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9 CEOs Who Need to Be Fired
The CEOs at many of the most troubled companies have been in place for a long time and investors have to question how they keep their jobs. Eventually, performance has to count,…
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DJIA Stocks Down More Than 25% From Highs (AA, BA, BAC, CAT, CSCO, DIS, GE, HD, HPQ, JPM)
The market has brutalized many great companies and we are seeing the mayhem reach a cycle-peak in the VIX if the history of the market holds up after hitting 48.0 yesterday during…
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Boeing Beats Estimates, But Shipment Forecast Weakened (BA)
Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) reported second quarter EPS of $1.25 this morning, crushing the consensus estimate of $0.98. The company also beat the revenue estimate of $16.47 billion, posting quarterly revenue of…
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The Twitter-24/7 Wall St. Market Report (7/27/2011) Durable Goods, Boeing Earnings
Twitter has, by most estimates, 225 million members, which makes it one of the largest social networks in the world. All major media companies are on Twitter and some have more than…
6:09am ET
Media
Media Digest (7/21/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg
Germany and France reached a deal on how to handle the Greek debt crisis (MarketWatch) China’s PMI growth rate slowed to the lowest level since July 2010 (MarketWatch) Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) may…
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American Airlines to Buy Airbus Planes (AMR, BA, EADSY, LUV, UAL, ALK, DAL, LCC)
AMR Corp. (NYSE: AMR), parent of US carrier American Airlines, has reversed a 15-year single-source purchasing program with Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) and decided to split an order for 460 planes between…
6:22am ET
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Media Digest (7/20/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg
Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) reported better than expected earnings and its shares soared (Reuters) Yahoo!’s (NASDAQ: YHOO) revenue fell (Reuters) A settlement of the debate over the U.S. debt pushed crude higher…
9:58am ET
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The 24/7 Wall St./Flame Index: The Companies With The Most Bad Press (7/19)
Earnings dominated the press coverage of today’s shares. Novartis and Harley-Davidson released numbers Icahn Enterprise was thumped after it made a bid for Clorox, which was rejected. Boeing was hit because large…
6:22am ET
Media
Media Digest (7/18/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg
Democrats and Republicans are not closer to a deal on the debt ceiling (Reuters) The hacking scandal has pushed News Corp’s shares (NYSE: NWS) even lower (Reuters) Moody’s suggested that the U.S.…
6:20am ET
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Media Digest (7/14/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg
The EU has reached no decision on Greece. The IMF favors private sector involvement (Reuters) Japan warned about the economic results of the rapid rise in the yen (Reuters) The dollar fell…
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The American Cities With The Most Millionaires
Each year, Capgemini publishes the U.S. Metro Wealth Index, which ranks the number of high-net-worth individuals living within the ten largest metropolitan statistical areas. According to the report, high-net-worth Individuals “are defined…
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Media Digest (7/11/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg
The prime minister of China says inflation is the government’s first priority and that the central bank there may tighten monetary policy again (Reuters) EU financial ministers and central bankers will meet…
8:28am ET
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Today’s Best Market Rumors (6/30/2011) Zynga IPO, New American Air Jets
Updated throughout the day Zynga may launch and IPO today (Reuters) Living Social will file for an IPO soon (Reuters) American Airline (NYSE: AMR) will get Boeing (NYSE: BA) and Airbus to…
6:29am ET
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American Airlines: Boeing’s Last Stand
American Airlines (NYSE: AMR) has begun to consider replacing 250 of its oldest planes, according to The Wall Street Journal. That is nearly four out of ten aircraft in its entire fleet.…
9:46am ET
Investing
Week’s Biggest Market Losers: Motorola, Boeing, And More
Continued success of the Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone and the chance that a new version of the smartphone would launch in September pressures Motorola Mobility’s shares. A battle between Walgreen’s and joint…