Category: Corporate News
The analysis published under this category are as follows.
Friday, October 12, 2012
Is Wal-Mart's Bluebird Brilliant or an Invitation to the Slippery Slope? / Companies / Corporate News
By: Money_Morning
Keith Fitz-Gerald writes:
Don't look now, but Wal-Mart is getting into the banking business.
The retail giant has recently teamed up with American Express to offer a new account called the "Bluebird." Typical of the famed discounter, the account offers customers no minimum monthly balance requirements, no monthly maintenance fees, no annual fees, and no activation fees.
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Tuesday, August 07, 2012
The Real Story Behind the Knight Capital Trading Fiasco / Companies / Corporate News
By: Money_Morning
Shah Gilani writes: Oh, you are going to love this.
That whole Knight Capital fiasco last Wednesday, when a software glitch caused them to flood the market with thousands of unintended orders, it ain't exactly what you think it is.
Sure, they tripped over themselves in the dark pool where they were trying to compete.
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Thursday, May 31, 2012
Facebook IPO Was a Success and Wall Street Got What It Deserved / Companies / Corporate News
By: Vitaliy_Katsenelson
Being politically correct has never been my strongest quality; therefore I’ll say this: I don’t feel sorry for Facebook’s new shareholders. Despite Nasdaq technical glitches and analysts sharing changes in estimates for the near quarter only with big clients, the Facebook initial public offering (IPO) was a success.
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Thursday, May 17, 2012
Facebook IPO Facts - The Good, The Bad and The Ugly / Companies / Corporate News
By: Money_Morning
Shah Gilani writes:
Face it, you want it. It seems that everyone wants a piece of the Facebook IPO.
But, can you handle the truth? Will the hyped sensationalism be a boon or a boondoggle?
I'm not going to tell you what to do, whether you should buy Facebook sooner rather than later. That's up to you.
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Monday, May 14, 2012
When an Airline Buys an Oil Refinery / Companies / Corporate News
By: EconMatters
The biggest news in the airline sector of late is probably the announcement by Delta Airlines to buy a Phillips 66 refinery in Trainer, PA. Delta will pay $150 million for the 180,000 barrels per day (bpd) facility, spend an additional $100 million to upgrade the plant, and get $30 million in state subsidies for infrastructure and to create jobs.
Monday, April 16, 2012
The Antitrust Curse: What Apple Can Learn From Microsoft and IBM / Companies / Corporate News
By: Money_Morning
David Zeiler writes:
On the surface, it would appear that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has little to fear from the antitrust lawsuit filed by the U.S. Department of Justice last week.
The DOJ accused Apple of colluding with several major publishers to fix the prices of electronic books in its iBookstore.
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Friday, April 13, 2012
Is JPMorgan About to Crash Delta Airlines? / Companies / Corporate News
By: Money_Morning
Keith Fitz-Gerald writes:
The devil is in the details.
That's what I thought when I read that Delta Airlines (NYSE: DAL) may be hopping into bed with JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM).
According to various reports, Delta is in talks to purchase the idled "Trainer" refinery facility in Philadelphia with assistance from JPMorgan Chase as its financier.
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Tuesday, February 28, 2012
TATA Motors (NYSE: TTM): Can Momentum Be Sustained in 2012? / Companies / Corporate News
By: Yiannis_G_Mostrous
Tata Motors (NYSE: TTM) posted solid numbers in its most recent quarter largely because of the performance of its Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) division. JLR produced EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) of around USD1.2 billion, with volumes up almost 37 percent year over year as the result of strong sales of Range Rover’s new Evoque model.Read full article... Read full article...
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
What Are The Major Concerns of Company Chairmen and CEOs? / Companies / Corporate News
By: DK_Matai
At our most recent “Global Dynamics Roundtable” distinguished Chairmen and CEOs of key strategic organisations belonging to The ATCA 5000 expressed eight major concerns:
1. Fuel Price Risk -- Price of oil could rocket to USD 150 per barrel or higher causing global demand to crash, derailing the nascent world economic recovery;
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Thursday, February 02, 2012
Carnival After the Costa Concordia Disaster, Buy, Sell or Hold? / Companies / Corporate News
By: Money_Morning
Jack Barne writes:
Carnival Corp. (NYSE: CCL) is the world's largest provider of vacation cruises operating under the names Carnival Cruise Lines, Holland America Line, Princess Cruises, and Seabourn in North America; and AIDA Cruises, Costa Cruises, Cunard, Ibero Cruises, and P&O Cruises in Europe, Australia, and Asia.
