Large consumer companies spend a great deal of marketing money on creating, preserving, and increasing the image of their brands. If a product has problems, the process does not always work. Toyota…
Pancreatic cancer is one of the most deadly forms of the disease. The American Cancer Associate says that the five-year survival rate for the condition is only 5%. New research by the Singapore Chinese…
We have compiled from press releases and from company announcements a company-by-company donation and effort pledge to help in the relief efforts after the disastrous earthquake in Haiti. These are partial explanations…
Updated throughout the day. Allen Sanford is on the edge of a nervous breakdown. (Houston Chronicle). Citigroup (NYSE:C) says that The Wall Street Journal is wrong about hackers taking money from client…
Updated throughout the day. Citigroup (NYSE:C) talks with the government about TARP payments are still pending (CNBC) The head of GM’s Buick division has left after eight days on the job. (Bloomberg)…
Reuters: China remains a top investment place for US firms. Reuters: Suzuki sold a stake to VW. Reuters: The Administration will extend TARP until next October. Reuters: The Congressional Oversight Committee said…
Tiger Woods has been the dominating news force over the last week. It has been such a distraction that we have even worried that this would take everyone’s eyes and ears off…
There are a number of ways to rank brand values. One of the most important is the level at which a brand contributes to the market value of a public company. 24/7…
Reuters: Aggressive trading in gold in China may be pushing the price of the metal up. Reuters: Blackstone’s (NYSE:BX) CEO says the worst of the crisis is over. Reuters: The House has…
PepsiCo Inc. (NYSE: PEP) is trading down after the company’s quarterly earnings report from this morning. PepsiCo’s earnings were $1.08 EPS on a 1.5% drop in revenues to $11.08 billion, versus Thomson…
These are Tuesday’s top pre-market analyst downgrades or cautious research calls seen out of Wall Street: American International Group (NYSE: AIG) Resumed as Neutral at UBS, so technically not a downgrade. Arris…
Pepsi Bottling Group (NYSE: PBG) hit a yearly high of $37.37 today after PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP) filed a proxy indicating it would complete its acquisition of Pepsi Bottling Group regardless of market…
Douglas A. McIntyre Wasn’t it just last week that we were up eight days in a row on the DJIA? And now we have a sell-the-news reaction to the recent growth numbers. Maybe it is…
Several companies run annual brand valuations. It is a good business for advertising and marketing firms to be viewed as experts on brands. Brand values are based on the cash flow they…
Reuters: GM’s new board endorsed the company’s new plans. Reuters: The Senate will probably approve “cash for clunkers” aid. Reuters: Sony (SNE) will enter the market with an e-reader to compete with…