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Douglas A. McIntyre | Dec 15, 2008 at 9:26 AM EST

Hedge Fund Business Gets Worse, Nice While It Lasted

The number of hedge funds topped 10,000 earlier this year. Watch for about 3,000 of those to be gone soon.…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Dec 15, 2008 at 9:25 AM EST

Day Trader Alert: Biogen Idec & Another PML Case (BIIB, ELN)

Biogen Idec Inc. (NASDAQ: BIIB) just came out with an SEC filing showing that on December 11, 2008, regulatory agencies…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Dec 15, 2008 at 9:08 AM EST

Goldman Sachs Cores Apple (AAPL)

Many investors and traders alike have been hoping that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) would be largely immune or at least…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Dec 15, 2008 at 9:03 AM EST

Economic Policy And The Bush Era

By John Tamny RealClearMarkets Economist Charles Kadlec has long pointed out that bull markets and strong economic eras don’t die…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Dec 15, 2008 at 8:54 AM EST

Pali Research Slaps Sell Rating On Baidu.com (BIDU)

Pali Research slapped a dreaded Sell rating on Baidu.com (BIDU), saying short-to-mid-term uncertainties are much bigger than opportunities. The firm…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Dec 15, 2008 at 8:50 AM EST

No Help Yet in Manufacturing

Manufacturing in the NY FED district appears to be running at near-record lows. The Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Dec 15, 2008 at 8:49 AM EST

$2 Trillion In Home Value Gone In A Year

One year. $2 trillion gone. According to Reuters, "Homes in the United States have lost trillions of dollars in value…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Dec 15, 2008 at 7:54 AM EST

Jet Fuel Price Drop Gives Airlines Some Room? No (AMR)(DAL)(UAUA)

Jet fuel prices dropped in November as did passenger traffic. Just this last summer, people were flying but the cost…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Dec 15, 2008 at 7:52 AM EST

Top Pre-Market Analyst Upgrades (MO, BBY, CFL, CEPH, GILD, LMT, TNDM, NOC, TLAB, MTN)

These are the top pre-market upgrades and positive analyst calls we have seen from Wall Street this Monday morning: Altria…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Dec 15, 2008 at 7:49 AM EST

Top Pre-Market Analyst Downgrades (ALU, AUO, BEC, BA, GR, KSU, LULU, SEPR)

These are some of the top pre-market analyst downgrades or negative calls on Wall Street we have seen this Monday…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Dec 15, 2008 at 6:31 AM EST

The Siemens Precedent: Jacking Up Penalties To Fund The Government, A Billion Fine For Madoff

Siemens (SI) will pay the US an $800 million fine to settle a bribery case. That may not seem like…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Dec 15, 2008 at 6:17 AM EST

Looking For Oil Back At $100

OPEC wants to see oil prices higher, much higher. Some of its member nations are running huge national deficits now…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Dec 15, 2008 at 5:59 AM EST

Google’s (GOOG) Wants To Ruin The Internet

Google (GOOG) pretty much gets to do what it wants to do. That is a little less true now that…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Dec 15, 2008 at 5:39 AM EST

Is Japan’s Nikkei Sending Signal Of A Global Market Recovery?

The Nikkei was up yesterday and it now up close to 10% over the last 90 days. That makes no…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Dec 15, 2008 at 4:01 AM EST

Media Digest 12/15/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

According to Reuters, there may be another bubble in commodities prices. Reuters reports that the recession is hurting Japan’s economic…

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Hedge Fund Business Gets Worse, Nice While It Lasted

Day Trader Alert: Biogen Idec & Another PML Case (BIIB, ELN)

Goldman Sachs Cores Apple (AAPL)

Economic Policy And The Bush Era

Pali Research Slaps Sell Rating On Baidu.com (BIDU)

No Help Yet in Manufacturing

$2 Trillion In Home Value Gone In A Year

Jet Fuel Price Drop Gives Airlines Some Room? No (AMR)(DAL)(UAUA)

Top Pre-Market Analyst Upgrades (MO, BBY, CFL, CEPH, GILD, LMT, TNDM, NOC, TLAB, MTN)

Top Pre-Market Analyst Downgrades (ALU, AUO, BEC, BA, GR, KSU, LULU, SEPR)

The Siemens Precedent: Jacking Up Penalties To Fund The Government, A Billion Fine For Madoff

Looking For Oil Back At $100

Google’s (GOOG) Wants To Ruin The Internet

Is Japan’s Nikkei Sending Signal Of A Global Market Recovery?

Media Digest 12/15/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

$4 Trillion in Deals Is Coming. Wall Street Hasn’t Seen an M&A Wave This Big in a Decade

Eurozone’s Biggest Payers Face Geopolitical Pressure On Dividend Safety This Year

AVDE’s 23.6% Annual Gain Shows International Dividends are Outpacing U.S. Markets

A Financial Advisor Says You're Probably Wrong About How Much You Need to Retire

Owner-Operators vs. Company Drivers: The Truck Driver's Guide to Retiring Early

$4 Trillion in Deals Is Coming. Wall Street Hasn’t Seen an M&A Wave This Big in a Decade

Eurozone’s Biggest Payers Face Geopolitical Pressure On Dividend Safety This Year

Latest Articles

All Latest Articles

Hedge Fund Business Gets Worse, Nice While It Lasted

Day Trader Alert: Biogen Idec & Another PML Case (BIIB, ELN)

Goldman Sachs Cores Apple (AAPL)

Economic Policy And The Bush Era

Pali Research Slaps Sell Rating On Baidu.com (BIDU)

No Help Yet in Manufacturing

$2 Trillion In Home Value Gone In A Year

Jet Fuel Price Drop Gives Airlines Some Room? No (AMR)(DAL)(UAUA)

Top Pre-Market Analyst Upgrades (MO, BBY, CFL, CEPH, GILD, LMT, TNDM, NOC, TLAB, MTN)

Top Pre-Market Analyst Downgrades (ALU, AUO, BEC, BA, GR, KSU, LULU, SEPR)

The Siemens Precedent: Jacking Up Penalties To Fund The Government, A Billion Fine For Madoff

Looking For Oil Back At $100

Google’s (GOOG) Wants To Ruin The Internet

Is Japan’s Nikkei Sending Signal Of A Global Market Recovery?

Media Digest 12/15/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

$4 Trillion in Deals Is Coming. Wall Street Hasn’t Seen an M&A Wave This Big in a Decade

Eurozone’s Biggest Payers Face Geopolitical Pressure On Dividend Safety This Year

AVDE’s 23.6% Annual Gain Shows International Dividends are Outpacing U.S. Markets

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