Media Digest 10/5/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
Reuters: Toyota (NYSE:TM) returned to a profit. Reuters: The Fed will keep rates near zero for an extended period. Reuters: Cisco (NASDAQ:CSCO) beat forecasts. Reuters: Gold is near $1,100.
Reuters: Toyota (NYSE:TM) returned to a profit. Reuters: The Fed will keep rates near zero for an extended period. Reuters: Cisco (NASDAQ:CSCO) beat forecasts. Reuters: Gold is near $1,100.
We have four key earnings for technology and media investors and traders due on Wednesday, and one key cult stock. The two biggest for tech which can impact all components of their…
Earnings season may be winding down, but next week still has some very important companies that are economic indicators in and of themselves or are key stocks that have broad customer and…
Nokia (NYSE:NOK) sued Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) saying that Apple’s iPhone infringes Nokia patents for GSM, UMTS and wireless LAN (WLAN) standards. Nokia has a habit of trying to get its way in court…
Reuters: GM says most of its cost cutting is done and its sales chief left. Reuters: Spot gold hit a record above $1,050. Reuters: The Senate healthcare bill weighs in at $829…
Reuters: Wealth management firms are starting to target the not-so wealthy. Reuters: Gold’s record price drew a muted response. Reuters: Google (NASDAQ:GOOG), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), and Palm (NASDAQ:PALM) are heating up the smartphone…
A123 Systems Inc (NASDAQ: AONE) is still likely going to be one of the highlights of trading activity for the week, but the valuation is all based on the future rather than…
The economy is obviously getting better, so long as you are not one of the unemployed or about to lose your job. Now with more than a 50% rally from the March…
Next week is still supposed to mark the initial public offering of what me be a very hot IPO. Auto electric-battery maker A123 Systems Inc. is tentatively set to launch and begin…
Reuters: Markets in Asia and Europe were mostly higher with many up over 1%. Cadbury rose on an offer from Kraft (KFT). Rio Tinto (RTP) rose. Reuters: Kraft (KFT) bid $16.7 billion…
These are this Tuesday’s early analyst downgrades and cautious research calls which we have seen from Wall Street research firms: Alcatel-Lucent (ALU) Cut to Neutral at Credit Suisse. American Axle (AXL) Cut…
Short sellers moved out of financial shares in great numbers. As of August 11, the short interest in Citigroup (C) fell 71% to 343 million shares. Share sold short in GE (GE)…
It is normal to see pullbacks. The problem is that most market pullbacks in the last five months have been rare or short-lived since the near-depression levels of early March. But it…
The following are some of the top stocks to watch for active trading today based on pre-market and after-hours volume activity. There are links through to more detailed coverage and volume analysis…
Reuters: Obama says healthcare reform is essential to the recovery. Reuters: CIT (CIT) bond advisers will push for Chapter 11. Reuters: Democrats will fight with banks on consumer agency. Reuters: Amazon (AMZN)…