12:00pm ET
Investing
The Ten Brands That Will Disappear In 2010
24/7 Wall St. has prepared its list of the ten brands that will disappear in 2010. This list is based on a review of each firm’s financial situation and other operating data,…
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8:05am ET
Investing
Top 10 Analyst Upgrades, Downgrades, Initiations (ADBE, BBT, BA, CLWR, FITB, ITRI, NFLX, NVAX, TTM, WBSN)
These are this Tuesday morning’s top 10 analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls: Adobe Systems (NASDAQ: ADBE) Started as Market Outperform at JMP Securities. BB&T Corp. (NYSE:…
5:05am ET
Retail
The Renaissance Of E-Commerce (M)(JWN)(AMZN)(WMT)(TGT)
There are bits of research that say holiday e-commerce sales rose in the double digits over the Thanksgiving weekend and did even better on Monday. E-commerce sales have risen as a total percentage…
8:01am ET
Investing
Top 10 Analyst Upgrades, Downgrades, Initiations (DVN, XOM, HES, ITW, LEA, NFLX, PALM, PARD, SPWRA, VRTX)
These are this morning’s top ten analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls: Devon Energy (NYSE: DVN) Raised to Outperform at Wells Fargo. Exxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE: XOM)…
5:13am ET
Media
Apple’s Tablet Computer: The DVD Killer
The music industry never saw the Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPod coming. The iPod was an expensive toy when it was introduced in 2001. There was no reason to think it would do well.…
9:15am ET
Investing
Today’s Best Market Rumors (10/26/2009) (ATVI)(BP)(BX)(NFLX)(BAC)
Updated throughout the day. Updated 10.53 AM EST Activision-Blizzard (NASDAQ:ATVI) “Guitar Hero 5″ is selling poorly. (Barron’s) Update 9.47 AM EST: BP’s (NYSE:BP) new chairman will make significant changes to the oil…
4:13am ET
Media
Media Digest 10/26/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
Reuters: Corporate directors are on the hot seat over management pay. Reuters: The US healthcare system wastes up to $800 billion a year. Reuters: Capmark Financial filed for bankrupcy. Reuters: The land…
11:53am ET
Media
Netflix Battleground Status Continues (NFLX, BBI, CSTR)
Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) is a true battleground stock. It has a loyal customer base, a cult-like stock following, and trades with a very high short interest. Shares are screaming today and…
6:25am ET
Media
DVD Sales Crushed By Rentals, As Apple (AAPL) And Amazon (AMZN) Rise
DVD sales are flagging and rentals are up, news which is likely to be unwelcome at the major movie studios. The Digital Entertainment Group announced that in the first half of this…
4:01am ET
Media
Media Digest 9/22/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
Reuters: Obama pushed his economic message before the G20 summit Reuters: A Senate panel took up healthcare legislation. Reuters: Bank of America (BAC) missed a deadline for supplying information from Congress and…
5:01pm ET
Retail
Blockbuster’s Fate: Dying Store Model May Work (BBI, NFLX, CSTR, TIVO, CMCSA, TWX, AMZN)
Blockbuster Inc. (NYSE: BBI) is dying if you read today’s headlines. Word from most media outlets today is that Blockbuster may close some 960 stores. Ouch. That sounds as though there will…
7:43am ET
Investing
Top Analyst Upgrades (MT, AVGO, CAH, EBAY, NFLX, NVS, STX, WDC, XRX)
These are this Tuesday morning’s top analyst upgrades and positive research calls that we have seen from Wall Street research with about two hours until the market opens: ArcelorMittal (MT) Raised to…
5:27am ET
Media
YouTube Joins The Movie Rental Legions
Google’s (GOOG) YouTube may finally come up with a way to raise revenue. It streamed nine billion videos last month, but, by some estimates loses $300 million a year. The quality of…
11:05am ET
Investing
Too Much Credit For Big Tech Analyst Call (ATVI, AMZN, ERTS, IACI, GOOG, EBAY, NFLX, VCLK, YHOO)
UBS made some key analyst initiations in the Internet and entertainment sector this morning. As this is new coverage, they are not upgrades on a technical level. These “Buy” ratings are also…
6:45am ET
Investing
Top 10 Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (SCHW, HSY, LEAP, PCS, MSFT, NFLX, POT, PLD, RSH, SPWRA)
These are the top ten analyst upgrades and downgrades we have seen from Wall Street this Friday morning with about two hours until the market opens for trading: Charles Schwab (SCHW) Cut…