According to Reuters, the confidence of CEOs at Davos is low as the recession and credit crisis deepen. Reuters reports that Yahoo! (YHOO) slightly beat earnings but posted a weak forecast. Reuters…
We haven’t been covering Jim Cramer as much for many different reasons, but we still pay attention when he comes out with stock picks because it can still affect at least the…
Verizon (VZ) is just like any other big telecom company around the world. The death of the old home phone keeps holding it back as the firm’s fourth quarter revenue showed. The…
Sprint (S) is probably not a viable standalone company any more. It laid off 8,000 people yesterday and said it may outsource some of its work to cover for the drop in…
Sprint (S) weakened by an eroding position in the US cellular business as it losses subscribers to Verizon Wireless (VZ)(VOD) and AT&T (T) and rocked by the broadening recession, fired another 8,000…
According to Reuters, Samsung had its first ever quarterly loss. Reuters reports that Pfizer (PFE) is in takeover talks with Wyeth (WYE), a deal that would be worth $60 billion. Reuters reports…
The excitement about Palm’s (PALM) new Pre handset has sent the company"s stock up from $3.50 to over $6. But, the shares have not moved in two days, even with several analyst…
According to Reuters, Microsoft (MSFT) Windows 7 is "on schedule" and will begin testing with consumers. Reuters reports that Obama will lay out his case for stimulus package in a speech. Reuters…
Three days ago, Sprint (S) traded at $1.79. Today, it hit $2.32 in early trading, up 30%. AT&T (T) and Verizon (VZ) are down during the same period, to some extent because…
It seems that the early bird analyst calls did not capture the notion that analysts are starting 2009 with more opportunities to downgrade stocks. Here are some additional pre-market analyst downgrades from…
It looks like we have our most likely candidates for the "Dogs of the Dow" for 2009. This is often misunderstood as an investment vehicle. These are the 10 highest dividend-yielding stocks…
The Dogs of the Dow are often misunderstood as an investment vehicle. These are technically the 10 highest dividend-yielding stocks out of the 30 DJIA components. The formal list of the ten…
Sprint (S) is down sharply today, heading toward penny-stock land. Shares are at $1.70, off their 52-week high of $13.90. Much of the drop is due to its falling cellular subscriber base…
According to Reuters, the House passed a $14 billion bailout bill. Reuters reports that according to Mastercard (MA) retail sales fell sharply in November. Reuters writes that Congress criticized Treasury over its…
Thornburg Mortgage (TMA) was just suspended from trading on the NYSE. Its price has been below $1 for too long. It trades at $.24. Extraordinary, because it 52-week high is $140.50. Losses…
