I think I'll forego any further market commentary today; you know where my disposition stands, if you've been reading earlier posts today. However, I'd like to turn the table around and ask you a question: that is, what other things would you like to see from a blog like this? And I'm not just narrowly talking about Slope and me. I'm talking about the entire financial blog experience. What new ...
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Filed under: International markets, Commodities, Oil, Recession, Financial CrisisHistory is repeating itself, at least in the oil market. Once again, a miscalculation by OPEC -- probably motivated by greed or rational self interest carried to its logical (but foolish) extension -- has resulted in almost the same set of market conditions that resulted when OPEC made the same mistake in 1990-1991...
24/7 Wall St. will name its annual CEO of the Year next week. The executive will be picked from a field of ten which we will profile this week The CEOs are chosen on the basis of their company’s stock market and financial performances compared with their own industry groups and all large companies traded on US markets. Only firms with market caps of more than $5 billion were considered. 24/7 re...
It takes all kinds to make a world. Trip Chowdhry of Global Equities Research may not be very bright, but he is intrepid. According to an account in Barron's, the analyst thinks Google's (GOOG) revenue will drop for each of the next two years. "He sees the company posting revenues of $15.71 billion this year, $15.23 billion next year and $14.57 billion in 2010, with profits of $19.44 a share th...
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...
Closing Bell: Markets bounce after yesterday's sell-off; BA, F, GE, DOW all up, GS down
Tue, Dec 2, 4:22 PM ET
Filed under: After the bell, General Electric (GE), Ford Motor (F), Market matters, Boeing Co (BA), Goldman Sachs Group (GS), Dow Chemical (DOW)Equities managed a comeback after yesterday's huge sell-off. Today was on little economic data, but "less bad" data from companies helped as well as overseas markets stabilizing before U.S. traders woke up this morning. We also did not see the continued...
GM (GM) distributed its turnaround plan to Congress. It was almost exactly what the market expected, but it fudges one key issue, which is what happens to the company's finances if it loses a great deal more market share. According to the firm, "GM is seeking a term bridge loan facility from the Federal government of $12 billion to cover operating requirements under a baseline forecast of 12 mi...
Excel Maritime (EXM) Bad period for shipping business. Falls to $3.25 from 52-week high of $60.99. Xenoport (XNPT) New drug fails in study. Drops to $17.90 from 52-week high of $66.34. Sierra Wireless (SWIR) Will be buying Wavecom. Wall St. hates deal. Falls to $5,42 from 52-week high of $21.18. Palm (PALM) Smartphone also-ran revised quarter down. Falls to $1.14 from 52-week high of $8.94. Dou...
Filed under: DJIAWhile Bill Gross is big-time bond trader for Pacific Investment Management Co., he also has some interesting takes on the equities markets. Unfortunately, his views are fairly pessimistic. According to Gross, the stock market can be somewhat nuanced. In fact, he compares it to a "fragile flower where price is part perception, part valuation, and part hope or lack thereof." In h...
Picking out a CEO to go in technology right now might seem pointless. The argument could be almost any of them if you count share price only. That is doubly true if you look at just DRAM and flash memory makers. But the one stand-out company which could use a new CEO is SanDisk Corp. (NASDAQ: SNDK). Dr. Eli Harari is a co-founder of the company, and he sits as Chairman, CEO, and as a member of...