Last Friday, we wrote about defensive stock havens for a crummy stock market. We also warned that in true market selling extremes there is no such thing as a true haven, and…
It’s yet another crummy day in the markets with roughly a 280 DJIA point drop before the closing bell went off. Bear Stearns added the most fuel at the end of the…
Stock Tickers: KO, MRK, PG, CAG, BUD, HRL, CL, MO, MCD, KFT, NVO, WTR If you are a long-term bull and aren’t feeling panic after seeing a huge down day (of over…
(ABT) Abbott Labs $0.69 EPS vs $0.68 estimate; guidance looks soft.(ASD) American Standard $0.84 EPS net, but $1.05 before items; estimates were $1.08. Spin-off/sale remains on track. (BLK) Blackrock $1.80 EPS vs…
Imperial Tobacco (ITY) is buying rival Altadis for almost $18 billion. The combination would create the largest tobacco company in Europe and largest cigar company in the world. The new company would…
Douglas A. McIntyre MONDAYMattel (NYSE:MAT)Novellus (NASDAQ:NVLS)Philips Electronics (NYSE:PHG/ADR)W.W. Grainger (NYSE:GWW) TUESDAYJohnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ)Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC)Merrill Lynch (NYSE:MER)Novartis (NYSE:NVS/ADR)Pharmaceutical Product Development (NASDAQ:PPDI)SLM Corp. (NYSE:SLR)State Street (NYSE:STT)Coca Cola (NYSE:KO)Wells fargo (NYSE:WFC)Yahoo! (NASDAQ:YHOO) WEDNESDAYAbbott Labs (NYSE:ABT)Altria…
According to Reuters, Australian conglomerate Wesfarmers bought retailer Coles for $18.8 billion, the largest buy-out in Australian history. Reuters writes that Virgin Media (VMED) is seeking a buyer, and Carlyle Group is…
Altria Group, Inc. (MO-NYSE) has announced a streamlining of operations to cut costs in a move that will result in a North Carolina manufacturing plant being closed by 2010. The Cabarrus, North…
Douglas A. McIntyre (BEXP) Brigham Exploration increased natural gas production guidance from 42-45MCF to 44-46MCF.(BLK) Blackrock will acquire the fund of funds business of Quellos for up to $1.7 Billion.(BSC) Bear Stearns has report in…
Stock Tickers: TYC, MS, F, CY, SPWR, TRB, KFT, MO, HB, ASD, EMC, DJ, AA, WY It is always interesting to see how short sellers treat shares of stocks that are undergoing…
Stock Tickers: AA, AIG, AXP, BA, C, CAT, DD, DIS, GE, GM, HD, HON, HPQ, IBK, JNJ, JPM, KO, MCD, MMM, MRK, MO, MRK, PFE, PG, T, UTX, VZ, WMT, XOM As…
"Never give a sucker an even break and never wise up a chump" — P.T. Barnum Krafts’s (KFT) shares are up 7% on a rumor that Nelso Peltz has bought 3% of…
According to Reuters, Home Depot (HD) weighed a cut in its credit rating against its decision to buy-back $22.5 billion in shares. Reuters writes that Yahoo! (YHOO) acquired sports site Rivals.com. Reuters…
Stock Tickers: MO, RAI, VGR, UST, BUD On tonight’s MAD MONEY on CNBC, Jim Cramer came out very positive on Vector Group Ltd. (VGR-NYSE). He noted that Carl Icahn is a big…
Stock Tickers: AAPL, YHOO, EBAY, LVLT, DNDN, NYX, AMZN, FWLT, GOOG,DELL, MSFT, INTC, C, RAD, SVNT, CSCO, MO, GS, HAL, DNDN On tonight’s MAD MONEY on CNBC, Jim Cramer featured his 500th…
