Russian cold warrior Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev is long dead and with him the battle he fought with John Kennedy when Soviet–US military tensions were at their apex. Those times are remote enough in…
Reuters: Toyota (TM) said it found no electronic safety problems with its cars. Reuters: China said it was committed to US debt but worried about gold. Reuters: Japanese car companies are studying…
Reuters: The Senate rejected a plan to send $250 to the elderly. Reuters: Obama is still pushing the Volcker rule. Reuters: The Facebook CEO is in no rush for an IPO. Reuters: …
Reuters: The GM board pushed out CEO Henderson. Reuters: Bernanke will defend the Fed’s record and his before Congress. Reuters: China will let foreigners set up limited partnerships. Reuters: Manufacturing is growing…
You might think that companies tend to repurchase fewer and fewer shares in their share buyback plans when shares rise and rise. When you compare the moves from the March 9 close,…
Reuters: Hurricane Ida is heading toward Gulf oil fields. Reuters: Kraft (NYSE:KFT) will make its bid for Cadbury. Reuters: GE (NYSE:GE) and Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA) have agreed to an NBCU valuation. Reuters: The…
Reuters: China’s GDP rose 8.9% and the government said it would stick with its liberal monetary policies. Reuters: Larry Summers said the US recovery is on track. Reuters: More Americans will delay…
The annual Conventional Arms Transfers to Developing Nations report from the Congressional Research Service shows that the US is still by far the world’s leading arms merchant. A summary of the document…
It’s taken a back seat to health care, but one of the next big agenda items for President Obama’s administration is cybersecurity, a priority that is becoming all the more clear following…
Reuters: Baclays (BCS) sold BCI to Blackrock (BLK) for $13.3 billion Reuters: WHO declared a flu epidemic Reuters: Congress bash Fed, Treasury, and B of A (BAC) on Merrill Reuters: US is…
The government’s game of managing General Motors took another odd turn today as Ed Whitacre, the former CEO of AT&T (T), a man who know about phone lines but not assembly lines…
These are some of this morning’s top pre-market analyst upgrades and positive research calls from Wall Street this Thursday morning with over two hours until the market opens: Axsys Technologies (AXYS) Raised…
These are some of the top analyst downgrades and negative calls we are seeing from Wall Street this Wednesday morning: Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) Cut to Neutral at JPMorgan. Complete Production (CPX)…
These are the top pre-market upgrades and positive analyst calls we have seen from Wall Street this Monday morning: Altria (NYSE: MO) Raised to Overweight at JPMorgan. Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) Raised…
Jim Cramer wants people to sell all of their stocks. Even though the market may keep falling, that might not be a practical solution for everyone. There are several things investors can…
