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RIM Deathwatch: Maria Bartiromo Dumps Blackberry For iPhone

Posted: June 22, 2012 at 5:54 pm

Research in Motion Ltd. (NASDAQ: RIMM) just lost one of its biggest fans.  If you have been watching CNBC for years, you know by now that many of the anchors ...
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Web’s Top Properties the Usual Suspects (GOOG, YHOO, MSFT, FB, AOL, AMZN, WMT, TGT)

Posted: June 22, 2012 at 4:10 pm

Internet research firm comScore Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR) today released its rankings of the top web properties for the month of May. The top 5 of the 50 sites ranked by ...
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Friday Turned Into Biotech Friday, Many Massive Movers On News

Posted: June 22, 2012 at 4:05 pm

How many big movers can you see in one day in the biotech sector?  This is what investors should be asking.  If you didn't know better you might think there ...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell — June 22, 2012 (FB, GLW, KMB, ONXX, JEF, DRI, CCL, APOL, SNX, HNR, ARNA, PCX)

Posted: June 22, 2012 at 4:04 pm

The three major US stock indexes opened higher this morning as markets treated the Moody’s downgrade of 15 major banks as old news that was already baked into share prices ...
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The Pink Collar Jobs America’s Men Want Most

Posted: June 22, 2012 at 3:37 pm

It’s no secret that many jobs traditionally have been dominated by one gender or another. While the inroads women are making into traditionally male-dominated jobs have been much discussed, it ...
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Ackman Loads Up on Burger King (BKW)

Posted: June 22, 2012 at 2:19 pm

In an SEC filing dated today, Pershing Square Capital Management L.P. chief William Ackman revealed ownership of 41,922,908 shares of newly public Burger King Worldwide Inc. (NYSE: BKW). Ackman is ...
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GM Recalls 475,000 Cars (GM, F, TM)

Posted: June 22, 2012 at 1:53 pm

General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) today issued a recall of more than 475,000 Chevrolet Cruze sedans to correct a problem that could lead to fires in the car’s engine compartment. ...
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Forest Oil Dumps CEO; Shares Pop (FST, LPR)

Posted: June 22, 2012 at 1:07 pm

Independent oil & gas producer Forest Oil Corp. (NYSE: FST) replaced its CEO this morning with an interim chief executive from its own board of directors. The departing CEO, H. ...
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Ryder Shares Sink on Revised Forecast (R, CNW, FDX)

Posted: June 22, 2012 at 12:35 pm

Shares of Ryder System Inc. (NYSE: R), the truck rental and leasing firm, are getting pummeled today following last night’s revisions to the company’s second quarter and full fiscal year ...
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S&P Drops Patriot Coal from MidCap 400 Index (MHP, PCX, ALEX, MNST, SLE)

Posted: June 22, 2012 at 11:45 am

Standard & Poor’s Indices, a division of the McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP), has announced changes to two stock indexes that are scheduled to occur next week. Patriot Coal Corp. (NYSE: ...
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Today’s Breakout Stocks: High And Low

Posted: June 22, 2012 at 11:02 am

For today’s winners and losers, two of the four companies on the lists today are pharmaceutical companies, moving on action from drug regulators. One of them, Arena Pharmaceuticals, has seen ...
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FOMC Dissenter Explains Vote

Posted: June 22, 2012 at 10:46 am

Richmond Fed President Jeffrey Lacker issued a statement this morning defending his lone vote against the Fed’s extension of Operation Twist. Lacker said that more monetary stimulus would not make ...
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Must-Watch S&P Chart Pivots After The Drop (SPY)

Posted: June 22, 2012 at 10:18 am

The Moody's bank downgrade is out of the way and the markets are trying to stage a recovery ahead of the weekend after a huge drop on Thursday. We are tracking ...
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Wells Fargo Wants to Help You Buy A Tesla Model S (TSLA, WFC)

Posted: June 22, 2012 at 10:17 am

Tesla Motors Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) is kicking off sales of its new Model S sedan this month, and the company wants to make it easier for buyers to drive one ...
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Arch Coal Shuts Down Appalachian Plants (ACI, PCX, ANR, BTU, JRCC, CNX, WLT, CLD)

Posted: June 22, 2012 at 9:32 am

More bad news last night from the coal miners. Arch Coal Inc. (NYSE: ACI) announced that it would fire approximately 750 full-time employees and close 3 of its “higher-cost” thermal ...
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