Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI) and XM Satellite Radio Inc. (NASDAQ: XMSR) are both trading higher pre-market on reports that the last FCC commissioner will back the merger if the companies…
Douglas A. McIntyre A venti cappuccino costs $4.85 at a New York City Starbucks (SBUX). There may be some tax on that. Starbucks trades at $13.57, so it still has a value well above the…
Short sellers seems to think the either the merger between Sirius (SIRI) and XM Satellite (XMSR) will not go through or that it will be too late for the financially crippled companies.…
Douglas A. McIntyre The short interest in most financial and industrial companies rose sharply for the period ending June 30. Shares sold short in Washington Mutrual (WM) rose 21.6 million to 276.4 million. Short interest…
We already saw the first projections yesterday from Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI) and XM Satellite Radio Inc. (NASDAQ: XMSR). We also saw the resounding thud that the markets greeted the…
Douglas A. McIntyre According to Reuters, global companies may start to issue profit warnings as business slows overseas. Reuters reports that InBev is sticking to it offer to buy Anheuser-Bush (BUD). Reuters reports that Chrysler…
Sirius (SIRI) told the world how things would look at the company after its proposed merger with XM Satellite (XMSR). The world greeted the forecast with scorn. The company called the savings…
Sirius (SIRI) staged an odd rally late Friday, moving up 15%. the rise began after 2 PM. The sharp increase in the shares was may on tremendous volume, nearly 47 million shares.That…
Douglas A. McIntyre XM Satellite Radio Inc. (NASDAQ: XMSR) and its XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. announced in a filing today that (on June 26, 2008) it has entered into a Credit Agreement relating to…
Douglas A. McIntyre Oshkosh (OSK) Comes out with extremely week outlook. Sells down to $22.20 from 52-week high of $65.83. GM (GM) Big sell rating and possible credit rating downgrade. Economy catches up to Detroit.…
Even with the news that the FCC is almost certain to approve the Sirius (SIRI) merger with XM Satellite (XMSR), shares in the company hit a 52-week low of $1.97. The stock…
Thornburg Mortgage (TMA) Worries about going out of business. Down to $.22 from 52-week high of $27.82. Huntsman (HUN) Apollo walks on buy-out deal. Falls to $12.15 from 52-week high of $28.40.…
Goldman Sachs has been negative on Sirius Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI) and on XM Satellite Radio Holdings inc. (NASDAQ: XMSR) on a basis that is with or without the companies…
Douglas A. McIntyre Accoriding to MarketWatch, Belgian newspaper De Standaard reports that Warren Buffett support a takeover of Anheuser-Busch (BUD) by InBev. According to Reuters, economists think the PPI will rise 1%. Reuters writes that…
The day it was clear the Sirius (SIRI) and XM Satellite (XMSR) would get the FCC green light for their merger was supposed to be a red letter day. With the agency’s…
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