Two industries expected to post remarkably rapid growth over the next decade are VoIP and biotech. Cable companies and voice providers including Skype and Vonage (NYSE:VG) are expected to damage revenue from the…
Stem cell stocks (tracked in Tickerspy’s Stem Cell Stock’s Index (*RXSTM) are up over 7% today, led by Athersys Inc (NASDAQ: ATHX). Athersys Inc. rose as high as 395% this morning following…
Reuters: The healthcare bill moved over key hurdles in the Senate. Reuters: Oil is above $73 on Iran-Iraq tensions. Reuters: Citadel filed for Chapter 11. Reuters: The head of AIG (NYSE:AIG) said…
Reuters: Citigroup (NYSE:C) and Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC) will pay back TARP funds. Reuters: Kraft (NYSE:KFT) says it will be disciplined in its Cadbury (NYSE:CBY) buyout effort. Reuters: Some of AIG’s (NYSE:AIG) top staff…
Reuters: Dubai said the market’s perceptions of its problems is “softening.” Reuters: Citigroup (NYSE:C) could sell $20 billion in shares soon. Reuters: Hershey (NYSE:HSY) is near a decision on Cadbury (NYSE:CBY). 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…
Reuters: Markets hit their 2009 highs. Reuters: Dodd is set to unveil his financial reform bill which calls for merging many bank regulators. Reuters: Kraft’s (NYSE:KFT) bid for Cadbury turned hostile. Reuters: …
Updated throughout the day. Updated 1.05 PM EST: Las Vagas Sands (NYSE:LVS) will try to raise $2.5 billion though an IPO in Hong Kong (AP) Updated 11.12 AM EST: Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) is…
Reuters: Investors in the banking sector were disturbed by the CIT (NYSE:CIT) bankruptcy. Reuters: Summers will lead a high level meeting on the economy. Reuters: US companies are holding more cash. Reuters: …
We have seen the earnings reports from all five DJIA components which were on deck to report this Tuesday. We are seeing a theme here: almost all posted lower earnings from a…
Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) had a better quarter than many expected. The drug company reported financial results for third-quarter 2009. Revenues were $11.6 billion, a decrease of 3%. EPS fell to $.51 from $.62…
Douglas A. McIntyre We have provided some basic details on Tuesday’s earnings reports from DJIA components Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT), DuPont or EI DuPont de Nemours & Co. (NYSE: DD), Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE), The Coca-Cola…
We are starting to see some elevated options trading that appeared on the unusual volume screens. Many of these are pre-earnings trading and some are on other expectations. We have more detailed…
The short interest in Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) was steady in the period that ended on September 30 at 16 million shares.The bet being made against RIM (NASDAQ:RIMM) rose 13% to 13% to 19.2 million.…
Reuters: The sell-off in Chinese stocks may be overdone based on earnings. Reuters: A report blamed the SEC for not doing its job investigating Madoff. Reuters: The Fed says the risks to…