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November 22, 2009
Sometimes a stock looks so enticing that investors just can't help themselves. The market appetite is such that the stock rockets higher, leaving behind most ...
November 20, 2009
Nov. 20 Dell Inc. (DELL) Kaufman Bros. maintains hold Shares of Dell Inc. fell Nov. 20 after it reported weaker-than-expected revenue and profit for the third quarter ...
November 19, 2009
Intel (INTC) Texas Instruments (TXN) LSI Corp. (LSI) Marvell Technology (MRVL) Bank of America Merrill Lynch downgrades to neutral from buy Microchip Technology (MCHP)...
November 18, 2009
As children are often told in the candy aisle: Just because you want something doesn't mean you can have it. Hershey (HSY) would like to buy Cadbury (CBY). On Nov. 18,...
November 18, 2009
Research in Motion (RIMM) BMO Capital Markets downgrades to market perform from outperform; cuts price target BMO Capital Markets on Nov. 18 downgraded Research in ...
November 17, 2009
America's Car-Mart (CRMT) and giant retailer Wal-Mart (WMT) have one common theme: They sell consumer products at the lowest price possible. Both are based in ...
November 17, 2009
Anyone who's been paying attention to Wall Street investment strategists' forecasts for 2010 knows that a potential avalanche of commercial real estate foreclosures ...
November 16, 2009
Nov. 16 featured two events now familiar to traders: Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told financial markets to expect low interest rates "for an extended ...
November 16, 2009
How to play the Kraft Foods (KFT) vs. Cadbury (CBY) takeover chess game? With American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) of Cadbury easing from 52.66 a share on Oct. 22 to 50...
November 16, 2009
Sprint Nextel (S) Credit Suisse upgrades to outperform from neutral Credit Suisse upgraded wireless carrier Sprint Nextel on Nov. 16, predicting the company will stop ...
November 12, 2009
Wal-Mart (WMT) Standard & Poor's Equity Research reiterates strong buy; raises estimate S&P equity analyst Joseph Agnese said on Nov.12 that Wal-Mart's October-quarter...
November 9, 2009
If you boil down the motivations behind Kraft Foods' (KFT) hostile bid for Cadbury (CBY), you reach an undeniable fact: People all over the world love candy, gum, and ...
November 8, 2009
Almost everyone loves pizza, long an inexpensive mainstay for Americans. And with an economic downturn, you would expect pizza sales to be piping hot. Surprisingly, ...
November 8, 2009
Markets may have rebounded in 2009, but individual investors are still edgy and shell-shocked. Even as the broad Standard & Poor's 500-stock index remained up 56% ...
November 6, 2009
Highlights of analyst stock opinions issued the week of Nov. 2-6: Nov. 6 Starbucks (SBUX) Jefferies & Co. reaffirms hold; raises price target Starbucks said its ...
November 6, 2009
Starbucks (SBUX) Jefferies & Co. reaffirms hold; raises price target Shares of Starbucks Corp. perked up in premarket trading Nov. 5 after the chain said its ...
November 5, 2009
Rising productivity is usually one of the best things you can hope for in an economy. It means people are producing more for each hour they work. That's the path to ...
November 4, 2009
On Nov. 4, stocks rallied on hopes the Federal Reserve would make clear that interest rates would remain low for a long time. But, when a Fed statement was issued ...
November 3, 2009
At the beginning of every quarter since 2006, investor Mario Gabelli's stockpicking team has gone out on a limb to highlight five stocks as its top choices for the ...
November 3, 2009
Two small companies joining forces might not normally attract much notice. But the Nov. 3 acquisition of Diedrich Coffee (DDRX) by Peet's Coffee & Tea (PEET) combines ...
November 2, 2009
By BW Staff BusinessWeek compiled comments from Wall Street economists and analysts on key economic and financial market topics on Nov. 2: Edward McKelvey, Goldman ...
October 28, 2009
This October certainly hasn't been the harrowing month the stock market has come to expect from past experience. After all, the Dow Jones industrial average topped the...
October 27, 2009
From the perspective of last spring, this is a stock market that looks very expensive. From early March to the recent peak in mid-October 2009, the Standard & Poor's ...
October 27, 2009
Although hardly a household name, Covance (CVD), which provides a wide range of services in the development of medicines, is a sought-after player in the ...
October 27, 2009
BusinessWeek compiled comments from Wall Street economists and analysts on key economic and financial market topics on Oct. 27: Bill Gross, PIMCO Asset appreciation in...
