filed under general electric ge lehman br holdings leh recession nasdaqthe global stock market had more ups and downs this week than the career of britney spears. dont look for the bottom to appear anytime soon following the worst week for global equities in six years.a parade of superlatives continues to weigh on the mind of investors most of them bad. unemployment is at a fiveyear high. payrolls...
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filed under major movement deals bad news industry japan options technical analysis oilldk solar nyse ldk option chain shares are falling today despite the companys announcement of an eightyear contract with japans sumitomo corp. to supply solar cell parts. under the deal ldk will supply about 750 megawatts of multicrystalline silicon wafers to sumitomo. however most solar stocks are dropping tod...
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filed under analyst reports analyst upgrades and downgrades halliburton hal commodities oilgoldman sachs shook up its ratings on the oilservices sector today and made a notable adjustment to its conviction buy list halliburton nyse hal was ousted from the roster in favor of transocean inc. nyse rig. the brokerage firm still maintains a buy rating on hal but its pretty obvious that the stock is no...
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filed under microsoft msft yahoo yhoo apple inc aapl dell dell mcdonalds mcd halliburton hal johnson and johnson jnj money and finance today altria group mo boeing co ba charles schwab corp schw research in motion rimm oracle corp orcl qualcomm inc qcom genentech inc dna mexico freept mcmoran copper fcx garmin ltd grmnin the news stocks plunge yesterday will they extend losses today world market...
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filed under earnings reports microsoft msft electronic arts erts activision inc atvitaketwo interactive nasdaq ttwo is riding high on its grand theft auto iv title. the popular game big understatement helped push the topline during the third quarter to a better than 100 gain coming in at 433 million. as for the bottom line forget about it that was blown out of the water. on an adjusted basis net ...
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filed under bad news consumer experience marketing and advertisingthis post is part of our ads gone bad series. share your thoughts and memories of this ad in the comments and be sure to check out our other posts on marketing gone wrong. if americans are sensitive about racial issues its not without reason. consider the trail of tears or slavery or the internment of the japanese during world war ...
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filed under consumer experience marketing and advertisingthis post is part of our ads gone bad series. share your thoughts and memories of this ad in the comments and be sure to check out our other posts on marketing gone wrong. mars inc. has made not just one but two ad campaigns for its popular snickers bar seem to sneer at gays. mars one of the biggest privately held familyowned companies make...
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filed under before the bell analyst reports analyst upgrades and downgrades deals dell dell market matters advanced micro dev amd altria group mo boeing co ba ciena corp cien merrill lynch mer amer intl group aig abercrombie and fitch anf economic data unilever adr ul sandisk corp sndku.s. stock futures are pointing to further declines following a rough session where the dow plunged 344 points and...
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filed under international markets bad news products and services consumer experience sony corp adr sne technology sony corp. nyse sne has issued a recall for some of its popular vaio laptops today due to an overheating problem that some consumers have encountered with their machines. so far the company has received 209 reports of the popular machines overheating on users and in 7 instances users r...
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filed under major movement walt disney dis johnson and johnson jnj chubb corp cb economic data teva pharm indus adr teva serious money djia xcel energy xeli was out all morning and returned to my desk to find employment and retail numbers sent the dow jones industrial average tumbling down 345 points today. that made me think it was important to check out how stable my stable stocks stocks with t...
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filed under major movement bad news industry abercrombie and fitch anf options technical analysisabercrombie fitch nyse anf option chain shares are dropping sharply today after the company reported an 11 drop in august samestore sales when analysts had been expecting a 7.9 decrease. last month july sales disappointed investors and we pointed out a potential trade with an annualized return over 3...
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filed under microsoft msft walmart wmt ford motor f general motors gm money and finance today boeing co bain the news walmart samestore sales in august at topend of forecast boeing workers vote to strike but will wait two days microsoft drops xbox price below wii tivo directtv revive partnership gmac to cut 5000 jobs auto sales tumble but industry sees ray of hope 6 cheap stocks to consider ...
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filed under before the bell earnings reports analyst reports analyst upgrades and downgrades deals microsoft msft apple inc aapl walmart wmt boeing co ba bp p.l.c. ads bp u.s. steel x toll brothers tol analyst initiations economic data marvell technology group mrvl unilever adr ulstock futures were lower this morning as oil rose back above 110 a barrel and investors awaited a barrage of economic d...
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filed under forecasts bad news press releases competitive strategy ford motor f general motors gm toyota motor corp. tm august was yet another tough month for american auto maker ford motor company nyse f as the company reported today that during the month u.s. sales were off by a mind boggling 26.5. during the month ford was able to sell a total of 155172 light automobiles which was 3.6 below jul...
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filed under earnings reports staples inc splswhile less foot traffic and lower sales dragged down staples inc.s nasdaq spls secondquarter profit mining equipment maker joy global inc.s nasdaq joyg fiscal thirdquarter profit soared on strong demand for its products and services. staples the worlds largest office supply company reported wednesday that it earned 150.2 million or 21 cents per share ...
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filed under viacom via electronic arts erts activision inc atvi technologyyou know i keep hearing about this spore game. its set to be released by electronic arts nasdaq erts to the nintendo ds and to computer platforms later this week. theres been so much buzz surrounding it and for good reason. not only does it sound pretty neat and imaginative but it was designed by will wright the man who brou...
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