BP plc (NYSE: BP) is continuing to destroy the Gulf of Mexico even as the clean-up efforts are underway. The “Boycott BP” group is continuing to gather steam. It is understandable. … …
Jon C. Ogg We have several big movers on news this morning, and none appear to be based upon earnings. Stocks on the move are ArQule Inc. (NASDAQ: ARQL), BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: BPAX), Bristol-Myers…
This is the Twitter-24/7 Wall St. market report for June 7, 2010. These tweets are a sign of which companies the Twitter universe is interested in. Is there there is wisdom in…
The caricature of best business practice, exemplified by private equity firms, large corporations, venture capital operations, and Ivy League graduates, is to be deliberate and slow when making decisions. Entrepreneurs and investment bankers…
MarketWatch: The Nikkei dropped 3.8%. Reuters: The euro dropped to a four-year low as investors exit risk. Reuters: Foxconn will up wages after suicides. Reuters: Economists expects a slowdown but not a…
Some predictions show the spill from the Deepwater Horizon wreck will extend up the East Coast and into the middle Atlantic by August. The current NOAA map shows the oil slick already…
Douglas A. McIntyre Updated throughout the day. Update 1:45 PM EST: Tellabs Inc. (NASDAQ: TLAB) is at risk of losing much of its AT&T business due to vendor consolidation (Barclays research downgrade). Shares down over…
Douglas A. McIntyre SJ 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…
The US Energy Information Agency has released its annual International Energy Outlook for 2010, and in contrast to its usually positive forecast for energy supply and demand, has seriously pulled back on…
American International Group, Inc. (NYSE: AIG) bankers have, according to Bloomberg, estimated that its Asian life insurance unit would be valued between $32 billion and $36 billion after an IPO. While perhaps…
Updated throughout the day. The former management team of KBC Alternative Investment Management will launch a hedge fund later this year (Financial News) BP plc (NYSE: BP) CEO Tony Hayward will be…
Douglas A. McIntyre This is the Twitter-24/7 Wall St. market report for June 3, 2010.These tweets are a sign of which companies the Twitter universe is interested in. Is there there is wisdom in crowds?
Government data provided by the NOAA shows that the oil from the Deepwater Horizon is moving rapidly to the east. The agency reported that NOAA scientists continue to generate surface oil trajectories. …
Douglas A. McIntyre Wall St. is starting to consider what the Gulf disaster will cost BP plc NYSE: BP) both in legal and liability costs and clean-up expenses. Some scientists believe that the leak cannot…
Reuters: G20 nations have no agreement on a bank levy. Reuters: Buffett’s testimony before the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission did little to change members’ views of the ratings agencies. Reuter: Facebook’s CEO…