Goldman Sachs (GS) analyst William Tanona took the unusual step today of placing Merrill Lynch (MER) on the company’s so-called "Conviction Sell" list. What’s surprising is not that Tanona...
Source: ThinkstockThis Memorial Day weekend box office will be dominated by “X-Men: Days of Future Past.” The latest film could break all prior records for comic book movies. By bringing in the...
The recall of 440,000 holiday mugs further tarnishes the reputation of Starbucks, which is resisting the unionization of its workers.
Russia’s war on Ukraine has stretched into its fifth month with no end to the conflict in sight. Russia amped up its attacks on Ukraine in June, including a missile strike on a shopping center on...
Citigroup data show that the bank has been conscious of possible pay disparities for some time and made the necessary evaluations to keep compensation among its workers equal.
The two largest stock exchange operators in Europe have agreed to combine in a merger that would create an exchange operator with a market cap of almost $30 billion.
American Express (AXP-NYSE) issued earnings mid-day today with $0.76 EPS and revenues of $7.2 Billion; Estimates were $0.76 and $7.3 Billion.  There was a divergence on First Call estimates...
The brokers at Merrill Lynch (MER) are tired of the lack of respect that they have had over the last several years. Stan O’Neal,  the former CEO, treated them and their chief like dirt....
Going back to 1962, GM (GM) sold half of all the cars bought in America. By 1981, it had only dropped to 45%. In 1999, the Big Three still had a 71% share of the US market. Based on November numbers,...
MetLife Inc. (NYSE: MET) is joining the other major financial stocks of late with its shares getting clocked this morning to new multi-year lows.  Last night, the insurer said earnings would be...
After Citigroup (C) and Merrill Lynch (MER) have announced their earnings, Wall St. will probably see what it expected. The estimates for write-offs, lay-offs, and new capital infusions are already...
Merrill Lynch (NYSE: MER) has issued its loss for the quarter at -$12.57 EPS for Q4, -$10.73 EPS for all of 2007.  The total loss in dollars was listed as $8.6 Billion for the quarter. The net...
The latest big idea to help save the American auto industry is an old one–merge GM (GM) and Chrysler. It is a road the companies have been down before, but they are so desperate now that any idea...
Source: Courtesy of the U.S. National Weather ServiceEach day that passes, The Weather Channel continues to plead  for its viewers to switch from DIRECTV (NASDAQ: DTV), which has stopped running its...
Nortek Inc. (NASDAQ: NTK) is watching its shares make a handy gain on Wednesday after news of an acquisition. The company announced that it has signed an agreement and plan of merger with Melrose...