According to Reuters, a bailout of US car companies gained support in Congress as GM (GM) and Chrysler said they needed money immediately to stay in business. Reuters reports that Merrill will…
It takes all kinds to make a world. Trip Chowdhry of Global Equities Research may not be very bright, but he is intrepid. According to an account in Barron’s, the analyst thinks…
Douglas A. McIntyre Microsoft (MSFT) is well along in talks to control and eventually buy Yahoo!’s (YHOO) search business for $20 billion, according to a report in the Times of London. AllThingsDigital says no such…
Clearwire Corporation (NASDAQ:CLWR) will be trading with the "CLWRD" ticker for the first 20 trading days. While many ticker changes are not good, this one is. Clearwire and Sprint Nextel Corporation (NYSE:…
Google’s (GOOG) obscene five years of hyper-growth may be coming to an end. So far, the evidence of that in only anecdotal. Here and there advertisers are saying that the search engine…
Douglas A. McIntyre According to MarketWatch, shares in Rio Tinto (RTP) dropped 40% after BHP Billiton (BHP) dropped its offer for the company. According to Reuters, Citigroup’s (C) assurances that it did not need capital…
These are the top analyst downgrades and negative analyst calls we are seeing this Friday morning: Autodesk (ADSK) Cut to Neutral at Baird. BE Aerospace (BEAV) Cut To Market Perform at FBR.…
According to Reuters, Citigroup (C) is weighing options including a sale. Reuters reports that oil moved to a three-and-a-half year low. Reuters writes that Fannie Mae (FNM) and Freddie Mac (FRE) are…
Google (GOOG) is sending spies to Procter & Gamble (PG) to see how the big package goods company makes marketing plans and spends its $8 billion advertising budget. That is a lot…
According to Reuters, Toyota (TM) cut production and Nissan was downbeat about its prospects. Reuters reports that if a new CEO at Yahoo! (YHOO) wants to be well-regarded by shareholders, he or…
From the day that Yahoo! (YHOO) walked away from a takeover bid by Microsoft (MSFT) to the day that the portal company could not report good earnings to the day that a…
China search engine company Baidu (BIDU) is trading down on heavy volume, perhaps due to competition with Google (GOOG). Details…. A-Power Energy Generation Systems (APWR) diving. Details… United Therapeutics (UTHR) hammered due…
According to Reuters, Japan has fallen into a recession. Reuters writes that the top seven executives at Goldman Sachs (GS) will take no bonuses. Reuters reports that a poll showed that many…
According to Reuters, concerns about the global economy are growing as the G20 nations are meeting. Reuters says that Congress challenged banks on how they would use bailout funds. Reuters reports that…
According to Reuters, Japan will supply money to the IMF. Reuters reports that Citigroup (C) is looking at buying Chevy Chase Bank. Reuters reports that the US may need to insure wholesale…