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Media
Media Digest 11/5/2008 Obama Wins, Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Reuters
According to Reuters, Obama won the race for US president Reuters reports that stock index futures were steady after the Obama win.
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Media
Media Digest 11/4/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
According to Reuters, Australia cut key interest rates. Reuters reports that a large Goldman Sachs (GS) fund lost $1 billion in the first ten months of the year. Reuters writes that the…
2:46am ET
Media
Media Digest 10/28/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
According to Reuters, GM (GM) and Chrysler have asked the government for $10 billion to close their merger. Reuters reports that Boeing (BA) and its machinists have entered into a tentative labor…
6:55am ET
Investing
Top Pre-Market Analyst Upgrades (AOC, BAC, CR, DOV, FSLR, HPT, MMM, MMC, MA, SPWRA, TROW, V, WU)
These are some of the top analyst upgrades we are seeing in early hours of pre-market trading this Tuesday morning: AON Corp. (AOC) Raised to Buy at Goldman Sachs Bank Of America…
6:01am ET
Retail
Consumer Walked Out On Economy In September (MA)
Economists thought the consumer was heading toward the exits. Actually, based on new data, he left the building. According to Reuters, the Mastercard Advisors service reported that "Overall September apparel sales fell…
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Media
Media Digest 10/7/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
According to Reuters, Bank of America (BAC) reported weak earnings and cut its dividend. Reuters reports that Wells Fargo (WFC) and Citigroup (C) agreed to drop litigation for now and negotiate over…
6:32am ET
Investing
Early-Bird Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (DKS, IDXX, MA, WIT, ACS, ADP, CHT, FMCN, NT, PTI, TSS)
These are some of the upgrades and downgrades we are seeing from Wall Street this Tuesday morning: Dick’s Sporting Goods (DKS) Raised to Outperform at Baird. IDEXX Laboratories (IDXX) Started as Buy…
5:14am ET
Banking, finance, and taxes
The Mayhem In Bank Earnings Is Not Over (WM)(WB)(JPM)(AXP)(V)(MA)
Wall St. cheered what seemed to be withering results from Washington Mutual (WM) and Wachovia (WB). WaMu lost $3.3 billion and reserved $3.7 billion to handle loan losses. Wachovia lost $9 billion…
7:06am ET
Banking, finance, and taxes
MasterCard & American Express Settle Litigation (MA, AXP)
MasterCard Incorporated (NYSE: MA) has just announced it has reached an agreement to settle its outstanding litigation with American Express (NYSE: AXP). The company says the tax-affected net present value of the…
2:36pm ET
Banking, finance, and taxes
Visa IPO: Traders Use Member Banks & Owners As Back Door Plays (V, AXP, MA, DFS, JPM, BAC, NCC, WFC, C, USB)
Tonight we are going to get the highly awaited VISA, Inc. initial public offering. This one has been on the books since November 2007 and we have previously noted that this was…
7:05am ET
Investing
Top 10 Pre-Market Analyst Calls (ADP, MKTX, MA, NVO, OXY, OVTI, PAYX, PCG, RAD, TER)
These are not the only analyst calls this morning, but these are the calls that 247WallSt.com is focusing on early this Tuesday morning: Automatic Data (NYSE: ADP) downgraded to Neutral from Buy…
9:53am ET
Banking, finance, and taxes
Is Bigger Better In VISA IPO? (V, MA, DFS, AXP)
Visa Inc. submitted another amendment to their IPO filing this morning. The IPO could now be the largest in history, with a proposed maximum aggregate amount in securities listed as more than…
9:47am ET
Investing
Birinyi’s Top Equity Holdings (MO, AAPL, CVX, DE, XOM, GS, GOOG, MA, SLB, UTX)
Laszlo Birinyi of Birinyi Associates, Inc. is one of the more frequently watched portfolio managers by the public. The reason is not that he is one of the largest fund managers. But…
7:52am ET
Investing
Top 10 Pre-Market Analyst Calls (BWLD, CMI, TEX, HTZ, LDK, MA, MPWR, MNST, SNCR, ULTI, WYNN)
These are not the only impact analyst calls, but these are the top research calls that 247WallSt.com is focusing on pre-market this Thursday: Buffalo Wild Wings (BWLD) started as Underweight at J.P.Morgan.…
7:43am ET
Investing
Top 10 Pre-Market Analyst Calls (APD, PX, AMX, GOL, MA, MMM, UTX, MEDX, NEM, UBS, VIP, WWY)
These are not at all the only analyst calls being covered or making an impact in stocks this morning, but these are the ones 247WallSt.com is focusing on initially this morning: Air…