These are ten of the analyst calls we are focusing on this Monday morning in the early pre-market trading hours:Assured Guaranty Ltd. (NYSE: AGO) started as Buy at UBS.Broadcom (NASDAQ: BRCM) started…
According to Reuters, a new survey put Google (GOOG) first in reputation among US companies. Reuters reports that gas prices climbed to a record $4.10. Reuters writes that Bunge ((BG) will buy…
According to Reuters, volume sales are now the key to success for Apple’s (AAPL) new iPhone. Reuters reports that the head of Merrill Lynch (MER) supports ongoing regulatory access to data from…
Washington Mutual (WM) Concerns about the financial crisis burn like wildfire. Drops sharply to $6.14 from 52-week high of $44.19. AMBAC (ABK) Sells off to $2.02 after downgrades. The 52-week high was…
Meredith Whitney of Opperheimer covers financial stocks, but she clearly hates them. At least for the time being. She is no making the point that as MBIA (MBI) and Ambac (ABK) lose…
According to Reuters, a survey of sovereign wealth funds found concerns about their investment is overblown. Reuters reports that Verizon Wireless (VZ)(VOD) will buy Alltel for over $28 billion. Reuters reports that…
We have seen numerous transactions today in different FORM 4 filings where executives at both MBIA Inc. (NYSE: MBI) and AMBAC Financial Group Inc. (NYSE: ABK) have gone out into the open…
Douglas A. McIntyre According to Reuters, nuclear energy is beginning to make a comeback Reuters reports that Vodafone (VOD) said Verizon Wireless is in talks to buy Alltel. Reuters writes that Corporate Express will open…
Indevus Pharmaceuticals (IDEV) Bad news on drug trial. Falls to $1.21 from 52-week high of $8.22. Ambac (ABK) Possible downgrade by Moody’s. Drops to $2.45 from 52-week high of $89.33. MBIA (MBI)…
MBIA Inc. (NYSE: MBI) and AMBAC Financial Group Inc. (NYSE: ABK) are actually responsible for taking back some of today’s market gains. Actually, it is Moody’s Corp. (NYSE: MCO) that is responsible…
Moody’s (MCO) primary ratings unit gives Ambac (ABK) and MBIA (MBI) "Aaa" ratings. Those ratings were in trouble, but when the two companies raised capital, they kept their Good Housekeeping seals. It…
Douglas A. McIntyre Anyone who does not think that insurance regulators have done what they can to keep credit ratings high at Ambac (ABK) and MBIA (MBI) is a chump. With their tremendous losses and…
Douglas A. McIntyre According to Reuters, lenders and Clear Channel (CCU) have reached an agreement for an LBO of the company. Reuters writes that Carl Icahn may mount a proxy fight for control of Yahoo!…
The short interest in NYSE stocks hit a record for the March 31 period. The number compare to those on March 14. Shares short in banks and brokerages began to drop. Short…
Revenge is a dish best served cold. The former CEO of UBS (UBS), pushed out by the bank’s current chairman, has suggest that the huge financial firm be broken up. According to…
