NCC (NCC) was one of those banks that decided the mortgage business was simply an outstanding way to make money. The price of homes and commercial buildings would rise at 10% per annum forever, It...
These are some of the top pre-market analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations we are seeing early this Monday morning with more than two hours until the open: John Bean Technologies (JBT)...
From Ticker Sense Bear Stearns (BSC) beat earnings estimates yet again.  They did, however, only beat by 2 cents per share, which is the smallest spread since their 1-cent beat in September 2002. ...
According to TechCruch, the new head of NBC Universal (GE) is going after YouTube (GOOG) for lacking proper filtering technology. But, YouTube is not doing it. Why? The TechCrunch theory is that...
It seems that even the Governator is having a hard time saving California, and many are blaming him for the state’s ballooning budget deficit.  The company is facing billions in deficits and...
These are ten of the analyst calls we are focusing on early this Wednesday morning in pre-market trading: ASM Intl NV (NASDAQ: ASMI) raised to Buy at Jefferies. BorgWarner (NYSE: BWA) Raised to...
NCC (NCC) was bought today by PNC in what most people would view as a classic "takeunder" The price of the deal was well below where the shares traded yesterday.NCC’s stock is down 20% on the news....
From Ticker Sense Credit Suisse upgraded BSC to Outperform from Neutral and raised their price target on the stock from $172 to $190.  See below for their historical calls on Bear Stearns....
Between taking pot shots at Apple’s (AAPL) pricing model, NBC Universal CEO Jeff Zucker said that his unit of GE (GE) is not for sale. Period. Under any circumstances. Referring to what he has...
Apple (AAPL) claims that it kicked NBC’s programming off of its iTune service because NBC would not agree to pricing. NBC claims that: "We never asked to double the wholesale price for our...
On tonight’s MAD MONEY on CNBC, Cramer featured his last stock: Harsco (HSC-NYSE).  He said this one is reinventing itself and it is not just an old manufacturing company like he said...
As the global recession hits the electronics industry, NEC has decided to fire 20,000 people worldwide. According to The Wall Street Journal, "Japanese electronics giant NEC Corp. says it plans...
Next week is the highly awaited FOMC meeting and the expected decision next Tuesday is certainly that a rate cut is coming.  But the predicament bet is mixed, with some looking for a 25-basis...
The overall news front is in a lull, but financial stocks and the market are going to be closely watched.  The FOMC releases its decision on interest rates Tuesday.  The  bet if for 25...