A quick look at bank stocks would indicate that Wall St. is not terribly impressed with the Paulson $700 billion bailout plan. Citigroup (C), the whipping boy of the group, may be at a multi-year low. But, so is Goldman Sachs (GS), the most sublime of all US financial institutions. Even Jamie Dimon's JP Morgan (JPM), arguably the best run bank, has been pulled into the vortex of selling The tro...
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According to Reuters, Japan exports hit their lowest level since 2002. Reuters writes that hopes for an auto bailout in this session of Congress are poor. Reuters reports that the US is looking into lending practices at Golden West. Reuters reports that small businesses are being hurt by trouble on Wall St.Reuters reports that a bank analyst said financial firms need another $1 trillion in capi...
I have been getting a bunch of emails lately about commodities. The following excerpt from Roubini's RGE Monitor was emailed to me yesterday:Today we turn our attention to commodities, which have been badly battered by the global financial crisis, deleveraging and a worsening economic outlook, with commodity indices having lost 50% of their value since the July peak. With the G10 in recession a...
This 2 part series will cover recent market developments about Berkshire Hathaway, points to a strategy on how you may benefit more on the same trades he did recently and an option trading strategy that probably Berkshire uses for maximizing it returns on the underlying they find worth investing. Don’t forget to read the big picture of US stock markets. Markets are behaving pretty much th...
Before we get too excited about the prospect of infrastructure projects reviving the flagging US economy, it’s worth taking a look at the current state of affairs. David Leonhardt in the New York Times sounds a cautionary note in a column highlighting the haphazard and inefficient use of taxpayers’ infrastructure dollars. He notes that spending is up 50 percent over the last 10 year...
One of the unexpected benefits of a $90-a-barrel drop in the price of crude oil is a transport sector that has far less to pay for keeping things moving. Now, of course, that savings is predicated on the assumption that there’s actually something out there to move – that manufacturers are still making things, and consumers are still buying. These days, none of that can be taken for ...
Filed under: Analyst reports, Google (GOOG), Apple Inc (AAPL), Cisco Systems (CSCO), Hewlett-Packard (HPQ), Research in Motion (RIMM), TechnologySean Udall is a Minyanville contributor.Interesting article on Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) beating Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) to the "touch" with regard to providing a touch screen interface on a computer. It's certainly a worthwhile read. However, I've long...
GigaMedia wasn't dealt a winning hand this quarter, but the company's future is worth a bet.
These high-priced honeys might be worth every penny.
The company's shares, worth $300 six months ago, have been dragged down to the low $100s, with help from an analyst's note.