Media Digest 8/25/2009
Reuters: Bernanke will be reappointed as Fed chief. Reuters: New deficit projects could hurt Obama’s plans. Reuters: The SEC and Bank of America (BAC) asked a judge again to approve a deal…
Reuters: Bernanke will be reappointed as Fed chief. Reuters: New deficit projects could hurt Obama’s plans. Reuters: The SEC and Bank of America (BAC) asked a judge again to approve a deal…
These are this morning’s top research downgrades and cautious calls from Wall Street analysts this Monday morning with close to two hours until the market opens: Kansas City Southern (KSU) Cut to…
Reuters: A faltering stock market may make it hard for China to cut financial support to the capital markets. Reuters: Roubini warned of a double dip recession. Reuters: Warner Chilcott will buy…
NYSE Euronext has begun trading a new ETF this week that is meant to track the large companies throughout the Nordic region. This seeks to track the FTSE Nordic 30 Index, which…
Reuters: UBS (UBS) shares may fall when the Swiss government sells out. Reuters: The US deficit estimate was trimmed to $1.59 trillion. Reuters: A homeowner sued Wells Fargo (WFC) over a credit…
These are the top 10 pre-market analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations we have seen early this Thursday morning from Wall Street: Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) Raised to Buy at UBS. DR Horton (DRI)…
Reuters: Wal-Mart (WMT) will report results with Wall St. looking for sales growth. Reuters: US home foreclosures set a record in July. Reuters: Citigroup (C) hired outsiders to help with a management…
Reuters: GE’s (GE) water business may be too small to help earnings. Reuters: Madoff’s CFO plead guilty. Reuters: Auto inventories are tight but interest in the “clunkers” program is falling. Reuters: China…
Microsoft (MSFT) believes, almost certainly, that the future of its operating software and search business is as much if not more on wireless portable devices as it is on the PC where…
RIM (RIMM) has come up with a way to take market share from Apple (AAPL) and Palm (PALM) in the smart phone market. It is launching the BlackBerry 8520, a handset that…
Motorola Inc. (NYSE: MOT) has been a troubled handset and communications and networking equipment provider for what is becoming longer than memory cares to record. Its restructuring plans have never seemed to…
Most investors would assume that the only handset companies to post increases in unit sales last quarter are Apple (AAPL) and RIM (RIMM). Those two high-end handset companies are damaging the market share opportunities of…
Once a year, Interbrand publishes a list of the “Best Global Brands”. The 2008 list was released last September. The next list will probably be out in about two months. The change…
These are this Tuesday morning’s top ten analyst calls with upgrades, downgrades, and initiations we have seen in early trading from Wall Street firms: Blackboard (BBBB) Cut to Neutral at BofA/Merrill. Citrix…
There were many analyst calls this morning, but the problem is that most were on smaller companies or were by second and third tier boutiques. These were the top call from Wall…