According to Reuters, the Senate will return to auto bailout talks this week. Reuters reports that Merrill Lynch (MER) CEO Thain is seeking his $10 million bonus. Reuters reports that unsold cars…
24/7 Wall St. will name its annual CEO of the Year next week. The executive will be picked from a field of ten which we will profile this week The CEOs are…
PCs. cell phone, and video games. Winners every year. Rock solid growth driving remarkable industry earnings. Nokia (NOK), RIM (RIMM), and PALM (PALM) have destroyed the hope that 2009 will be a…
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…
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…
Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) had spoiled any surprise about its earnings by telegraphing the numbers weeks ago. It made good on its promises. HP posted financial results for its fourth fiscal quarter ended Oct.…
Douglas A. McIntyre Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) is expected to report earnings after the close of trading today. Last week, the company gave guidance which was ahead of plan and gave guidance farther out on the…
Douglas A. McIntyre Most executives spend their careers trying to get noticed, both as a way to achieve promotion and to bolster their reputations which they hope will be remembered long after they retire. Mention…
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…
Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE: HPQ) is trying to save technology stocks this morning all on its own. Or that is how it seems with its guidance. The company issued preliminary guidance for its…
John Thompson, the head of Symantec (SYMC), "stepped down" yesterday. Hector Ruiz recently vacated the CEO’s office at AMD (AMD). The head of Sun (JAVA), Jonathan Schwartz, will probably be gone soon.…
Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) is set to report earnings this Thursday. The stock broke under the $10.00 barrier on Thursday before recovering handily. In fact, as it briefly went under $9.00 Thursday…
It is rare when a company warns about its Q4 numbers on November 12. That made Intel’s (INTC) announcement about the final quarter of the year all the more shocking. Intel said…
Over the last year, Google’s (GOOG) shares have dropped from $724.80 to just above $300. There is an argument to be made that they could go much lower, perhaps down to $250.…
Bringing Michael Dell back to run the company he founded seems to be making things worse. Last week, Dell (DELL) said it would have to cut more costs and even made the…
