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The CEOs at many of the most troubled companies have been in place for a long time and investors have to question how they keep their jobs. Eventually, performance has to count, even in sectors in...
The House approved a debt-ceiling compromise (Reuters) Fake Ikea stores have been set up in China (Reuters) Central Falls, RI declared Chapter 9 (Reuters) Canalys says Google’s (NASDAQ: GOOG)...
Eastman Kodak Company (NYSE: EK) is a company that is in trouble.  Maybe that should read “is, has been, and will continue to be” in trouble.  For all practical purposes, it might not have a...
The trend among short sellers for the last two months is that they gamble against shares in the weakest public companies. Perhaps they sense that an economic downturn or U.S. debt default will...
Many economists believe it is too late for the U.S. to keep its Aaa rating (Reuters) Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: ERTS) posted better-than-expect earnings (Reuters) Analysts are concerned that slow...
Germany and France reached a deal on how to handle the Greek debt crisis (MarketWatch) China’s PMI growth rate slowed to the lowest level since July 2010 (MarketWatch) Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) may soon...
Parliament will question Rupert Murdoch of News Corp (NYSE: NWS) today (Reuters) IBM’s (NYSE: IBM) service business rose, driving earnings up (Reuters) Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) will fire 15% of its...
Eastman Kodak (NYSE: EK) has been on and off life support for years. Its shares trade just above $3 down from nearly $30 in mid-2007 and and $75 in 1999. Kodak has posted a net loss four of the last...
These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Tuesday morning. The Active Network, Inc. (NYSE: ACTV) Started as Buy at BofA/ML;...
Eastman Kodak Co. (NYSE: EK) did not have much going for it before today, but a mixed ruling from the International Trade Commission has shares reeling this morning.  The case, filed against Apple...
These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Friday morning. AETNA Inc. (NYSE: AET) Raised to Buy at Citigroup. Altria Group Inc....
If you still believe that speculators cannot really drive markets up too far in any direction, take a look at the commodities market.  The continuous raising of margins in silver has taken out all...
One factor driving the price of silver through the roof is its use in industrial products. About half the world’s demand for silver comes from industries such as solar PV makers like Suntech Power...
It is April Fools’ Day but we are not going to propagate any hoaxes.  What we do want to revisit is some of the great frauds which have originated outside of public companies and managed to harm...
It is perhaps a truism that when all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail. That seems to be the thinking at Eastman Kodak Co. (NYSE: EK), once the giant in photography, but slow to get...