Archive for January, 2010

  • GDP +5.7%
    , January 29th, 2010 at 6:02 pm

    Good news! Real Q4 GDP growth came in at 5.7%. That’s the best growth in over six years. This probably means that the recession is [...]

  • Bin Laden Comes Out Against Dollar
    , January 29th, 2010 at 1:21 pm

    And he’s reading Noam Chomsky: He called for a worldwide boycott of American goods and the dollar. He faulted the United States for failing to [...]

  • Ben Bernanke Wins
    , January 28th, 2010 at 3:45 pm

    Ben gets another term. The cloture vote was 77-23 and the confirmation vote was 70-30. In the cloture vote, Democrats voted 53 to 5, and [...]

  • Lily's Earnings
    , January 28th, 2010 at 2:34 pm

    The earnings parade continues. Eli Lilly (LLY) just reported Q4 earnings of 91 cents a share which was a penny below expectations although revenues exceeded [...]

  • Lily’s Earnings
    , January 28th, 2010 at 2:34 pm

    The earnings parade continues. Eli Lilly (LLY) just reported Q4 earnings of 91 cents a share which was a penny below expectations although revenues exceeded [...]

  • The Global Business Oath
    , January 28th, 2010 at 2:03 pm

    Felix Salmon is in Davos and he points us to something that truly cannot be parodied, the Global Business Oath: As a business leader I [...]

  • Baxter Reports In Line
    , January 28th, 2010 at 12:20 pm

    For the first time in 20 quarters, Baxter International (BAX) failed to beat expectations: Baxter International reported a 1 percent profit increase for the fourth-quarter [...]

  • College Endowments Got Hammered Last Year
    , January 28th, 2010 at 12:11 pm

    The New York Times reports that the average college endowment lost 18.7% last fiscal year which is the worst showing since the Great Depression. The [...]

  • Still At Zero
    , January 27th, 2010 at 4:45 pm

    Here’s the latest Fed statement: Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in December suggests that economic activity has continued to strengthen and [...]

  • Gilead Sciences Leads Our Buy List Higher
    , January 27th, 2010 at 10:38 am

    The market is somewhat soggy this morning, but our Buy List is being helped by a very strong earnings report from Gilead Sciences (GILD). For [...]

  • Investing By Day of the Month
    , January 26th, 2010 at 10:12 pm

    Here’s a breakdown of how well the stock market has performed during the first 10 trading days of the month. Each line is based on [...]

  • J&J's Earnings Beat the Street
    , January 26th, 2010 at 11:31 am

    Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) reported fourth-quarter earnings of $1.02 a share which was five cents higher than Street forecasts. Fourth-quarter sales rose 9% to $16.55 [...]

  • J&J’s Earnings Beat the Street
    , January 26th, 2010 at 11:31 am

    Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) reported fourth-quarter earnings of $1.02 a share which was five cents higher than Street forecasts. Fourth-quarter sales rose 9% to $16.55 [...]

  • Odd Lots
    , January 25th, 2010 at 3:38 pm

    SEC mulled national security status for AIG details Abnormal Returns & Stocktwits!! Home sales tumble as tax credit lift wanes Feinstein throws her support behind [...]

  • About That Plunging Dollar
    , January 25th, 2010 at 2:52 pm

    I hear all the time about the plunging dollar, but if it has plunged, I’m afraid I missed it. You’d never know this by listening [...]

  • AXA to Delist from NYSE
    , January 25th, 2010 at 10:55 am

    The French insurance company, AXA (AXA) has announced that it will delist from the NYSE due to lacking of trading volume. This strikes me as [...]

  • Should You Listen to Your Broker?
    , January 25th, 2010 at 10:34 am

    New research shows that you should pay careful attention to what your stock broker says. Then do the exact opposite. It turns out, there is [...]

  • Four More Years
    , January 25th, 2010 at 10:28 am

    The stock market is rebounding this morning and the news that it appears that Ben Bernanke will be confirmed for another term as Fed chair, [...]

  • What's Down the Most?
    , January 23rd, 2010 at 10:16 pm

    The S&P 100 is down -5.25% since Tuesday. Here’s a look at how the 100 stocks have performed.

  • What’s Down the Most?
    , January 23rd, 2010 at 10:16 pm

    The S&P 100 is down -5.25% since Tuesday. Here’s a look at how the 100 stocks have performed.

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