Palm, Inc. (NASDAQ: PALM) has sort of already fallen from grace despite all the hype behind the Palm Pre. Throw in that Pixi too. Discounting is trumping what may be weaker sales. …
We are right at a week away from the highly awaited Black Friday for 2009’s holiday and Christmas season. As you likely know, this is THE day that retailers look forward to…
This was an important week for investment guru and billionaire watchers to see which gurus were holding which stocks. The full public equity holdings of Warren Buffett via Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:…
Yesterday Soros Fund Management Filed a 13-F outlining the fund’s long portfolio as of September 30th, 2009. The total value of the holdings reported in the filing is $6,198,089. Twenty holdings represented…
It could be the economy or the fact that spending time in McDonald’s (NYSE:MCD), Target (NYSE:TGT), Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX), and Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT) is more pleasant than it used to be. All of these…
This is the list of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A)(BRK-B) public US equity holdings as of September 30, 2009. As noted in the “A to F” and “G to O” lists, there…
DVDs and e-books that sell for under $10 is one thing. Appliances that sell for $3 is another. Target (NYSE:TGT) is offering toasters, coffee makers, and slow roasters at $3 each, according…
Reuters: China’s economy may be hurt as its stimulus ends. Reuters: Warren Buffett says the financial panic is over. Reuters: Former bankers are considering buying failed banks. Reuters: The SEC is expected to…
Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT) beat Wall St. expectations for earnings and revenue. Perhaps more important, it indicated that the fourth quarter would be OK. The Christmas retail season just began to look a bit…
Douglas A. McIntyre Reuters: China is the key stop on Obama’s tour of Asia. Reuters: South Korea’s businesses may start to feel more pressure from China competitors.. Reuters: Hewlett-Packard (NYSE:HPQ) bought 3Com (NYSE:COM) for $3.1…
Updated throughout the day. Update 2.52 PM EST: The antitrust disagreement between Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) and AMD (NYSE:AMD) may be resolved by a private settlement (MarketWatch) Updated 12.23 PM EST: Motorola (NYSE:MOT) may…
The cynic’s view of Wal-Mart’s (NYSE:WMT) new expansion of its Great Value private label food brand is that it is aimed at making as much money as possible from those who are out…
Reuters: Hurricane Ida is heading toward Gulf oil fields. Reuters: Kraft (NYSE:KFT) will make its bid for Cadbury. Reuters: GE (NYSE:GE) and Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA) have agreed to an NBCU valuation. Reuters: The…
Earnings season has wound down now with over 85% of the S&P 500 Index having reported. Still, there are some key companies posting their quarterly results and some companies were screened out…
Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT) is not satisfied challenging rivals like Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Target (NYSE:TGT) in the e-book and toy businesses. Its program to take the lion’s share of the modest number of consumers…