Reuters: Credit rating agencies will not be heavily regulated under the new financial reform bill. Reuters: AT&T (NYSE: T) had privacy problems with its iPhone 4 order system. Reuters: The EU, IMF,…
“Badges? We ain’t got no badges. We don’t need no badges! I don’t have to show you any stinkin’ badges!”–The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, 1948 A former Shell Oil Co. President…
Twitter has, by most estimates, 100 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…
BP plc (NYSE: BP) was downgraded by Fitch. JPM Securites downgrades Eli Lilly (NYSE: ELY) to market perform. Rosetta Resources (NASDAQ: ROSE) downgraded to neutral by SunTrust Callaway (NYSE: ELI) downgraded to…
Douglas A. McIntyre 24/7 Wall St. has created a new list of brands that will disappear, which includes Readers Digest, Kia Motors, Dollar Thrifty (NYSE: DTG), Zale (NYSE: ZLC), Blockbuster (NYSE: BBI), T-Mobile, BP plc…
BP plc (NYSE: BP) faces what may be the hardest decision in its history. The U.S. government has supposedly asked for a $20 billion escrow fund to cover clean-up costs and other…
Douglas A. McIntyre Faced with unrelenting pressure to show that it can fix the Deepwater Horizon rig wreck oil leak, BP plc (NYSE: BP) has written Rear Admiral James Watson of the Coast Guard outlining…
Douglas A. McIntyre The House Committee on Energy and Commerce has sent a letter to BP plc (NYSE: BP) CEO Tony Hayward questioning the actions of the company and some of its employees before the…
Douglas A. McIntyre There are several big movers this morning for day traders and active traders that look for stocks with gap-ups or gap-downs. Stocks with news or events causing moves are Actel Corporation (NASDAQ:…
Jon C. Ogg Twitter has, by most estimates, 100 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…
BP plc (NYSE: BP) says its cost for the Deepwater Horizon disaster hit $1.6 billion this weekend. More than 51,000 people, organizations or states have made claims against the company. It is…
Douglas A. McIntyre Petrobras, the huge oil firm controlled by the Brazilian government, plans to raise $25 billion in the capital markets–one of the largest share offerings in history. The money will go to support…
Reuters: Obama’s leadership will be tested this week by his reaction to BP plc (NYSE: BP) spill. Reuters: Jobs are critical to the housing recovery. Reuters: China’s AgBank will attempt a $23…
The NOAA reports that winds are likely to push oil ashore for most of next week, affecting the Gulf Coast from West of New Orleans to the Florida Panhandle. Onshore (SE/S/SW) winds…
Douglas A. McIntyre The US government has sent a sharply worded letter to BP plc (NYSE: BP) about the pace at which it needs to cap the oil spill from the Deepwater Horizon wreck. Coast…
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