Some investors have been so rattled by this market that they have taken their money and run. Even Treasuries are not safe enough. What if the US government defaults? Of course, Treasuries…
Amazon (AMZN) has two huge advantages as a retailer. The first is that it has no stores. The other is that it has an astonishingly large list of things it sells from…
Energy prices are on the back burner. The focus on economic growth, or lack thereof, has moved to whether credit markets will open up and how soon housing prices will recover. Focusing…
The Wall Street Journal reports that Wal-Mart (WMT) is "hitting its Chinese suppliers with a slate of stringent environmental and safety mandates, just as the manufacturers face rising costs and dwindling demand…
Douglas A. McIntyre According to Reuters, disappointing earnings pushed Wall St. down. Reuters reports that Yahoo! (YHOO) profits dropped and the company will cut jobs. Reuters writes that Kirk Kerkorian sold part of his Ford…
According to Reuters, policy makers around the world are trying to deal with the fact that the economy is moving into a deep recession. Reuters writes that Google (GOOG) exceeded forecasts and…
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.…
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…
Wall St. expected Wal-Mart (WMT) same-store sales to be up 2.5% in September. They only rose 2.4%. It was a brilliant showing. Almost all data from retail associations said sales across the…
Another ETF group with esoteric index funds is closing down and liquidating several ETF programs. FocusShares, LLC has announced that its board and its advisors plan to discontinue and liquidate several exchange-traded…
Douglas A. McIntyre It appears that every stock in the market is being crushed, but that is not entirely so. Several companies in industries not likely to be badly by a deep recession are doing…
Ronald McDonald has just had a big meal and is picking his teeth.The stock market is telling him that McDonald’s (MCD) won’t be hurt by the recession. At $62, the shares of…
Updated: 31 October 2008 Not all companies and industries will be hit equally hard by the consumer credit crisis. Operations such as Procter & Gamble (PG), McDonald’s (MCD), and Wal-Mart (WMT) may…
"Everyday low prices" are getting out of hand. Wal-Mart (WMT) already is cutting what it charges for toys and the holiday season has really not begun. According to The Wall Street Journal,…
According to Reuters, the economic bailout bill passed the Senate and is likely to pass the House. Reuters reports that GE (GE) raised $15 billion with some of the capital coming from…