Verizon (VZ) and Comcast (CMCSA) along with all of their other telecom and cable friends have been hoping that the broadband growth party would never end. VZ has put $23 billion into its FiOS…
Sony (SNE) is not having its best year. As a matter for fact, it is not having its best decade. Already troubled by slow sales of its PS3 game platform, SNE at least appeared…
MTV, a division of Viacom (VIA) is teaming up with RealNetworks (RNWK), the music distribution company, to compete with the Apple (AAPL) iTunes product. The new offering will have the MTV marketing muscle and…
According to Reuters, Countrywide (CFC) sought to calm investors about it future as it laid of mortgage workers. Reuters reports that Nasdaq’s (NDAQ) failure to buy the London Stock Exchange makes it deal to…
On today’s STOP TRADING segment on CNBC, Jim Cramer discussed Freddie Mac (NYSE:FRE) and Fannie Mae (NYSE:FNM) and said he just took a big profit on Fannie Mae. On Countrywide Financial (NYSE:CFC) he would…
The Committee to Enhance Topps announced today that independent proxy advisory firm Institutional Shareholder Services, or "ISS," has recommended that stockholders of The Topps Company, Inc. (NASDAQ:TOPP) vote against the Michael Eisner and Madison…
According to Reuters, the spotlight in an investigation of Dell’s (DELL) accounting practices will fall on whether company founder and CEO Michael Dell had any role in the restatement of numbers. Reuters writes that…
The New York Times Company (NYT) has done poorly in the stock market over the last couple of years. That does not make it different from any other large newspaper chain. But, some of…
It was a bit surprising to see Barron’s used Jim Cramer for the cover story. The article points out that Jim Cramer’s picks have lagged the market. For starters, Cramer rarely gives formal targets…
The story of the week was the meltdown in the markets as various sources cited the credit crunch for selling that, at times took the major North American indices down 10%. Professional traders see…
On today’s STOP TRADING on CNBC Jim Cramer said investors can now focus on what is cheap again and he was positive on Schlumberger (NYSE:SLB) with it to go back to $95.00. His real…
According to The Inquirer, ABI Research has issued a report that US cable companies are heading for a crisis because they do not have the bandwidth or switching capacity to handle the increase in…
According to Reuters, China Mobile’s (CHL) net rose 28%. Reuters writes that Amgen (AMGN) will fire 14% of its sales force. Reuters reports that Hasbro (HAS) will increase inspection of products from China after…
On tonight’s MAD MONEY on CNBC, Jim Cramer wanted to look at what actually works in a major credit crunch. His situation that worked back in 1990 in food, drug, and soft goods work…
Billionaire Paul Allen disclosed that he was looking that the possibility of taking Charter Communications (CHTR) private or "a recapitalization or restructuring designed to reduce Charter’s leverage", according to The Wall Street Journal. Dream…