Media Digest 7/2/2010
Reuters: Maria Cantwell (D-WA) will support the Senate financial reform bill, giving Democrats a boost. Reuters: Automakers had a setback in June, an indication that the industry is facing slow growth. Reuters: …
Reuters: Maria Cantwell (D-WA) will support the Senate financial reform bill, giving Democrats a boost. Reuters: Automakers had a setback in June, an indication that the industry is facing slow growth. Reuters: …
These are some of the top analyst research calls with upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street firms this Thursday morning: AFLAC Incorporated (NYSE: AFL) Raised to Outperform at KBW. AmeriCredit…
Dell board member William H. Gray III, who runs the company’s Governance and Nominating committee, has a problem. He needs to replace CEO Michael Dell, but replacing a company’s founder is hard.…
Reuters: The financial reform bill may be delayed until mid-July. Reuters: The storm in the Gulf may delay oil clean-up. Reuters: Oil fell to $77. Reuters: Baidu Inc (NASDAQ: BIDU) will hire…
Many stocks are on the move this morning, only a few of which are on earnings, and the moves feel a bit odd this morning compared to many other days. BP plc…
Reuters: The yuan rose after China’s flexibility announcement. Reuters: The amount of the Gulf spill could be up to 100,000 barrels a day. Reuters: The government has no easy way out if…
These are some of this Thursday’s top analyst calls with upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research notes: Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) Started as Buy at Janney (late yesterday). Amazon.com…
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,…
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…
Michael Dell, founder of Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL), will not go to jail for his own misdeeds of those of his company. It appears that the tech firm will dodge a bullet…
Reuters: The US is stepping up the pressure on BP plc (NYSE: BP) as the government doubles spill estimates. Reuters: Geithner says US patience on the yuan is disappearing. Reuters: China factory…
The Semiconductor Industry Association reports that it expects chip sales to surge by almost 30% this year, with global revenue reaching $291 billion. Its projections for growth in 2011 and 2012 are…
Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) is a lost company by the count of many investors. Gone are the hay-day gains of the company with new PC’s selling like hotcakes as everyone in America…
Apple, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) announced that sales of its iPad tablet have gone above tw0 million less than 60 days after the product was launched on April 3. Late last week, the…
Hewlett-Packard’s (NYSE: HPQ) plan to dominate the global hardware business is working. It has a huge line of PCs and servers along with software and tech consulting arms to get a foot…