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Douglas A. McIntyre | Dec 4, 2008 at 9:06 AM EST

DJIA Losing 3 Trifecta (T, DD, MRK)

It is easy to get pumped up about overseas rate cuts, but there is cautionary data from at least three…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Dec 4, 2008 at 8:36 AM EST

Weekly Jobless Claims Obscured by Turkey & Bread Lines

The weekly jobless claims just came out at a drop of 21,000 to 509,000. Economists were looking for a roughly…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Dec 4, 2008 at 8:15 AM EST

The Wal-Mart (WMT) Miracle Lives On

After Costco (COST) posted poor numbers for last month and almost every other large retailer in the US said that…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Dec 4, 2008 at 8:03 AM EST

Top Pre-Market Analyst Downgrades (ACN, ADBE, DOX, CREL, CTRP, IACI, ISIL, KLAC, SAPE, SSCC)

These are some of the top pre-market analyst downgrades and cautious calls we have seen this Thursday morning: Accenture (ACN)…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Dec 4, 2008 at 7:58 AM EST

Top Pre-Market Analyst Upgrades (AMZN, AMAT, NILE, CECE, DCP, GPN, RHT, AUY, YRCW)

These are some of the top pre-market analyst upgrades we have seen this Thursday morning: Amazon.com (AMZN) Raised to Overweight…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Dec 4, 2008 at 7:29 AM EST

Merck (MRK): People Won’t Even Buy Drugs

So much fore feeling better in a bad economy. Merck (MRK) offered lackluster guidance for next year and the stock…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Dec 4, 2008 at 6:38 AM EST

Nokia (NOK) Revises Sales Forecasts Down, Again

Nokia (NOK) can’t keep up with the falling demand for cellular handsets. It cuts its forecasts for Q4 and 2009…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Dec 4, 2008 at 6:30 AM EST

Corporate Default Rates Expected To Soar

The damage of the recession is beginning to move from the financial sector to other parts of the economy. According…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Dec 4, 2008 at 6:25 AM EST

IBM (IBM) Takes Another Bite Out Of Microsoft (MSFT) Windows

IBM (IBM) has decided to be the next company to pile onto Microsoft (MSFT), which has already been beaten like…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Dec 4, 2008 at 6:09 AM EST

The Bonus Pool: Citigroup’s (C) Pandit Comes To His Senses

Despite what executives at Goldman Sachs (GS) and several other large financial firms have done by agreeing to take no…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Dec 4, 2008 at 5:59 AM EST

Costco (COST), One Of Retail’s Last Hopes, Falters

The retailers who were supposed to do OK during the recession were the ones with the really, really good goods…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Dec 4, 2008 at 5:47 AM EST

The Bankruptcy Option Catches GM (GM) And Chrysler In It Web

The last word from Washington is that Congressional staff and some car company executives understand that pre-packaged bankruptcies of GM…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Dec 4, 2008 at 5:26 AM EST

The Recesssion Metastasizes To The Bone

There are a lot of pieces of data about what is happening to the economy, perhaps too many to make…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Dec 4, 2008 at 3:54 AM EST

Media Digest 12/4/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

According to Reuters, falling interest rates will not offset unemployment and falling prices to save to housing market. Reuters reports…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Dec 4, 2008 at 3:20 AM EST

Asia Markets And Europe Open 12/4/2008

Markets in Asia were mixed. The Nikkei was off 1% to 7,924. The Hang Seng rose .2% to 13,611. The…

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DJIA Losing 3 Trifecta (T, DD, MRK)

Weekly Jobless Claims Obscured by Turkey & Bread Lines

The Wal-Mart (WMT) Miracle Lives On

Top Pre-Market Analyst Downgrades (ACN, ADBE, DOX, CREL, CTRP, IACI, ISIL, KLAC, SAPE, SSCC)

Top Pre-Market Analyst Upgrades (AMZN, AMAT, NILE, CECE, DCP, GPN, RHT, AUY, YRCW)

Merck (MRK): People Won’t Even Buy Drugs

Nokia (NOK) Revises Sales Forecasts Down, Again

Corporate Default Rates Expected To Soar

IBM (IBM) Takes Another Bite Out Of Microsoft (MSFT) Windows

The Bonus Pool: Citigroup’s (C) Pandit Comes To His Senses

Costco (COST), One Of Retail’s Last Hopes, Falters

The Bankruptcy Option Catches GM (GM) And Chrysler In It Web

The Recesssion Metastasizes To The Bone

Media Digest 12/4/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Asia Markets And Europe Open 12/4/2008

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Have a Large 401(k) Balance and Approaching 62? Make Sure You Start Roth Conversions Before RMDs Force Your Hand

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Latest Articles

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DJIA Losing 3 Trifecta (T, DD, MRK)

Weekly Jobless Claims Obscured by Turkey & Bread Lines

The Wal-Mart (WMT) Miracle Lives On

Top Pre-Market Analyst Downgrades (ACN, ADBE, DOX, CREL, CTRP, IACI, ISIL, KLAC, SAPE, SSCC)

Top Pre-Market Analyst Upgrades (AMZN, AMAT, NILE, CECE, DCP, GPN, RHT, AUY, YRCW)

Merck (MRK): People Won’t Even Buy Drugs

Nokia (NOK) Revises Sales Forecasts Down, Again

Corporate Default Rates Expected To Soar

IBM (IBM) Takes Another Bite Out Of Microsoft (MSFT) Windows

The Bonus Pool: Citigroup’s (C) Pandit Comes To His Senses

Costco (COST), One Of Retail’s Last Hopes, Falters

The Bankruptcy Option Catches GM (GM) And Chrysler In It Web

The Recesssion Metastasizes To The Bone

Media Digest 12/4/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Asia Markets And Europe Open 12/4/2008

Miss Your First RMD and the Penalty Is 25%. Here’s the April 1 “First Year” Trap that Catches People Every Year

Have a Large 401(k) Balance and Approaching 62? Make Sure You Start Roth Conversions Before RMDs Force Your Hand

You Earn $400K and Hand the IRS 35%. These 3 ETFs Help You Keep More

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Have a Large 401(k) Balance and Approaching 62? Make Sure You Start Roth Conversions Before RMDs Force Your Hand

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