Calling on the death of a company is no fun task. Some companies cannot get it right and it is amazing how some companies can hold on to a status as a…
Markets rallied into the Christmas weekend. Perhaps the major U.S .indices will be well up for the year. Little is likely to happen between now and the new year to dampen the…
Congress makes a deal to keep payroll taxes low and unemployment benefits in place for two more months. (Reuters) The U.S. approves a Deutsche Boerse deal to merge with NYSE Euronext (NYSE: NYX). (Reuters)…
When AMR Corp. (NYSE: AMR), parent of American Airlines, filed for bankruptcy, the company hoped it would be able to re-negotiate some labor contracts and reduce its expenses — through downsizing both…
Paul Ausick The recent bankruptcy filing by AMR Corp. (NYSE: AMR), parent of American Airlines, has put a damper on any enthusiasm there might have been among investors for US airlines stocks. A report…
There are several stocks trading more heavily than usual this morning, and also experiencing large gains or drops in share prices. These include DemandTec Inc. (NASDAQ: DMAN), Affymax Inc. (NASDAQ: AFFY), Pacific…
Paul Ausick Many American companies have done incredibly well this year. A number posted extraordinary financial results in 2011. Others have launched products that revolutionized markets. Of course, many big public corporations also did…
AMR Corporation (NYSE: AMR) may be bankrupt, but the company has announced more executive departures are part of its restructuring. Now there is hope that there could be some equity value left…
Jon C. Ogg S&P’s threat of a downgrade of eurozone nations puts huge pressure on the region’s leaders. (Reuters) An independent panel that reviewed the financial activity of Olympus suggests legal action be taken. (Reuters)…
Auto sales reach a two-year high. (Reuters) Tom Glocer, the head of Thomson Reuters (NYSE: TRI), resigns and will be replaced by the COO. (Reuters) The intellectual property battle between Apple (NASDAQ:…
American Airlines parent AMR (NYSE: AMR) has entered Chapter 11 and begun tense talks with its pilots. New carrier United Continental (NYSE: UAL) was granted a certificate from the FAA to begin operations as…
These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Wednesday morning. AMR Corporation (NYSE: AMR) Cut to Sell at Citigroup. Cabela’s, Inc. (NYSE:…
Corporations can spend hundreds of million dollars just so they can put their name on a major league sports stadiums. 24/7 Wall St. looked that the 13 largest stadium-naming rights deals and…
The EU continues to work on its bailout fund and may ask the IMF for help. (Reuters) American Airlines parent AMRÂ (NYSE: AMR) files for Chapter 11. (Reuters) S&P cuts its ratings on…
Markets opened higher this morning but the day ended up mixed between stock winners and losers. Janet Yellen talked more about her outlook inside the Federal Reserve, but more poor housing price…
