According to Reuters, retailers offering the sharpest discounts got the lion’s share of this year’s holiday customers. CostCo (COST) and Wal-Mart (WMT) made the list. The Wall Street Journal writes that a final push…
According to Reuters India’s Tata is about to close a deal to buy Jaguar and Rover from Ford (F). Reuters writes that the IMF says that the subprime mortgage problem will slow growth in…
November was another horrible month for newspaper chain McClatchy (MNI). The company said that both consolidated advertising and total revenues in November 2007 decreased 9.2%. Real estate classified revenue was down 31% for the…
Perhaps GE (GE) unit CNBC should let Fox Business succeed or fail on its own merits. Threatening guests who appear on Fox with banning them from CNBC seems a bit thuggish. In a note…
According to Reuters, Oracle (ORCL) posted strong earnings and offered a robust outlook for its business. Reuters writes that Barclays (BCS) has sued Bear Stearns (BSC) over losses in two hedge funds controlled by…
Tonight’s MAD MONEY on CNBC was a different section than the normal stock picking. Jim Cramer wanted to cover execution of a business model (or business plan): Cramer’s first face-off was in the pizza…
The deal for a group, lead by investor Sam Zell, to buy The Tribune Company (TRB) may be in trouble. According to The Chicago Tribune "Tribune Co. executives were sweating out aggressive last-minute questioning…
According to Reuters, Philips plans to buy-back $7.2 billion in shares. The Wall Street Journal writes that former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers believe that the government should put together a $75 billion program to…
On tonight’s MAD MONEY on CNBC, Jim Cramer already hosted Verizon’s CEO Seidenberg and discussed the bandwidth build-outs and the great things going on in wireless and their FiOS digital TV offering. Cramer wanted…
Jim Cramer is set to host the CEO of Verizon (NYSE: VZ) Ivan Seidenberg on tonight’s MAD MONEY on CNBC. If you are wondering why we are previewing a preview for Cramer it’s a…
According to Reuters, the pace of holiday spending dropped off in late November and early December. Reuters writes that Ingersoll-Rand (IR) is buying Trane (TT) for $10.1 billion. Reuters writes that chip makers like…
Just one week ago 24/7 Wall St. suggested that Nintendo (OTC:NTDOY) might try a Hail Mary Pass and offer a voucher with a guarantee if they can ramp more from manufacturing or if it…
According to Keith Kelly of The New York Post, BusinessWeek magazine will lose $20 million this year on an ad page drop of 17%. It is stunning because the industry has believed that business…
According to Reuters, Citigroup (C) will take $49 billion of SIVs onto its balance sheet. Reuters writes that Nissan and Chrysler may begin to partner in building new cars Reuters reports that Acer is…
On tonight’s MAD MONEY on CNBC, Jim Cramer was discussing an opportunity he sees in Argentina-based Mercadolibre, Inc. (NASDAQ:MELI). Cramer likes the model. It hosts an online trading platform in Latin America that facilitates…