This coming week will mark the earnings reports for two key household consumer stocks, both of which were supposed to be defensive. The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) reports earnings on Thursday and Pepsico,…
According to Reuters, the confidence of CEOs at Davos is low as the recession and credit crisis deepen. Reuters reports that Yahoo! (YHOO) slightly beat earnings but posted a weak forecast. Reuters…
David Paterson, the governor of New York State, will be attending the World Economic Forum in Davos this week, along with aides and several state troopers, sparking rumors that Switzerland is a…
Coca-Cola (KO) has decided to market its flagship product as a way for people beaten down by the recession to feel better about themselves and the world around them. The soft drink…
Douglas A. McIntyre According to Reuters, Citigroup (C) has begun the process of breaking itself into pieces. Reuters reports that Chrysler is in deal talks about selling assets to Renault or Magna. Reuters reports the…
According to Reuters, there may be another bubble in commodities prices. Reuters reports that the recession is hurting Japan’s economic sentiment and China’s industrial output. Reuters writes that Bush said the auto…
24/7 Wall St. will name its annual CEO of the Year later this week. The executive will be picked from a field of ten which we will profiled over the last ten…
PepsiCo, Inc. (NYSE: PEP) issued a statement this morning noting that the company would reaffirm its core guidance at the Morgan Stanley Global Consumer and Retail Conference. Pepsi is reaffirming its previously…
These are some of the top early bird downgrades or negative calls we have seen from analysts on Wall Street this Tuesday morning: Ascent Solar (ASTI) Cut to Underweight at JPMorgan. Coca-Cola…
These are some of the changes we have seen in the holdings of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A). We have consolidated these into groups and this group is alphabetical from…
The New York Times has a new writer, at least for a day. Warren Buffett has written an op-ed piece for the paper titled "Buy American. I Am." to shore up some…
Even if people are feeling poor or are poor, they can still buy a soft drink. Coca-Cola (KO) proved that today with strong earnings. It is extremely good news for companies which…
Traders and investors alike love to look for stocks that are going to run up with a strong market. Yesterday was a record DJIA point move and today we have at least…
These are some of the top downgrades we have seen this Monday morning with about 2 hours until the open: Adobe Systems (ADBE) Cut to Market Perform at FBR. AMB Property (AMB)…
You know it’s a rough day in the market when even defensive stocks are weak or mixed. We are at least seeing a mixed bag from some of these. But the trend…
