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Weekend Market Update: General Electric (GE), Apple (AAPL), Sirius XM (SIRI), Verizon Communications (VZ)
President Barack Obama in an interview recently stated that all signs point to the U.S. economy beginning to grow again but there may not be enough new jobs created until next year. "I want to be clear, that probably the jobs picture is not going to improve considerably… and it could even get a little bit worse… over the next couple of months," he said in an interview taped with CNN’s "State of the Union." "And we’re probably not going to start seeing enough job creation to deal with the… a rising population… until sometime next year," Obama said, adding…
20Sep2009 | Jutia Group | 0 comments | ContinuedMarket Updates: Citigroup (C), Intel (INTC), Apple (AAPL), Bank of America (BAC)
Canada’s Brookfield Asset Management said on Wednesday that it was setting up a $400 million fund to invest in Colombian infrastructure, joining a wave of foreign investors entering the Andean nation. -Reuters
Economic activity is stabilizing or improving in the vast majority of the country, according to a government survey released Wednesday. The findings indicate that the worst recession since the 1930s may be over. In the new survey, all but one of the Fed’s 12 regions indicated that economic activity was "stable," showed "signs of stabilization" or had "firmed." The one exception was the St. Louis region, which continued to…
9Sep2009 | Jutia Group | 0 comments | ContinuedMarket Update: Apple (AAPL), Kraft Foods (KFT), XTO Energy (XTO), NYSE Euronext (NYX)
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) cut the prices on most iPod digital media players ahead of a company event in San Francisco. Apple lowered the price of its 16-gigabyte iPod touch to $249 from $299 and cut the price of the 8GB version to $189 from $229. Apple also took down the prices of its iPod nano players to $149 from $189 for a 16GB model, and lowered the 8GB version to $129 from $149. Additionally, Apple cut the price of it 120GB iPod classic device to $229 from $249. The moves were seen as more evidence that Apple will unveil a new…
9Sep2009 | Money Morning | 0 comments | ContinuedMarket Updates: Bank of America (BAC), Toyota Motor (TM), AT&T (T), Apple (AAPL)
Consumer Confidence on the Mend; Q2 Housing Prices Rise From Previous Quarter; Judge Questions BofA/SEC Settlement; Chrysler Sues Former Parent; Toyota to Cut Production Capacity by 1 Million; Sony To Sell Wireless e-Book Reader; Apple’s Jobs Leading Tablet Device Development, Says WSJ
- The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index has rebounded to 54.1 in August after last month’s decline to 47.4. “Consumers were more upbeat in their short-term outlook for both the economy and the job market in August, but only slightly more upbeat in their income expectations,” said Lynn Franco, director of The Conference Board Consumer Research Center. “And, as long as…
Why You Need to Buy Apple (AAPL) and Sell Palm (Palm) Short
Regular readers, my colleagues and just about everyone else I come in contact with know I’m a big fan of Apple, Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL). I’ve written about it here on several occasions, my family and I own a number of its computers, and we’re all “packin’ iPhones”.
So when it comes to reporting on it, you could easily come to the conclusion that I’m about as far away from an unbiased journalist as you can get.
But you’d be wrong. You see, I also own a computer that runs the Windows operating system published by Microsoft (not because I necessarily want to, but…
24Aug2009 | Investment U | 5 comments | ContinuedMarket Updates: Microsoft (MSFT), Apple (AAPL), Deutsche Bank (DB)
Senate Nixes Quick Healthcare Vote; Falling PC Sales Hurt Microsoft’s Bottom Lines; Jobless Claims Rise; Deutsche Raises Apple Outlook on iPhone Sales; Economist: Housing Market Has Hit Bottom; AT&T Profit Falls 15%; McDonald’s Profit Down; 3M Beats Expectations
- Senate Democratic leaders late yesterday (Thursday) abandoned plans for an overhaul of the nation’s $2.4 trillion healthcare system before Congress recesses in August – dealing U.S. President Barack Obama a major political blow. The decision was delivered by U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., who said that "it’s better to have a product based on quality and thoughtfulness rather than try to jam something…
Market Updates: Apple (AAPL), Pfizer (PFE), Qualcomm (QCOM), eBay (EBAY)
Nasdaq Up for 11th Straight Day; Military Boosts Boeing’s Profit; Dollar Brings Down Pfizer’s Bottom Line; Eddie Bauer Saved by Suitor in $286 Million Deal; SEC to Restrict Pay-to-Play at Pensions; Qualcomm Sales, Profit Down Slightly; eBay Beats the Street, But Profit Still Down; A Leaner Starbucks Beats Profit Estimates
- The Nasdaq Composite Index rose for its 11th consecutive day following positive earnings from Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) and Starbucks Corp. (Nasdaq: SBUX). The index rose 0.53%, or 10.18 to close at 1,926.38 yesterday (Wednesday). Meanwhile, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.39% after investors sold some of the market’s recent winners, pocketing the…
Market Updates: Apple (AAPL), Coca Cola (KO), CIT Group (CIT), BlackRock (BLK)
iPhones Carry Apple Past Wall Street Estimates; Coca-Cola Beats Estimates of Overseas Sales; CIT May Still Face Bankruptcy; TARP Czar Calls for Transparency; Caterpillar Stock Jumps on Brighter Outlook; BlackRock Beats Estimates, State Street Falls Short; Merck Considering Partner For Schering-Plough Consumer Health Operations; Yahoo Sales Down, Profit Up
- The introduction of the new iPhone 3GS and a price cut for the 8-gigabyte iPhone 3G propelled Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) to easily exceed Wall Street expectations for its third quarter ended June 30. The company reported a net income of $1.23 billion, or $1.35 a share, on revenue of $8.34 billion, compared to a net income…
Market Update: Apple (AAPL), UBS (UBS), Family Dollar (FDO), PepsiCo (PEP)
Pickens’ Wind Farm Delayed; Apple Tarnished by SEC Scrutiny; UBS May Settle Tax Dispute; Higher Gas Prices Help Reduce Traffic; Discount Retailer Thrives in Recession; Pepsi Bottling Profits Rise
- Billionaire oilman T. Boone Pickens has delayed his plan to build the world’s largest wind farm in the Texas panhandle, blaming financing issues and transmission limitations. “I didn’t cancel it,” Pickens told Reuters after a press conference on Capitol Hill. “Financing is tough right now and so it’s going to be delayed a year or two.” Pickens’ plan calls for the installation of 4,000 megawatts of wind turbines at a site near Pampa,…
Market Updates: Apple (AAPL), Toyota Motor (TM), Enterprise Products (EPD),Teppco (TPP)
Madoff Gets 150 Years; Pipeline Operators to Combine; Jobs Returns to Work at Apple; GM, Toyota Cut Ties on Auto Plant; U.S. Moves Closer to Solar Energy; Oil Rises to More Than $71; China Stops Stockpiling Metal
- A federal judge gave no leniency to convicted Ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff yesterday (Monday), sentencing him to 150 years in prison. U.S. District Judge Denny Chin described Madoff’s crime as “extraordinarily evil” and said that it was “not merely a bloodless crime that takes place on paper but one that takes a staggering human toll.” As a part of his sentence, the 71-year-old Madoff was…
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