Microsoft (MSFT)
Suddenly, Wall Street is in love with Microsoft again. Gone are the complaints regarding a high-profile operating system that was seemingly universally panned, the search business which loses just about the same amount of money that it makes each quarter etc. The stock is up close to 10% this morning thanks to the optimism [...]
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Evercore Planning to Make Some Bigger Bets with New CEO (EVR)
May 22nd, 2009Evercore Partners (EVR)
Evercore Partners, a mid-market boutique investment bank, is bringing in Ralph L. Schlosstein to be its new CEO. He will replace Roger C. Altman who co-founded the firm along with Austin Beutner in 1996. Altman plans to stay on with Evercore as chairman relinquishing day to day duties of the bank. Schlosstein and [...]
Oracle — One Acquisition Too Many? (ORCL)
May 1st, 2009Oracle (ORCL)
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Larry Ellison is not known for sitting still. He has built Oracle into the software powerhouse that it is in large part due to acquisitions. He is a banker’s dream and does more deals than anybody else in Silicon Valley. We suspect that if you ask him what his most favorite acquisition was, [...]
National Semiconductor Giving the Pink Slip to 26% of Workforce (NSM)
March 11th, 2009National Semiconductor (NSM)
Despite beating analyst expectations for their recent 3Q, National Semiconductor stated this morning they would be cutting 1,750 jobs as well. This is about 26 percent of the company’s workforce. The cuts themselves will come about in two ways. First, 850 people will be released effective immediately, and over several quarters, two plants [...]
Markets Surge on Upbeat Earnings News; Dow Nears 13000 – April 20, 2007
April 19th, 2007Market Summary
After a week of steady incline, investors were off to the races Friday. The Dow Jones, which has been on record breaking binge so far in 2007, closed within 40 points of 13000. Both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq surged by at least 0.8% as investors reacted positively to a week’s worth of [...]
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Dow Comes Off of High; BofA and GE Earnings Sideline Investors – October 16, 2009
October 15th, 2009Stocks Close Lower
The cheers on Wall Street subsided on Friday as investors pushed stocks lower following disappointing earnings from Bank of America (BAC) and General Electric (GE). A dip in consumer sentiment also reminded investors that people are still struggling and not that confident in the economy just yet. The Dow Jones [...]
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