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...
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...
Shares of Palm Inc. plunge to a new record-low after the wireless device maker’s warning of a drop in revenue underscored concerns about the company’s viability. The stock got a boost from the market upswing late in the day, which erased the earlier losses.
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...
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...
Filed under: Delta Air Lines (DAL)Delta may still be ready when you are, but in 2009 they're not going to be as big. Citing the global recession, Delta (NYSE: DAL) announced that it will cut an additional 6-8% of capacity in 2009. The move will result in an up to 10% reduction in domestic capacity, when one includes the impact of previously-announced operational cuts. Delta also said it will el...
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...
Today’s tickers: RIMM, BP, NXY, MMM, USB, WFC, GS & GE RIMM – Research in Motion – Terrible results from fellow-handset maker, Palm clouded the prospects for RIMM as well as the mobile phone industry sending shares of the Canadian manufacturer of the Blackberry device 7% lower to $37.02. The company recently faced delays in shipping its novel Blackberry Storm, but news tha...
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...