General Motors Inc. is sort of the anti-Ross Perot, the company that informs you that no matter what the circumstance, it still needs a boatload of money just to make getting up in the morning worth it. The automotive giant (ish) asked for $18 billion in federal loans, one-and-a-half times the size of what it asked for a few weeks ago, amid a 41% decline in auto sales in November. But the thin...
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MySpace co-founder sees killer deals for established players that can purchase cash-strapped startups
Tue, Dec 2, 5:00 PM ET
Filed under: Next big thingNot long ago, the sentiment of Web 2.0 startup founders was fairly consistent. Basically, the IPO market would come back; the online advertising market would continue to grow; and valuations would continue to escalate. Well, it looks like things have not gone according to plan. If anything, it looks like we are seeing the return of the dot-com implosion. However, this...
Marvell (MRVL) this afternoon posted revenue for its fiscal third quarter ended November 1 of $791 million, with non-GAAP profits of 23 cents a share. The Street had expected the chip maker to post $793 million and 21 cents. In a statement, CEO Sehat Sutardja said that while results were in line with expectations, “we continue to experience limited visibility into the near-term demand for...
OmniVision (OVTI) this afternoon warned that results for its fiscal third quarter ending in January will be much lower than the Street had been anticipating. For FY Q2, the image sensor company posted revenue of $163.9 million and non-GAAP profits of 19 cents a share, close to the Street consensus of $166.4 million and 18 cents. But the guidance, oh my. OmniVision now sees revenue for the Janua...
Sigma Designs (SIGM) this afternoon reported results for its fiscal third quarter ended November 1 in line with its recently reduced guidance. For the quarter, the company reported revenue of $46.8 million and non-GAAP profits of 27 cents a share. Sigma had projected revenue of $46.5 million, down 20% from Q2. The Street consensus was $46.4 million and 29 cents. The company did not provide any ...
Rob Curran reports: The quote for the Nasdaq Composite index was frozen for 48 minutes on platforms, screens, Web sites and other sources because of a glitch at the exchange’s index arm Tuesday. The Nasdaq Composite was up 18.13, or 1.3%, at 1416.2 for 48 minutes. A spokesperson for Nasdaq OMX Group said the freeze began at 3:07 p.m. and was resolved at 3:55 p.m. The Nasdaq finished up 51...
Hedge funds have had a lousy year, losing an average of 10.8%. But two hedge funds -- big winners in 2007 -- kept making money this year as well. Meanwhile, those two winners mask an awful lot of losers who will probably find their way into oblivion. The winners for 2008 (at least through September) are run by James Simons (a math genius whose money-making techniques elude explanation) and John...
Yahoo: Cowen Has Serious Doubts On Miller-Led Bid; Raising $30 Billion Would be “Extremely Difficult”
Tue, Dec 2, 3:12 PM ET
Cowen’s Jim Friedland this afternoon has weighed in on the WSJ report that former AOL exec Jonathan Miller is trying to raise cash for a bid for Yahoo, and finds the proposition to be something of a long shot. In a brief research note, he raises two key issues: Capital: He says it would be “extremely difficult” to raise the $28 billion to $31 billion that would be needed to cl...
What's better than a high-quality stock? A high-quality stock that's shrugging off the market's declines!
Filed under: Rants and raves, Money and Finance Today, Wachovia Corp (WB), Wells Fargo (WFC), Chasing Value, Stocks to Buy, Best Stocks for 2008This has been a terrible year for financial institutions. However, Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) has been able to make it through the obstacle course better than most.The stock has been up and down with the market but the scandals and large write-downs that h...