Reuters: The head of a Congressional watchdog committee is pushing for a consumer protection agency. Reuters: China defended its export policies against a WTO complaint. Reuters: Citigroup (C) intends to raise the…
Reuters: Obama proposed sweeping reform for financial industry. Reuters: A number of large banks repaid TARP. (JPM)(GS)(BBT)(COP)(STT)(AXP)(USB) Reuters: Consumer prices show inflation is in check. Reuters: China could still be a big…
Word is out that the Dow Jones Indexes team is set to release the name of the replacement for General Motors (NYSE: GM) in the Dow Jones Industrial Average. We have heard…
The bets are on that General Motors Corp. (NYSE: GM) is done as far as the current stock is concerned. While it seems that the equity holders of today will keep 1%…
According to Reuters, Obama set out his goals in an address before Congress. Reuters reports that UAW leaders are urging members to vote for the new Ford (F) contract. Reuters reports that…
According to Reuters, JPMorgan (JPM) cuts its dividend. Reuters reports that AIG (AIG) got bids from Met Life and Axa for its life unit. Reuters says that healthcare spending is taking a…
Medical devices was supposed to be recession-proof, or at least was supposed to be recession-resistant. But we have seen over and over how this notion has not been the case. Medtronic Inc.…
Douglas A. McIntyre Generally speaking, we do not like to bring CEOs back from a past "list of CEOs to go." James Tobin of Boston Scientific Corp. (NYSE: BSX) has somehow managed to hang on…
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…
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health funded a study which is showing further evidence to support the use of drug eluting stents over bare metal stents in heart attack patients. This study…
According to Reuters, policy makers around the world are trying to deal with the fact that the economy is moving into a deep recession. Reuters writes that Google (GOOG) exceeded forecasts and…
There is one critical aspect to the stock market that pertains to American International Group (NYSE: AIG) which has been given less coverage because of the media’s focus on the turmoil in…
We saw another exciting week full of news for key developments in drug stocks, biotech stocks, medical device stocks, and other companies involved in various aspects of health care and medicine. Below…
With the trading year almost half over and results from the first quarter out, 24/7 Wall St. has created the latest installment of its Ten Worst Managed Companies In America list. This…
These are ten of the analyst calls we are focusing on this morning: Central Garden (NASDAQ: CENT) raised to Buy at Piper Jaffray. China Sunergy (NASDAQ: CSUN) raised to Hold at Jefferies.…
