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Media Digest (11/26/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Eurozone leaders have pressed Portugal to take financial aid (Financial Times Deutschland) KKR and other private equity interests will by Del Monte for $4 billion (Reuters) Genzyme (NASDAQ: GENZ...
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Chevy Volt: 93 PG?

GM (NYSE: GM) says the miles-per-gallon equivalent that its new Chevy Volt will get depends on how it is driven. The No.1 US car company says "The Volt is a complex vehicle that is incredibly easy to ...
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Air Travelers Don’t Care About Extra Security

Most American who will pass through airports this weekend don't care if they are closely examined, screened, or even touched. Perhaps the bomb scare on a Detroit bond plane last year has caused this o...
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Ireland’s Tax Dream Turns Into A Nightmare

For a country seeking a bailout of at least $137 billion,  Ireland is in no place to be dictating terms.  But that's exactly what Dublin is trying to do to save its controversial corporate tax rate....
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As Korean & European Fears Calm, Only Some ADRs Soar (ALU, RYAAY, MPEL, PKX, SKM, AIB, TTM)

Wednesday was a strong day for U.S. stocks as at least some fears are waning on overseas pressure.  South Korea rallied as the skirmish between the two Koreas did not escalate and as trading partners...
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Earnings Bling: Diamonds and Tractors Show Strength (TIF, COH, DE, CAT, MCD)

The day before the Thanksgiving holiday yields a mash-up of earnings. Luxury jeweler Tiffany & Co. (NYSE: TIF) reported a profit boost of 27% this morning on sales that topped the same period a ye...
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TiVo’s Focus Beyond Lost Money: Shrinkage (TIVO, DISH, SATS)

TiVo Inc. (NASDAQ: TIVO) is one of those companies that has many loyal subscribers and it almost fits into being a cult stock.  The shares are lower after earnings and guidance today, but TiVo's real...
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Jobless Claims Get Corrective Start Heading Into Holidays

The holidays are usually a sign for a cheer,  but the labor Department's freshest round of weekly jobless claims may be some of the 'almost' best news on the jobs front in some time.  We had already...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (AGU, CPB, DYN, ELON, FIC, HRL, ITRI, LVS, MICC, MTB, OVTI, POT, SAP, SNDA, SNPS, TSL)

These are some of this Wednesday's key analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls. Agrium Inc. (NYSE: AGU) Started as Neutral at Goldman Sachs. Campbell Soup ...
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The Twitter-24/7 Wall St. Market Report (11/24/2010) Ireland And SAP Trouble

Twitter  has, by most estimates, 145 million members, which makes it one of the largest social networks in the world. All major media companies are on Twitter and some have more than one million Twit...
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Major Insider Selling To Set Records in December (AMZN, BRK-A, DDS, DTV, DG, EMC, EXPE, FDX, GPS, GENZ, INTC, JBHT, MSFT, JWN, ORCL, RL, CRM, SLB, SBUX, SCHW, VMW, WMT, WFMI, WYNN, DELL, LVS, GOOG)

Insider selling by millionaire and billionaire corporate insiders is already rising, but it is about to go through the roof.  Forget the politics and forget the morale left behind as a result, and go...
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Non-Apple Tablet Opportunity for PC Makers in 2011 (AAPL, QCOM, INTC, ARMH, HPQ, DELL, RIMM)

The craze of late-2008 into 2009 was the netbook.  The new craze is the tablet PC, and you do not need to be told about the iPad from Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL).  Over the recent days and weeks we ha...
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Today’s Best Market Rumors (11/24/2010) Bank Of Ireland

Updated throughout the day. Ireland may take over the Bank of Ireland as part of its massive debt restructuring (NYT) Research from KBW says banks are rushing to dump troubled assets (NYT) Do...
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Ireland Debt Downgraded, A Little Late

Credit rating agencies often downgrade debt after  some disaster. That is certainly the case with Ireland, which appears to have gotten a rescue package from the EU and IMF in exchange for a three-ye...
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Portugal Takes To The Streets

It may turn out that the great barrier to austerity and spending cuts in debt-ridden European nations may not be politicians. People who fear a cut in their standard of living are taking to the street...
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