6:14pm ET
Media
Cramer Goes MO MO on Defensive (MO, RAI)
On tonight’s MAD MONEY on CNBC, Jim Cramer said that despite this being one of the worst markets he’s seen in his career he wants you to stay in the game. He…
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Investing
NYSE Short Interest In Banks And Retailers Rises (WB)(MBI)(SLM)(CC)(C)(MO)(F)(TWX)(EMC)
Short interest of stocks listed on the NYSE as of December 31 showed that retailers and financial companies had sharp increases when compared to the figures on December 14. Shares sold short…
11:20am ET
Investing
Share Buybacks Not Slowing Everywhere (DELL, CSCO, MO, GE, TXN, GS, MSFT, PG)
As 2008 looks a more shaky year and one that the stock market looks like it is trying to price in a recession, there may be one victim: the share repurchase plans…
11:46pm ET
Media
Cramer Chooses Among Dogs of Dow For Appreciation & Preservation (DOW, VZ, T, MO, BMY)
On tonight’s MAD MONEY on CNBC, Jim Cramer wanted to look for stocks with both appreciation potential that also offer capital preservation. He, just like us, believes we are starting to price…
6:09am ET
Investing
As Dividend Cuts Rise, Some Companies May Increase Pay-Out
A number of experts say that companies, especially financial services firms, will cut dividends in 2008. CNN Money writes that "dividend cuts or suspensions will continue to pick up among financial services…
7:20pm ET
Media
Cramer Buy, Sell, Hold Calls For 2008 On His 2007 Picks (GS, MO, HAL, CSCO, AAPL, NYX, BMRN, RAD, LVLT)
On tonight’s MAD MONEY on CNBC, Jim Cramer came out and wanted to give his BUY, SELL, or HOLD recommendations on his Top 9 Picks from 2007 now that we are into…
6:27pm ET
Media
Cramer Reviews 2007 Into 2008 (AUY, ABX, BMRN, HAL, AAPL, MO, SVNT, RIMM, GOOG, AMZN, RAD, LVLT, NYX, CSCO)
On tonight’s MAD MONEY on CNBC, Jim Cramer kicked off 2008 by being somewhat cautious on the volatility in 2008. Cramer said he wants to Add gold to the portfolio with Barrick…
12:21pm ET
Investing
Defensive Stocks For 2008 From 247WallSt.Com (PEP, KO, BUD, MCD, YUM, RAI, MO, PG, JNJ, PFE, MRK)
We are updating our list of tier-one Defensive Stocks since so many of these stocks have run up and since lists need continual updating. Our originally updated list of tier one defensive…
8:01am ET
Media
Backward & Forward, Cramer In 2007 To 2008
2007 was one volatile year and for now it appears that will be the norm for at least the start of 2008. Everyone’s favorite market pundit or least liked pundit is obviously…
7:02am ET
Investing
247WallSt.com’s Dogs of the Dow Targets, Projections & Forecasts for 2008 (C, PFE, T, VZ, MO, GM, DD, JPM, GE, HD)
The Dogs of the Dow aren’t necessarily the worst performers of the prior year, but they pay the highest the dividend yields. We wanted to review the 10 Dogs of the Dow…
9:14am ET
Investing
2008 Dogs of the Dow (C, PFE, T, VZ, MO, GM, DD, JPM, GE, HD)
Since it is year-end, we wanted to compile a list of the 2008 likely Dogs of the Dow. We included Friday’s closing prices for each DJIA component and we also gave the…
5:53am ET
Banking, finance, and taxes
Some Investment Advice For Dubai (YHOO)(HD)(GE)(MO)(DELL)
Now that Dubai International Capital has bought a piece of Sony (SNE), it must have a lot more capital to spread around. A shopping list: Yahoo! (YHOO) The stock is still down…
3:48pm ET
Health and Healthcare
Does Big Tobacco Actually Love Pfizer’s Anti-Smoking ‘Chantix’ Pill? (MO, RAI, PFE)
Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) is seeing additional pressure this afternoon. Apparently the FDA said it is looking into reports that Pfizer has sent out an "early communications notice" to doctors warning them to monitor…
12:08pm ET
Investing
Defensive Stocks Show Rotation Out of Tech (PEP, KO, BUD, TAP, KFT, CAG, CPB, HRL, MCD, MO, VGR, RAI, PG, CL, MRK, JNJ, NVO)
The markets haven’t fallen apart after yesterday’s 360 point dive on the DJIA, but we are still trading a tad lower today. Now that Cisco Systems is showing you can’t just automatically…
12:30pm ET
Investing
Defensive Stocks Show No Panic Rotation (PEP, KO, BUD, TAP, KFT, CAG, CPB, HRL, MCD, MO, VGR, RAI, PG, CL, MRK, JNJ, NVO)
With the markets down so much today on the financial stock fallout after the Citi downgrade/concern and with oil stocks listing lower after the Exxon miss, we wanted to show a brief…