Colgate Palmolive (NYSE:CL) is the next likely consumer products company that will get a takeover offer. There have been rumors recently that Reckitt Benckiser, based in the UK, might be the acquirer, but the firm…
There are a number of ways to rank brand values. One of the most important is the level at which a brand contributes to the market value of a public company. 24/7…
American Eagle Outfiters Inc. (NYSE: AEO) hit a yearly high of $18.08 after the clothing vendor announced that it had raised its 3Q09 EPS estimate to $0.24-$0.26 from $0.22-$0.25. Anheuser-Busch InBev…
These are this Friday’s top analyst upgrades, initiations, and positive research calls seen early from Wall Street: American Axle (NYSE: AXL) Raised to Overweight at Barclays. Brocade (NASDAQ: BRCD) Started as Outperform…
Wasn’t it just last week that we were up eight days in a row on the DJIA? And now we have a sell-the-news reaction to the recent growth numbers. Maybe it is…
Who needs Advil when it is more expensive than aspirin and probably does no better at reducing pain? Who needs Starbucks (SBUX) when Maxwell House has just as much caffeine? A new…
Word is out that the Dow Jones Indexes team is set to release the name of the replacement for General Motors (NYSE: GM) in the Dow Jones Industrial Average. We have heard…
The bets are on that General Motors Corp. (NYSE: GM) is done as far as the current stock is concerned. While it seems that the equity holders of today will keep 1%…
Investors flock to defensive stocks in times of trouble and and when they worry, assuming they look to stay in the market when they are worried. But if the trend here continues,…
If consumer spending on inexpensive items is supposed to be a foreshadowing of an improving economy, better days are still a long way off. Unilever, one of the largest consumer goods companies…
According to Reuters, lenders will object to the Chrysler Chapter 11 filing. Reuters reports that Switzerland is asking US a court to halt a case against UBS (UBS). Reuters reports that SMFG will buy…
It’s another rough trading day in the stock market. It is bad enough that the DJIA is down over 3% to decade lows and under 7,000… But even almost all of the…
Layoffs at big companies are so common now that it is novel when a day goes by without Microsoft (MSFT), Caterpillar (CAT), or Macy’s (MC) letting thousands of people go. There are…
There are an extremely small number of companies which are likely to do relatively well during the recession, either because they are the market share leaders in their industries by a wide…
According to Reuters, Republican may keep fighting Obama on the stimulus package. Reuters reports that Roche dropped its bid on Genentech (DNA) to $42 billion. Reuters writes that the Administration will release…
