Media Digest 5/7/2010
Reuters: Stocks fell in Asia and Europe as the pound and euro fell. Reuters: The GOP’s attempt to kill a consumer watchdog program was not successful. Reuters: The Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE:…
Reuters: Stocks fell in Asia and Europe as the pound and euro fell. Reuters: The GOP’s attempt to kill a consumer watchdog program was not successful. Reuters: The Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE:…
NOAA is restricting fishing for a minimum of 10 days in federal waters most affected by the BP oil spill, largely between Louisiana state waters at the mouth of the Mississippi River…
These are some of this Thursday morning’s top analyst research calls seen in upgrades, downgrades, and initiations: Actuant Corp. (NYSE: ATU) Raised to Outperform at Wells Fargo. BP plc (NYSE: BP) Called…
MarketWatch: Asia shares were off by 2%. Reuters: Riots against austerity measures continued n Greece. Reuters: US regulators want to increase supervision of broadband. Reuters: The Fed’s Rosengren says rates must stay…
Executives at Devon Energy Corp. (NYSE:DVN) are probably congratulating themselves on their foresight this week. The company has spent the last year divesting itself of virtually all its assets in the Gulf…
It may seem impossible to believe, particularly after two days of a bad broad tape, but investors and traders alike are treating BP plc (NYSE: BP) as if the worst of the…
Many stocks are on the move this morning, and not all from earnings. The top day trader and active trader alerts are in American Capital, Ltd. (NASDAQ: ACAS), Beazer Homes USA Inc.…
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) will benefit from a law passed after the Exxon Valdez incident which capped the liability for oil spills at $75 million. BP says it will still bear the costs…
Reuters: Calm water is helping manage the Gulf oil spill. Reuters: April retail sales should be up in a sign of consumer recovery. Reuters: The US is questioning Johnson & Johnson’s (NYSE:…
There are many pre-market movers this morning, and most are still from earnings but not all… Those on the move this morning include Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (NYSE: BZH), BHP Billiton Ltd.…
This is the Twitter-24/7 Wall St. market report for May 4, 2010. These tweets are a sign of which companies the Twitter universe is interested in. Is there there is wisdom in…
Reuters: The Senate will begin to vote on the financial reform bill. Reuters: Regulators are considering an antitrust case against Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) Reuters: Tensions between Germany and France over the Greek…
We have many after-hours movers. Some are earnings related, and some are not. Movers in the after-hours session include Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (NYSE: BZH), BP plc (NYSE: BP), Federal Signal Corporation…
The crude oil leak caused by the explosion and sinking of BP plc’s (NYSE:BP) Deepwater Horizon semi-submersible rig continues to pump about 5,000 b/d into the waters of the Gulf of Mexico.…