Thursday, December 22, 2011
End Your Exposure to this Eurozone Debt Crisis Victim / Companies / Corporate News
By: Money_Morning
Jack Barnes writes:
Around this time last year I warned you that the Eurozone debt crisis would trample the Italian economy and take carmaker Fiat S.p.A. (PINK: FIATY) down with it.
To profit from this debacle, I told you to short Fiat. Since then, the stock has tumbled 76%, from $19 a share to yesterday's (Wednesday's) closing price of $4.66.
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Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Don't Let the Active IPO Stock Market Fool You / Companies / Corporate News
By: Money_Morning
David Zeiler writes:
Although last week was the most active for the initial public offering (IPO) market since 2010, don't expect it to be the start of a sustained wave of IPOs and a rally among volatile U.S. stocks.
Encouraged by Groupon Inc.'s (NYSE: GRPN) successful IPO Nov. 5 as well as the October rebound in the stock markets, eight stocks went public last week. They include such well-known names as Angie's List Inc. (Nasdaq: ANGI) and Delphi Automotive PLC (NYSE: DLPH).
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Tuesday, November 01, 2011
Regulators Searching MF Global for Millions in Missing Customer Funds / Companies / Corporate News
By: Jesse
Do you know where your account funds or assets owned through ETFs really are? Do the regulators and overseers of the markets? Do they care, or just look the other way?
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Friday, June 10, 2011
A Brief View: Some Of Wall Street’s Big Players / Companies / Corporate News
By: LiveCharts
Today Wall Street celebrates an abrupt end to the declines across all markets. Mainly this was due to the increase in exports that were reported, however many commentators had stating it was due a bounce at some point. With that bounce in mind let’s take some time to review a few of our favorite big fish and their statistics.Read full article... Read full article...
Sunday, June 05, 2011
The Next Stock Market Bubble is Forming Right Now / Companies / Corporate News
By: Jared_Levy
The mass media is obsessed with bubbles. They see market bubbles everywhere, like in crude oil, soft commodities or China... Granted, there are some serious issues with all three, especially with China and its consumption of the other two.
Thursday, April 07, 2011
Will The Internet Play An Increasing Role In Corporate Governance? / Companies / Corporate News
By: Submissions
Ian R. Campbell writes: I received an e-mail a few days ago from a Stock Research Portal subscriber who obviously had spent time researching my work history and reading my daily commentaries. His e-mail dealt with the proposed Plan of Arrangement (the 'Plan') announced March 14 pursuant to which Century Mining Corp. ('Century') shareholders would exchange their shares for shares of White Tiger Gold Ltd. ('White Tiger'). About the Plan, he said: "We as minor shareholders need some credible press on this and since I have been reading your writing for a couple years, I trust you to take a real look past the surface, at the truth. Ian, its not right, its not fair and I am trying to do something about it, will you help".
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Monday, April 04, 2011
Toyota Motor Corp Needs to Rebuild from Supply Chain Collapse / Companies / Corporate News
By: Money_Morning
Jack Barnes writes:
Toyota Motor Corp. (NYSE ADR: TM), one of the largest manufacturing companies in the world, has offered strong periods of growth from which investors have profited.
However, today it is a "Sell" - and is likely headed toward a long-term redevelopment of its core company structure (**).
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Sunday, April 03, 2011
Buffettgate: Berkshire Hathaway's Problem at the Top / Companies / Corporate News
By: Janet_Tavakoli
Suppose I took a call from a banker-friend at Citigroup on December 13, 2010, and he informed me that he had just observed other Citi bankers meeting with David Sokol, an executive of Berkshire Hathaway and possible successor to Warren Buffett, the CEO. He discovered Sokol expressed interest in a company called Lubrizol and requested a meeting with the company's president.
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
U.S. Companies Spending Record-High Cash Piles On Everything But Jobs / Companies / Corporate News
By: Money_Morning
Kerri Shannon writes:
U.S. companies have started to spend their record high piles of cash, but most won't be using it to boost hiring.
Since the credit crisis, U.S. companies have collected about $940 billion in cash. Per-share profit surged 36% in 2010, the biggest jump since 1988, and companies cut capital expenditures 26% in 2009 to compensate for the ailing economy.
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Friday, March 11, 2011
Amazon Threatened by Sales Tax Dilemma / Companies / Corporate News
By: Money_Morning
David Zeiler writes: If state legislatures across the country get their way, Amazon.com Inc.'s (Nasdaq: AMZN) 16-year holiday from collecting sales tax will come to an end - with unpleasant consequences for the online retailer.
The U.S. Supreme Court in 1992 established that only retailers with a physical presence (called "nexus") in a given state are required to collect a sales tax from their patrons. But with state budgets being squeezed, more and more legislatures are trying to rope in online retailers - especially Amazon, a company that was specifically engineered to profit from the Supreme Court's ruling.
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