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Investing
The Ten Brands That Will Disappear In 2010
24/7 Wall St. has prepared its list of the ten brands that will disappear in 2010. This list is based on a review of each firm’s financial situation and other operating data,…
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9:03am ET
Investing
Today’s Best Market Rumors (11/30/2009) (GOOG)(ETFC)(AMTD)(AAPL)
Updated throughout the day. Updated 12.24 PM EST: HSBC (NYSE:HBC), Barclays (NYSE:BCS), and Standard Chartered may have large exposure to Dubai debt problems. (NYTimes) 12.08 PM EST: Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) is about to…
6:12am ET
Telecom & Wireless
A Brand New Apple (AAPL) iPhone-On-Steroids May Hit Market In Mid-2010
Imagine an Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPhone with a very powerful processor that will work on both the AT&T (NYSE:T) and Verizon Wireless networks. Such a device would almost certainly broaden the iPhone’s appeal…
3:58am ET
Media
Media Digest 11/30/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
Reuters: UAE shares fell on Dubai debt problem news. Reuters: The Treasury will meet with mortgage companies to try to get them to accelerate loan modifications. Reuters: Holiday shoppers did not use…
6:43pm ET
Retail
Amazon (AMZN) And Apple (AAPL) Big Black Friday Online Winners
Most people would guess that Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) would do well this holiday season–better than their respective competitors. Thanksgiving e-commerce traffic is that the online sales site and consumer electronics…
4:50am ET
Media
Media Digest 11/27/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
Reuters: Japan raised the idea that the G7 make a statement about the dollar. Reuters: Shoppers move into Black Friday with small budgets. Reuters: Dubai’s debt crisis raised the prospect of more trouble…
11:51am ET
Companies and Brands
Retail Gimmicks More Fine-Tuned for Black Friday (AAPL, AMZN, WMT, BBY, COST, TGT, KSS, M, JWN)
Black Friday is under 48 hours away. We have seen much data and much analysis out there on the topic, but there are two fairly easy conclusions here…. well, make it three. …
9:07am ET
Investing
Today’s Best Market Rumors (11/25/2009) (GE)(AAPL)
Updated throughout the day Calpers has launched an investigation of its own oversight practices (LA Times) Hedge fund assets may rebound to pre-crisis levels (Reuters) GE’s (NYSE:GE) stock price is about to take…
3:44am ET
Media
Media Digest 11/25/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
Reuters: Chinese banks must raise large sums of capital which could test equity markets. Reuters: AIG’s (NYSE:AIG) CEO had his pay package approved. Reuters: The Fed sees growth but substantial policy risks.
5:54am ET
Investing
Hewlett-Packard (HPQ): The Case Against The Share Buyback
Hewlett-Packard (NYSE:HPQ) is the latest large American company to announce it would buyback many more of its shares. This has become popular once again among the cash rich in the Fortune 500.…
8:44am ET
Investing
Today’s Best Market Rumors (11/23/2009) (AAPL)(BCS)(CL)
Updated throughout the day. Hershey (NYSE:HSY) and Nestle may enter the bidding for Cadbury (NYSE:CBY) (various) Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) may pay content companies to block their content from Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) News and use…
1:45pm ET
Telecom & Wireless
Apple (AAPL) App’s Biggest Enemy–China
Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is counting on its relationship with China Unicom (NASDAQ:CHU) to drive iPhone sales in a nation which already has over 500 million mobile subscribers. The head of Unicom said he expects the…
3:24pm ET
Investing
Unusual Friday Options Activity (AAPL, GOOG, BAC, LEAP, PCS, DRYS, YHOO)
We have seen some unusual options trading today. As you would expect, some is around today’s 4:00 PM close with today being options expiration date. But some bets are way out into…
8:45am ET
Investing
Today’s Best Market Rumors (11/19/2009) (BA)(AMTD)(MWW)(NWSA)(AAPL)
Updated throughout the day. Update 12.50 PM EST: Boeing (NYSE:BA) could lose a $7.5 billion order for fighter planes to Brazil if the US Senate does not confirm Obama’s nominee to be…
9:01am ET
Investing
Today’s Best Market Rumors (11/17/2009) New Bid For Cadbury
Updated throughout the day. Updated 4.06 PM EST: “U.S. chocolate giant Hershey Co. has been in high-level talks with Italian chocolate maker Ferrero Spa to possibly craft a rival joint bid to…