Archive for November, 2006

  • Stock: The Latest Endangered Species
    , November 21st, 2006 at 12:33 pm

    One reason for the market’s bull run is that there’s simply less stock out there to buy. Daniel Gross looks at the mystery of the [...]

  • Goldilocks Lives
    , November 21st, 2006 at 11:06 am

    John Carney at DealBreaker notices nuance in our news media. AP: Paulson makes case for tougher enforcement of securities laws Reuters: Paulson says need to [...]

  • Medtronic Soars
    , November 21st, 2006 at 10:42 am

    It’s about time Medtronic (MDT) got some love. The large-cap health care sector has been a dud this year. If you had told me that [...]

  • Merger to Create World’s Largest Bankrupt Airline
    , November 21st, 2006 at 10:23 am

    From Scrappleface: If the U.S. Airways buyout of Delta receives regulatory approval, industry experts said it would make the resulting company the largest of the [...]

  • Medtronic Earned 59 Cents a Share
    , November 20th, 2006 at 4:23 pm

    Medtronic (MDT) just reported earnings of 59 cents a share, three cents more than Wall Street was expecting. Revenues also came in higher than expectations.

  • Today’s News
    , November 20th, 2006 at 2:53 pm

    Here’s a few quick items of note today. Lowe’s (LOW) cut its full-year forecast. If you thought that would hurt the stock, you’d be wrong. [...]

  • Toothpaste for Dinner
    , November 18th, 2006 at 6:00 am

    toothpastefordinner.com

  • What’s Been Pushing Stocks Higher
    , November 17th, 2006 at 11:54 am

    Make no mistake, this rally is for real. The reason I feel comfortable saying that is that stocks have been marching higher right along side [...]

  • The Milton Friedman Choir
    , November 17th, 2006 at 11:39 am

    Enjoy.

  • Johnson & Johnson
    , November 17th, 2006 at 10:22 am

    Tempting. Very tempting. Check out the plunging P/E ratio.

  • CNBC Is a No-Fly Zone for WSJ Reporters
    , November 16th, 2006 at 3:45 pm

    In a brave defense of symbolism, reporters at the Wall Street Journal have stopped making unpaid appearances on CNBC. They’re doing this to protest the [...]

  • Home Depot Raises Dividend
    , November 16th, 2006 at 3:17 pm

    Home Depot (HD) increases its dividend by 50%. This is the second 50% increase this year.

  • S&P 500: 1400!
    , November 16th, 2006 at 2:30 pm

    The market hit another new high today, and oil is having its biggest fall of the year.

  • Milton Friedman 1912-2006
    , November 16th, 2006 at 12:37 pm

    Here’s his autobiography from the Nobel Prize Web site. In 1980, Friedman made the series Free to Choose on PBS (note irony). Here are some [...]

  • Today’s CPI Report
    , November 16th, 2006 at 11:41 am

    The good news is that consumer inflation fell for the second straight month. Headline inflation dropped by 0.5%. The core rate, which excludes food and [...]

  • Doesn’t Anyone Want to Be a Stock Anymore
    , November 16th, 2006 at 11:02 am

    Clear Channel is the latest to go private equity. Think $18.7 billion. Here’s a chart you don’t see everyday.

  • The News This Morning
    , November 16th, 2006 at 10:24 am

    Here are some interesting stories that caught my eye this morning. Google’s has put aside $200 million in reserve for lawsuits from YouTube. That’s probably [...]

  • Cisco’s Stock Buybacks
    , November 16th, 2006 at 10:09 am

    Seriously, it’s time we had an intervention for Cisco (CSCO). This company needs to STOP buying back its stock. It’s getting out of control. They [...]

  • Dell Delays Earnings Report
    , November 16th, 2006 at 9:52 am

    Ugh. Dell Inc. on Wednesday delayed its earnings report as the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission stepped up a probe into the computer maker’s accounting, [...]

  • Cognizant Technology Solutions
    , November 15th, 2006 at 1:51 pm

    One of the more fascinating companies in the world today is Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH). The company, along with Wipro and Inforsys, is one of [...]