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...
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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
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...
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 as though 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 ...
Filed under: Good newsIt must be something in the water in Bentonville, Arkansas. The tiny town is home to Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT), of course, but also the less famous America's Car-Mart (NASDAQ: CRMT), which operates 92 used car dealerships in the South-Central United States.While the auto industry is mired in the biggest downturn in its history, America's Car-Mart is posting some pretty impressi...
Sorting a real growth story from a flash in the pan.
UnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE: UNH) has made some rather bold predictions for 2009. What is interesting here is that these projections are not the projections of old showing continued growth nor showing continued goals total dominance. But the possible surprise here is that this depends upon the state of just how bad things get in the economy and also upon several factors which might now be ou...
Clearwire (CLWRD) shares are down sharply following negative comments on the company this morning from analysts at J.P. Morgan and Stanford Group. The company’s shares gained ground yesterday following the completion of its deal to acquire Sprint’s Xohm wireless broadband business; they also closed a $3.2 billion investment from Google, Comcast, Time Warner Cable, Intel and others. ...
Buy, Sell or Hold Insight: GM Remains a High Risk Profit Play – Even as it Files its Turnaround Plan Today
Tue, Dec 2, 11:31 AM ET
With America’s “Big Three” automakers all due to submit turnaround plans to Congress today (Tuesday) – a requirement if General Motor Corp. (GM), Ford Motor Co. (F), and Chrysler Corp., are to receive $25 billion in government loans – I couldn’t help but recall the moment eight years ago when I realized the U.S. auto industry was skidding toward a financial c...
Goldman Sees ‘09 GDP Down 1.6%, IT Spend Down 4%; Cuts Targets, Estimates On A Zillion Software Stocks
Tue, Dec 2, 10:48 AM ET
Goldman Sachs has sliced its estimates and price targets on most of the enterprise software companies it covers to reflect a more dire outlook for the U.S. economy and IT spending. In a research note, Goldman’s Sarah Friar notes that the firm’s economics team now sees real GDP shrinking 5% in Q4 and 1.6% in 2009, worse than their previous forecast of down 3.5% and down 0.8%. Goldman...