Reuters reports that UPS (UPS) is trying to buy Dutch rival TNT Reuters writes that credit unions are being hit by mortgage market problems. Reuters reports that GATX (GMT) is offering over…
After Wal-Mart (WMT) announced its outstanding June numbers, Wall St. said the company was actually “recession proof”. Consumers, beat down by high gas and commodities prices, could turn to Wal-Mart to get…
The big theory after Wal-Mart (WMT) announced its June same-store sales was that the company was recession-proof. People were going from higher-priced retailers to Wal-Mart to save money because the economy was…
According to Reuters, the Fed will sit tight on rates as oil prices moderate. Reuters writes that Verizon (VZ) labor talks have continued past their dealine. Reuters reports that Chrysler renewed its…
Most of the executives at Siemens (SI) are being dragged off in handcuffs as part of the prosecutions in the company’s bribery scandal. But, the few managers who remain are doing a…
Douglas A. McIntyre GE (GE) has elected not to sell any of its really core assets. Instead, it has elected to resturcture its major divisions and shuffle management. The move may work, but it could…
Douglas A. McIntyre Vital Signs Inc. (NASDAQ: VITL) is going to gap way up this morning. The company is being acquired by General Electric Co. for $860 million in cash, which comes to $74.50 per…
Douglas A. McIntyre On tonight’s MAD MONEY on CNBC, Jim Cramer came out talking up the aspects of General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE). Cramer discussed how it is winning in financial services while others are…
Douglas A. McIntyre Google’s (GOOG) earnings disappointed Wall St. and pushed the stock down nearly 8%, but the message from the numbers is more profound than a little shortfall. Google’s net was up 35%. The…
24/7 Wall St. recently listed The 25 Most Valuable Blogs. Two have been sold. Ars Technica was acquired by Conde Nast for about what we estimated. The 24/7 price tag was $15…
Newly-minted legend says that short-selling put Bear Stearns out of business and has swamped the stock prices of Lehman (LEH), Fannie Mae (FNM), and Freddie Mac (FRE). To keep evil from further…
Robert Noyce, the creator of the big idea that became Intel (INTC), died in 1990 when he was 62. He never saw the company make it to the big time, since the…
Everyone has seen the report from General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) regarding Friday’s earnings. This report and the current situation remains a glass half-full and a glass half-empty depending upon your time…
Douglas A. McIntyre Twenty-seven of the Dow components are down. And, three are playing defense in an brutal market: Coca-Cola (KO), GE (GE), and Caterpillar (CAT). Each of these is up a modest amount. With…
Twenty-seven of the Dow components are down. And, three are playing defense in an brutal market: Coca-Cola (KO), GE (GE), and Caterpillar (CAT). Each of these is up a modest amount. With…
