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14 hours ago — Todd Sullivan's - ValuePlays
Received this from reader Justin and thought it put some thingd in perspective.. Over the past few months, the media has discovered another story to strike fear into the hearts of America, and incidentally to sell newspapers and airtime. This time it’s not SARS, terrorists, or once-in-a-lifetime ...
Yesterday 5:07pm — timothysykes
So 99.999% of the investing world just had their worst week ever. Barry’s blog post includes the nice chart of all the damage that you can see below:
Since its happening over several days, wannabe financial journalists and everyone else are wondering whether this was a crash or not.
What do...
Yesterday 12:45pm — timothysykes
As reported in rarely read industry publications, MOJO, the hi-def TV network that launched me into the emails-at-all-hours-of-the-night-from-people-confused-about-the-stock-market-hedge-funds-penny-stocks-and-short-selling stratosphere when I was featured in season 1 of Wall Street Warriors, will...
Yesterday 10:58am — Todd Sullivan's - ValuePlays
Just days after selling puts on 1.3 million shares of Burlington Northern (BNI), Berkshire's (BRK.A) Warren Buffett is at it again.. This time he sold puts on Burlington Northern:$80 strike, 1.1 million shares, expiring 12/08 for $7.03$75 strike, 761k shares, expiring 12/08 at $5.78 1. The put op...
Yesterday 6:53am — Todd Sullivan's - ValuePlays
From the guy who predicted the housing bubble....and its popping.. Visit the ValuePlays Bookstore for Great Investing Books
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Yesterday 4:41am — Zacks.com: Analyst Blog
Johnson Johnson (JNJ) is one of the world's largest providers of healthcare products in the consumer, pharmaceutical and medical devices market. It has over 200 operating companies around the world and sells its products in more than 175 countries. JJ has an enormously diverse revenue st...
Yesterday 4:29am — SchaeffersResearch
In what is probably one of the most bizarre scenarios I can think of, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) trades in a low-to-high range of more than 1000 points and ends the day more or less flat (relative to where it was throughout the day). As noted this morning, the DJIA was down 697 points...
Yesterday 3:32am — SchaeffersResearch
Shares of Wachovia
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have rallied more than 38% and Wells Fargo
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is up nearly 4% after Standard & Poor's Ratings Services upgraded WB's counterparty credit rating to "A+/A-1" from "BBB-/A-3." The move fo...
Yesterday 2:59am — Zacks.com: Analyst Blog
Based in Chicago, Aon Corporation (AOC) is the world's largest insurance and reinsurance broker. Through its subsidiaries, the company operates in two broad segments: Risk and Insurance Brokerage Services, and Consulting. The Risk and Insurance Brokerage Services segment (81.8% of the $7....
Yesterday 1:25am — Zacks.com: Analyst Blog
The following article focuses on the following stocks: ExxonMobil (XOM), ConocoPhillips (COP) and Pfizer (PFE).
As I write this, the Dow is at 8,216 and the SP 500 is at 866. Six years ago, in 2002, they bottomed out at 7,286 and 800, respectively. The way things have been ...
Yesterday 12:39am — Zacks.com: Analyst Blog
AutoZone, Inc. (AZO) is a leading retailer of automotive parts and accessories. The company has significant cash flow and plans to expand its square footage growth. AutoZone has maintained a mid-single-digit square footage growth rate by opening new stores every year. New stores led to a ...
Yesterday 12:36am — SchaeffersResearch
As watch today's drama unfold, I thought it might be interesting to point out the long-term charts of the S&P 500 (SPX), Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), Nasdaq Composite (COMP), and Russell 2000 (RUT).
Chart Courtesy of Thomson Financial
This monthly view shows us how the...
Yesterday 12:15am — Zacks.com: Analyst Blog
Formed in 1871, Marsh McLennan Companies, Inc. (or MMC) (MMC) has long been the world's leading insurance broker, currently operating under the Marsh and Guy Carpenter brands. The company's rapid growth is mainly attributed to its aggressive merger and acquisition strategy. MMC s organiz...
Yesterday 11:52pm — SchaeffersResearch
Bit of a mixed bag for Abercrombie & Fitch
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this morning, as it received an upgrade and a price-target cut. Last night, Citi Investment Research upped ANF to "hold" from "sell," noting that expectations are now "appropriately conservative." The upg...
Yesterday 11:44pm — SchaeffersResearch
Evergreen Solar
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was one of many stocks within the solar group to feel the wrath of analysts today. Calyon Securities dropped the shares from "buy" to "reduce," while Lazard trimmed its ESLR price target from $15 to $7.50. Lazard also slashed ...
Yesterday 11:37pm — SchaeffersResearch
There's no shortage of news from Morgan Stanley
(MS:
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this morning, and most of it is bleak. Moody's Investors Service warned that it might cut the long-term debt rating of Morgan Stanley, as well as its sector peer Goldman Sachs (GS). Meanwhile, S&P Equ...
Yesterday 11:27pm — SchaeffersResearch
This morning, Cowen & Co. felt it prudent to cut its earnings estimate for AT&T
(T:
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options), noting that strong iPhone sales were costing the company money through subsidies. T started subsidizing the purchase price of Apple's (AAPL) iPhone when the new model was laun...
Yesterday 11:26pm — SchaeffersResearch
After some controversy erupted about a pricey spa getaway for top-producing insurance agents and their spouses, government regulators are reportedly keeping a close eye on the spending habits of American International Group
(AIG:
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. The insurance compa...
Yesterday 10:28pm — SchaeffersResearch
We are less than an hour into the trading session but the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) has already been down as much as 697 points. Yes, you read that correctly. Even more incredible is the fact that the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) is now back to flat. A round trip of 700 down an...
Yesterday 10:10pm — Zacks.com: Analyst Blog
The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. (MHP) is a diversified publisher and provider of financial information, and also a provider of media services to customers in over 40 countries. The company is a leading textbook publisher and owns one of the top credit rating agencies (Standard Poor's). I...
Yesterday 9:45pm — SchaeffersResearch
When I signed off last night, I noted the carnage but left little in the way of a game plan. I put some thought into the situation last night and this morning. One idea that hit me was related to a comment that Mike made on Tuesday related to the Relative Strength Index (RSI). With last yesterd...
Yesterday 9:30pm — Zacks.com: Analyst Blog
We are maintaining our Hold on Lloyds TSB Group Plc (LYG). The company has agreed to buy HBOS Plc (HBOS), a UK bank with £681 billion in total assets, in an all-stock deal worth about £12 billion, expected to be completed in late 2008/early 2009.
We are reducing our 2008 EPADS estimate ...
Yesterday 9:12pm — SchaeffersResearch
On the economic front today, we have the latest word on the U.S. trade deficit for August and September's import prices. First up, the Commerce Department said that our national trade deficit narrowed in August by 3.5% to $59.1 billion. Economists were expecting a decline to $58.5 billion. ...
Friday October 10, 2008 — SchaeffersResearch
As discussed here, I have resurrected a scan that focuses on companies that are heavily shorted. The purpose is to find stocks that could be in the midst of a potential short covering rally. More details about the methodology are listed below and more information on short interest is here. As y...
Friday October 10, 2008 — SchaeffersResearch
Companies seeing a skew towards puts in the previous session: Morgan Stanley (MS), General Electric (GE), J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Wells Fargo & Co (WFC), FORD MOTOR (F), SunTrust Banks (STI), General Motors (GM), AutoNation (AN), Moody's Corp. (MCO), HSBC, plc. (HBC), Level 3 Communicatio...