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Douglas A. McIntyre | May 11, 2009 at 5:00 AM EDT

As Sovereign Governments Compete For Capital, The Cost Of Doing Businesses Pushes Up

It was inevitable. The US is trying to raise hundreds of billions of dollars to finance its growing deficit. The…

Douglas A. McIntyre | May 11, 2009 at 4:47 AM EDT

Target’s (TGT) Strength Makes Dissident’s Assault A Likely Failure

Investor Bill Ackerman, who has held an investment in Target (TGT) for almost two years and has lost a great deal…

Douglas A. McIntyre | May 11, 2009 at 4:32 AM EDT

The Failure Of 3G Hurts Apple (AAPL) And Its Competition

The inadequacy of 3G networks to carry data and video for large numbers of handsets simultaneously is hurting the performance…

Douglas A. McIntyre | May 11, 2009 at 3:59 AM EDT

The Humble Scooter: When Stimulus Packages Collide

As the government tries to dig the economy out of recession, the Administration is beginning to see that some of…

Douglas A. McIntyre | May 11, 2009 at 3:48 AM EDT

The Economy Moves To The Waiting Room

Most large companies have released their first quarter earnings and the critical economic figures for March and April are out.…

Douglas A. McIntyre | May 11, 2009 at 3:00 AM EDT

Media Digest 5/11/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

According to Reuters, Obama says his healthcare programs will save billions. Reuters reports that AIG (AIG) expects a long restructuring…

Douglas A. McIntyre | May 11, 2009 at 2:19 AM EDT

Asia Markets And Europe Open 5/11/2009

Markets in Asia were mixed. The Nikkei rose .2% to 4,592. The Hang Seng was up .6% to 17,488. The…

Douglas A. McIntyre | May 10, 2009 at 12:41 PM EDT

Antitrust: Intel (INTC), The Next Microsoft (MSFT)

The Financial Times is reporting that EU antitrust authorities are preparing to levy a huge fine against the world’s largest…

Douglas A. McIntyre | May 9, 2009 at 10:14 AM EDT

Poor Bets in Oil & Derivatives, Rethinking the Buffett Game (BRK-A, BRK-B, COP, WFC, DOW)

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) (NYSE: BRK-B) may have had the wind behind its back from its annual shareholder meeting,…

Douglas A. McIntyre | May 8, 2009 at 2:11 PM EDT

Is Google Really Worth $600? (GOOG)

You know the market sentiment and the bull/bear tone has changed when you see research targets get this high. Google…

Douglas A. McIntyre | May 8, 2009 at 1:36 PM EDT

Economics of U.S. Postage Stamp Price Hikes (FDX, UPS)

Both FedEx Corporation (NYSE: FDX) and United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE: UPS) are likely watching government competition for next week. …

Douglas A. McIntyre | May 8, 2009 at 11:18 AM EDT

Baker Hughes Files New $2 Billion Shelf Registration (BHI)

Baker Hughes Inc. (NYSE: BHI) has just filed a new shelf registration statement with the SEC to sell up to…

Douglas A. McIntyre | May 8, 2009 at 9:55 AM EDT

Williams, Other Services Companies in Venezuela’s Sights (WMB, HAL, SLB, BJS, BHI)

The Venezuelan government passed a law permitting the nationalization of oil field services companies, compensating companies for expropriating assets by…

Douglas A. McIntyre | May 8, 2009 at 9:21 AM EDT

Car Sick

Cash-for-clunkers deals will boost sales. And mindless manufacturing. By Matthew DeBord of The Big Money After some legislative back-and-forth, it…

Douglas A. McIntyre | May 8, 2009 at 8:32 AM EDT

Dendreon Takes In More Than $200 Million in New Cash (DNDN)

Dendreon Corporation (NASDAQ: DNDN) is selling stock to raise cash. The company has announced a spot secondary offering of 10.7…

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As Sovereign Governments Compete For Capital, The Cost Of Doing Businesses Pushes Up

Target’s (TGT) Strength Makes Dissident’s Assault A Likely Failure

The Failure Of 3G Hurts Apple (AAPL) And Its Competition

The Humble Scooter: When Stimulus Packages Collide

The Economy Moves To The Waiting Room

Media Digest 5/11/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Asia Markets And Europe Open 5/11/2009

Antitrust: Intel (INTC), The Next Microsoft (MSFT)

Poor Bets in Oil & Derivatives, Rethinking the Buffett Game (BRK-A, BRK-B, COP, WFC, DOW)

Is Google Really Worth $600? (GOOG)

Economics of U.S. Postage Stamp Price Hikes (FDX, UPS)

Baker Hughes Files New $2 Billion Shelf Registration (BHI)

Williams, Other Services Companies in Venezuela’s Sights (WMB, HAL, SLB, BJS, BHI)

Car Sick

Dendreon Takes In More Than $200 Million in New Cash (DNDN)

Ripple Just Got Its Full EU MiCA License. Is This Big for XRP?

The Dividend Portfolio That Pays More Than The Average Rent In America

MacKenzie Scott’s Giving Inspired a 68-Year-Old to Donate. Handing Over Appreciated Shares Instead of Cash Keeps the Sale From Taxing Her Social Security.

The Dividend Portfolio That Pays More Than The Average Rent In America

MacKenzie Scott's Giving Inspired a 68-Year-Old to Donate. Handing Over Appreciated Shares Instead of Cash Keeps the Sale From Taxing Her Social Security.

Ripple Just Got Its Full EU MiCA License. Is This Big for XRP?

The Dividend Portfolio That Pays More Than The Average Rent In America

Latest Articles

All Latest Articles

As Sovereign Governments Compete For Capital, The Cost Of Doing Businesses Pushes Up

Target’s (TGT) Strength Makes Dissident’s Assault A Likely Failure

The Failure Of 3G Hurts Apple (AAPL) And Its Competition

The Humble Scooter: When Stimulus Packages Collide

The Economy Moves To The Waiting Room

Media Digest 5/11/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Asia Markets And Europe Open 5/11/2009

Antitrust: Intel (INTC), The Next Microsoft (MSFT)

Poor Bets in Oil & Derivatives, Rethinking the Buffett Game (BRK-A, BRK-B, COP, WFC, DOW)

Is Google Really Worth $600? (GOOG)

Economics of U.S. Postage Stamp Price Hikes (FDX, UPS)

Baker Hughes Files New $2 Billion Shelf Registration (BHI)

Williams, Other Services Companies in Venezuela’s Sights (WMB, HAL, SLB, BJS, BHI)

Car Sick

Dendreon Takes In More Than $200 Million in New Cash (DNDN)

Ripple Just Got Its Full EU MiCA License. Is This Big for XRP?

The Dividend Portfolio That Pays More Than The Average Rent In America

MacKenzie Scott’s Giving Inspired a 68-Year-Old to Donate. Handing Over Appreciated Shares Instead of Cash Keeps the Sale From Taxing Her Social Security.

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The Dividend Portfolio That Pays More Than The Average Rent In America

MacKenzie Scott's Giving Inspired a 68-Year-Old to Donate. Handing Over Appreciated Shares Instead of Cash Keeps the Sale From Taxing Her Social Security.