At mid-year, there was a great deal of excitement about the market’s changing and positive impression of GE (GE). The shares had moved from under $34 to $42.15. The nice run was…
Douglas A. McIntyre As 2008 looks a more shaky year and one that the stock market looks like it is trying to price in a recession, there may be one victim: the share repurchase plans…
No on watches Fox Business. Perhaps a few agoraphobics and people who are unemployed. According to The New York Times, the average number of people watching Fox Business on weekdays is 6,300.…
The Blackstone (BX) and GE (GE) buy-out of mortgage and vehicle leasing company PHH fell apart. The reason given was lack of availability of financing. In truth, PHH (PHH) is in a…
2007 was one volatile year and for now it appears that will be the norm for at least the start of 2008. Everyone’s favorite market pundit or least liked pundit is obviously…
The Dogs of the Dow aren’t necessarily the worst performers of the prior year, but they pay the highest the dividend yields. We wanted to review the 10 Dogs of the Dow…
Berkshire Hathaway (BRKA) has over $43 billion in cash on its balance sheet. It could buy most US public companies without borrowing a dime. Berkshire’s chief, Warren Buffett could put his money…
Merrill Lynch (NYSE: MER) raised some $6.2 Billion today, or at least up to that amount, and that is not inclusive of the unit sale to General Electric (NYSE:GE). The breakdown is…
Douglas A. McIntyre General Electric (NYSE: GE) is acquiring most of Merrill Lynch Capital, which is the unit of Merrill Lynch (NYSE: MER) wholly-owned middle-market commercial finance business. Unfortunately the financial terms are not disclosed. …
Douglas A. McIntyre Since it is year-end, we wanted to compile a list of the 2008 likely Dogs of the Dow. We included Friday’s closing prices for each DJIA component and we also gave the…
Perhaps GE (GE) unit CNBC should let Fox Business succeed or fail on its own merits. Threatening guests who appear on Fox with banning them from CNBC seems a bit thuggish. In…
Douglas A. McIntyre No one is giving out figures on how well the new Fox Business channel is doing on cable. And, rival CNBC is not saying anything either. But, online Fox has made a…
According to Reuters, the Fed is considering more actions to improve liquidty issues in the economy and announcements could come as early as today. On proposal would include a new liquidity facility…
Today, energy industry sage T. Boone Pickens was opening his new facilities for LNG conversion to fuel in California for his Clean Energy Fuels Inc. (NASDAQ: CLNE). He came on CNBC and…
General Electric (NYSE: GE) is conducting its ANNUAL OUTLOOK MEETING today and there is really some fodder in here for bulls and bears alike. The numbers and targets are impressive for a…
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