John Rockefeller of Standard Oil, Alfred Sloan of GM (GM), and Gerald Swope of GE (GE)created the structure of the modern conglomerate. Diversification was meant to cushion economic blows. Being in five,…
According to Reuters, a House committee advanced the economic stimulus bill. Reuters reports that China’s GDP growth slowed. Reuters reports that exports from Japan dropped sharply. Reuters writes that Sony (SNE) warned…
General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) briefly hit a new 52-week low earlier this morning. What is interesting is that there has been no support of the stock heading into Friday morning’s earnings…
Douglas A. McIntyre Once the bluest of the blue chips, General Electric (NYSE: GE) can not seem to get a break anymore. Today, analysts at UBS slapped a "Short Term Sell" on GE, saying the…
Douglas A. McIntyre This week is the launch of earnings season, and we have outlined the companies which we believe will have the largest impact on their sector or on the overall market. Johnson &…
Fox Business has been sending us PR alerts off and on for the last several business days. Usually the editors here would find them helpful. We are not allowed to watch financial…
The UAW and GM’s (GM) creditors are making the great auto company bailout a process that will funnel money into Detroit for years beyond the March 31 deadline which has been set…
According to Bloomberg, GE (GE) may layoff as many as 11,000 people at its financial unit. "General Electric Co.’s finance arm may cut 7,500 to 11,000 jobs, or at least 10 percent…
Douglas A. McIntyre According to Reuters, Citigroup (C) has begun the process of breaking itself into pieces. Reuters reports that Chrysler is in deal talks about selling assets to Renault or Magna. Reuters reports the…
General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) gave us a trader and volume spike alert earlier this morning. The weakness today is being tied to a Barclays research note predicting that GE 4Q earnings…
Douglas A. McIntyre For the latest reported period, ending December 31, short sellers did not make any notable moves in or out of tech, financials, or industrial shares. What they did do was take impressively…
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) (NYSE: BRK-B) does not go for short-term gains, and short-term losses are part of the game for investing. Warren Buffett has even told employees to only to…
According to Reuters, Alcoa (AA) will fire more than 13,000 people. Reuters reports that Apple (AAPL) disappointed with no Jobs or big announcements at Macworld. Reuters reports that GM (GM) says government…
It looks like we have our most likely candidates for the "Dogs of the Dow" for 2009. This is often misunderstood as an investment vehicle. These are the 10 highest dividend-yielding stocks…
Most people who are in business put making a profit above maintaining a good image. They would like their customers to think well of them because it drives sales. But, being a…