Media Digest (8/29/2010) Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
LG Display (NYSE: LPL) cuts capital expenditures as demand for LCD screens is hurt by tablet PC sales. (Reuters) Samsung to delay its tablet launch in the U.S. because of IP lawsuits…
LG Display (NYSE: LPL) cuts capital expenditures as demand for LCD screens is hurt by tablet PC sales. (Reuters) Samsung to delay its tablet launch in the U.S. because of IP lawsuits…
Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) may spin off its PC business because it bought enterprise software firm Autonomy for $10.3 billion. (Reuters) News Corp. (NASDAQ: NWS) begins to prepare for the possibility that James…
Farm equipment maker Deere & Co. (NYSE: DE) reported fiscal third quarter EPS of $1.69 this morning, just $0.02 better than analysts’ consensus estimate. Revenue totaled $8.37 billion, significantly better than expectations…
A sell-off of major bank stocks and sovereign securities makes it likely that France and Germany will determine the short-term future of the eurozone in upcoming meetings. (Reuters) Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) makes…
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…
Banks object to plans that would allow regulators to clawback pay if a bank becomes troubled and has to be liquidated (Reuters) Geithner has not told The White House he wants to…
U.S. investors are now getting a Renminbi (Yuan) and bond fund to invest in via an open-ended mutual fund structure. An announcement has been made by Guinness Atkinson Asset Management that it…
Markets expressed concerned about what the Fed will do as QE2 ends. (Reuters) Lloyd’s new CEO may cut 15,000 jobs. (Reuters) Asia will press Lagarde to keep promises she gave while seeking…
If you have been watching shares of Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT), you might be tricked into believing that the global growth story is done. With shares down around $99.00 this morning, its…
Did you heed the call “Sell in May and Go Away!” this year? It turns out that as of mid-day we now have nearly half of the 30 Dow Jones Industrial Average…
Jon OggMany Dow Jones Industrial Average stocks have just recently sold off more than 10% and many are almost at that key 10% sell-off mark. Historically investors have used 10% as the…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Friday morning. AETNA Inc. (NYSE: AET) Raised to Buy at Citigroup. Altria Group…
Jon OggCertainly by now you have heard the term “Sell in May and go away!” This was just one of the ten reasons that we noted why investors might need to worry about…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Monday morning. AAR Corporation (NYSE: AIR) Maintained Outperform as Bull of the Day at…
Today’s report on commodities begins with some sobering news from Chinese steel makers and some roaring news from a maker of heavy equipment. Lumber prices remain low, but arabica coffee beans are…