Archive for November, 2010

  • RBC Sees Gilead Climbing 31% in 12 Months
    , November 30th, 2010 at 6:54 pm

    Barron’s gives Gilead Sciences (GILD) some love: Gilead, however, may yet prove its critics wrong. It dominates a $13 billion global market for AIDS drugs, [...]

  • California Is Voted Off the Island
    , November 30th, 2010 at 3:38 pm

    Here are the results of the poll I ran a few days ago asking which state would you most like to see kicked out of [...]

  • Bank of America Drops on 13-Month-Old News
    , November 30th, 2010 at 2:52 pm

    Shares of Bank of America (BAC) are down today. Why? It’s because Julian Assange of Wikileaks fame said yesterday that early next year he will [...]

  • Exxon Mobil's Taxes
    , November 30th, 2010 at 1:46 pm

    Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont has tweeted: Last year Exxon made $19 BILLION in profit. Guess what? They paid zero in taxes & got $156 [...]

  • Exxon Mobil’s Taxes
    , November 30th, 2010 at 1:46 pm

    Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont has tweeted: Last year Exxon made $19 BILLION in profit. Guess what? They paid zero in taxes & got $156 [...]

  • Investor Quiz
    , November 30th, 2010 at 10:44 am

    According to the BIS, how large is the swaps market? I’ll give you a hint: $583 trillion. To put that into proper perspective, think of [...]

  • Right at the 50-DMA
    , November 30th, 2010 at 10:26 am

    The S&P 500 is currently battling with its 50-day moving average. For a brief period yesterday, the index fell below the 50-DMA, and we’re fighting [...]

  • Morning News: November 30, 2010
    , November 30th, 2010 at 7:27 am

    Wall Street Set for Lower Open Debt Worries Push Euro to Multi-week Lows Retailers Report Strong Holiday Sales Online and in Stores EU Agrees on [...]

  • Recession/Expansion by ISM Level
    , November 29th, 2010 at 4:25 pm

    Here’s some research I was playing around with this afternoon and I thought I’d post it. This shows the historical record of the economy being [...]

  • Thought for the Day
    , November 29th, 2010 at 2:11 pm

    The Wall Street Journal reports: Stocks tumbled as investors worried that the $112.61 billion Irish bailout might not be enough to contain the euro-zone debt [...]

  • Investors Wisely Regain Skepticism
    , November 29th, 2010 at 1:17 pm

    Here’s an article from MSNBC on how investors are losing faith in the stock market: The Wall Street insider trading investigation may lead everyday investors [...]

  • Earnings and Market Performance
    , November 29th, 2010 at 12:59 pm

    I was curious to see how the stock market performs when earnings are growing and when earnings are shrinking. I looked at Robert Shiller’s data [...]

  • Pat Robertson — Market Strategist
    , November 29th, 2010 at 11:43 am

    Google currently yields 385,000 results for the search “predicted the credit crisis” (without parentheses). With so many people apparently having seen disaster coming, it’s a [...]

  • AFLAC = $51.38
    , November 29th, 2010 at 9:51 am

    Just a quick note: If you’re looking for a stock to buy today, AFLAC (AFL) is moving into crazy-cheap territory.

  • Politics Vs. Finance
    , November 29th, 2010 at 9:08 am

    I hope everyone had a happy Thanksgiving. The early reports show that holiday shopping was strong over the weekend. Honestly, the Black Friday stuff is [...]

  • Morning News: November 29, 2010
    , November 29th, 2010 at 6:59 am

    Europe Stocks, Bonds Drop on Ireland Bailout Concern; U.S. Futures Advance Crude Oil Trades Near 10-Day High on Cold Weather in Europe, Debt Measures Yuan-Hungry [...]

  • Breaking Down the Numbers at Eli Lilly
    , November 26th, 2010 at 12:45 pm

    It’s “Link to Motley Fool Day” here at Crossing Wall Street! I honestly didn’t plan it this way, but here’s another good read by Matt [...]

  • Parsing Gilead's Earnings
    , November 26th, 2010 at 9:11 am

    Seth Jayson at the Motley Fool has a good article looking at the details of Gilead Science‘s (GILD) cash flow and earnings numbers. Companies have [...]

  • Parsing Gilead’s Earnings
    , November 26th, 2010 at 9:11 am

    Seth Jayson at the Motley Fool has a good article looking at the details of Gilead Science‘s (GILD) cash flow and earnings numbers. Companies have [...]

  • Morning News: November 26, 2010
    , November 26th, 2010 at 7:43 am

    Wall Street Futures Point to Weak Start after Holiday Black Friday Brings Out the Competitors Irish Republic to Get 85 Billion-euro EU and IMF Bailout [...]