnings after close; estimates are $0.29 EPS & R$2.38B. BEA Systems (BEAS) said it expects to submit SEC filings tomorrow…
