Looking at the headlines at WSJ.com, the majority are about large companies that cut workers today. Circuit City is liquidating, which could put 30,000 people out of work. AMD (AMD) is cutting…
Thomas Alva Edison accumulated 1,093 US patents over his lifetime. Most R&D operations are not that efficient. Corporations hate research. It is expensive. The scientists know more about a company’s products than…
According to Reuters, Citigroup (C) has begun the process of breaking itself into pieces. Reuters reports that Chrysler is in deal talks about selling assets to Renault or Magna. Reuters reports the…
For the latest reported period, ending December 31, short sellers did not make any notable moves in or out of tech, financials, or industrial shares. What they did do was take impressively…
These are some of the top early bird upgrades and downgrades we have seen from Wall Street analysts this Monday morning: Agilent (NYSE: A) Raised to Outperform at Baird. Gentex (NASDAQ: GNTX)…
There may be some speculation that drug giant Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) is looking at expansion through acquisitions. The FT reported that the world’s largest pharmaceutical company is willing to acquire a…
According to Reuters, Obama may seek take cuts of over $300 billion. Reuters reports that the SEC examined Madoff eight times over 16 years. Reuters reports that the Fed and European Central…
It looks like we have our most likely candidates for the "Dogs of the Dow" for 2009. This is often misunderstood as an investment vehicle. These are the 10 highest dividend-yielding stocks…
According to Reuters, Kuwait canceled a $17 billion joint venture with Dow Chemical (DOW). Reuters reports that Credit Suisse (CS) clients may have lost $926 million on the Madoff scam. Reuters reports…
The Dogs of the Dow are often misunderstood as an investment vehicle. These are technically the 10 highest dividend-yielding stocks out of the 30 DJIA components. The formal list of the ten…
Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: AUXL) is responding well in pre-market trading after the company signed an overseas commercialization agreement with Pfizer, Inc. (NYSE: PFE). The pact covers Auxilium’s Xiaflex, a treatment for…
Douglas A. McIntyre Jim Cramer came on CNBC’s MAD MONEY this week with several ideas for shotgun marriage merger proposals he wanted to throw out there where he was calling for more mergers from the…
On tonight’s MAD MONEY on CNBC, Jim Cramer called for companies with high cash balances to make acquisitions while competitors are dirt cheap and vulnerable. Yesterday, Cramer called for Pfizer (NYSE: PFE)…
These are some of the top analyst downgrades we have seen this Friday morning: Americredit (ACF) Raised to Market Perform at FBR. Cliff’s Natural resources (CLF) Cut to Market Perform at FBR.…
According to Reuters, disappointing earnings pushed Wall St. down. Reuters reports that Yahoo! (YHOO) profits dropped and the company will cut jobs. Reuters writes that Kirk Kerkorian sold part of his Ford…