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McClatchy (MNI) Another big newspaper company headed toward liquidation. Drops to $.83 from 52-week high of $13.31. Markwest Energy (MWE)…
The board of AllianceBernstein (AB), controlled by majority shareholder AXA, dumped longtime CEO Lew Sanders. The stock has been way…
Sprint (S) is down sharply today, heading toward penny-stock land. Shares are at $1.70, off their 52-week high of $13.90.…
Henry Paulson has taken a lot of heat for putting TARP funds into big banks and ignoring the needs of…
J.P. Morgan, the investment banking arm of JPMorgan Chase & Company (NYSE:JPM), plans to acquire the Canadian energy operations and…
Platts is reporting this morning that the European Commission released its decision this morning regarding the buyout offer from Electricite…
By John Tamny RealClearMarkets When the U.S. Senate blocked Congress’s attempt to save the U.S. carmakers earlier this month, White…
The ever-weakening economy is driving consumers to lower and lower priced goods. It is called the "trade-down economy" where people…
Last August, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ruled that a proposed coal-fired power plant in Utah did not need…
Palm, Inc. (NASDAQ: PALM) has managed to secure an additional investment from Elevation Partners for $100 million. It is easy…
On Friday, it become very apparent to us that the common equity in General Motors (NYSE: GM) will become worthless.…
SINA Corporation (NASDAQ: SINA) has agreed to buy Focus Media Holding Limited’s (NASDAQ: >FMCN) digital out-of-home advertising networks. This will…
It is not a good sign when a company cuts interest rates five times in three months. The government may…
These are the top analyst upgrades we have seen this Monday morning ahead of the opening bell: Burger King (BKC)…
For years, e-commerce was the bright corner of the retail business. Easier to do comparison shopping. No crowds. Free shipping.…
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