Reuters: CIT (CIT) is rushing to get financing before its goes bankrupt. Reuters: Bank earnings are boosting recovery hopes. Reuters: IBM (IBM) hiked its full-year outlook. Reuters: Google’s (GOOG) quarterly results were…
Reuters: Investors are putting money into emerging markets except Eastern Europe. Reuters: Stanford will go to court for a $8 billion fraud allegation. Reuters: RIM’s (RIMM) outlook disappointed. Reuters: CEOs at bailed out…
Over the past week, the 24/7 Wall St.–The Channel Checkers poll surveyed Harley Davidson dealers. We asked the following questions: 1. What is the best selling motorcycle model right now? 2. Are they sold out of…
Douglas A. McIntyre This weekend will mark the annual shareholder meeting for Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) (NYSE: BRK-B). In the past, this has been considered the Financial Woodstock. But this is a much different…
Over the past week, the 24/7 Wall St.–The Channel Checkers surveyed 30 Harley Davidson dealers across the United States to track sales trends of Harley Davidson motorcycles. We asked the following questions:…
Douglas A. McIntyre We have already seen at least one major upside surprise in earnings season for the Q1-2009 period. But we have many major companies which are expected to report earnings this week that…
In this horrible market, dividends have been one of the few saviors for investors. But the latest trend of big-name companies slashing their dividend is concerning. Sadly, this trend will likely grow.…
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) was one of the investors in Harley-Davidson Inc’s (NYSE: HOG) offering of $600 million of senior unsecured notes. The company is raising funds for the…
Today’s market looked more like an advanced yo-yo session rather than a regular stock market trading day. Since stocks gapped down so much, there were many new names on the list of…
Harley-Davidson, Inc. (NYSE: HOG) is looking about as ugly as you could expect. The motorcycle manufacturer posted dismal earnings, announced a factory mothballing, and announced layoffs. This doesn’t just throw 2009 into…
Douglas A. McIntyre These are some of the top upgrades and positive calls we have seen from analysts on Wall Street this Wednesday morning: American Axle (AXL) Raised to Hold from Sell at Deutsche Bank.…
These are some of the top early bird upgrades and downgrades we have seen from Wall Street analysts this Monday morning: Agilent (NYSE: A) Raised to Outperform at Baird. Gentex (NASDAQ: GNTX)…
Covering any part of the positives in this market has been literally as rewarding as jumping in the bear cage with the bears at the zoo. We have been refraining from doing…
Harley-Davidson, Inc. (NYSE: HOG) posted its earnings results for the fourth quarter at $0.78 EPS, a drop of more than 19% compared to Q4-2006; revenues were $1.39 Billion, down almost 8% from…
Douglas A. McIntyre The big US companies with the weakest prospects have sold off by as much as 50% over the few months. But, because some of them have powerful brands, large customer bases, and…
