9:06am ET
Jobs
DJIA Losing 3 Trifecta (T, DD, MRK)
It is easy to get pumped up about overseas rate cuts, but there is cautionary data from at least three DJIA components. Wal-Mart is the economic trade-down so that win in retail…
T Coverage Page 157
6:23am ET
Telecom & Wireless
Verizon (VZ) Gets It Own Apple (AAPL) iPhone
It must vex the Verizon (VZ) management that AT&T (T) has the nifty Apple (AAPL) iPhone and all the publicity and surging handset sales that go with it. AT&T even benefits when…
11:51am ET
Banking, finance, and taxes
Evidence of Corporate Debt Issues Stabilizing (T, DUK, PCG, MO, TWC, BA)
We have been tracking the developments in corporate bond spreads and the lack of liquidity for new capital. Over the last ten days or so we have witnessed several corporate bond offerings…
4:18am ET
Investing
Short Sellers Still Love Financial, But Move Into Healthy Companies (AAPL)(MSFT)(XOM)(CSCO)(GM)(F)(SIRI)
Short sellers are still betting that financial shares will fall but they have boldly moved into shares of companies which are considered healthy, those with both good balance sheets and relatively strong…
10:15am ET
Investing
24/7 Wall St. Day Trading Alerts (STEM)(DRYS)(ACAS)(FDRY)(BRCD)(CYCL)(T)
Good news out of the sector is driving StemCells (STEM) up almost 20%. Details here. DryShips (DRYS) is spiking up on news of the China stimulus package. American Capital (ACAS) suspended its…
Douglas A. McIntyre 7:45am ET
Telecom & Wireless
Centennial 100% Premium Buyout Could Ignite Sector (CYCL, T)
Centennial Communications Corp. (NASDAQ: CYCL) will be trading up huge on a $944 million buyout from AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T). This was a 100% premium-merger, and you have to wonder if the…
Douglas A. McIntyre 3:52am ET
Media
Media Digest 11/7/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
According to Reuters, the government is set to announced the country’s tenth straight month of jobs losses. Reuters reports that Chrysler is burning through it cash quickly and the company may have…
5:27am ET
Media
The Economy Crumbles Even Video Games Go To Hell
In a recession, people are supposed to be able to buy soap, hamburgers, beer, and video games. This downturn may be worse than most. Electronic Arts (ERTS), posted a net loss of…
6:31am ET
Media
Comcast (CMCSA): Cable On Steroids
People can’t afford to go out, so they are getting their entertainment at home. At least the is the message embedded in the Comcast (CMCSA) third quarter earnings. The firm even upped…
6:43am ET
Telecom & Wireless
AT&T (T): The Consumer Can Still Afford A Phone
AT&T (T) posted strong results. The company thanked Apple (AAPL) because the iPhone helped drive the telecom company’s wireless results. Perhaps the most astonishing part of AT&T’s numbers was that people were…
5:03am ET
Consumer Electronics
Why Apple (AAPL) Is The Best Stock In The World
Apple (AAPL) is not the best stock. Google (GOOG) is. Or, maybe it is a tie. Apple will release its earnings into the jaws of one of the great economic slowdowns in…
5:42am ET
Telecom & Wireless
Nokia (NOK): The Cellphone Business Used To Be Great
Nokia (NOK) is a great company for two reasons. It has been run so well that it has nearly 40% of the global cellphone business even though it is headquartered in an…
5:16am ET
Investing
Earnings On Deck: Only Nine Companies Will Matter
Analysts assume third quarter earnings for the companies in the S&P 500 will be bad. But, looking at the number which is the average of all firms in the index is misleading.…
10:14am ET
Investing
Ten Things To Do To Save Yourself In a Market Meltdown (AAPL)(GOOG)(SIRI)(MCD)(INTC)
Jim Cramer wants people to sell all of their stocks. Even though the market may keep falling, that might not be a practical solution for everyone. There are several things investors can…
7:10am ET
Consumer Electronics
Ninetendo Paints A Target On Apple (AAPL)
Nintendo wants revenge. Now that Apple (AAPL) has come out with an iPhone that can download games, the Japanese company appropriately believes that Steve Jobs wants their business. According to BusinessWeek, the…