Archive for January, 2009:

Blackstone Group sued for sharing login info

{ Posted on Jan 31 2009 by Zac Bissonnette }
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Filed under: Newspapers, Blackstone Group L.P (BX)Oh how the mighty have fallen. Not so long ago The Blackstone Group (NYSE: BX) was making headlines for founder Steve Schwarzman's 60th birthday party that featured a one million dollar performance by Rod Stewart. Well ...Read More »

OpenTable serves up an IPO filing

{ Posted on Jan 31 2009 by Tom Taulli }
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Filed under: Initial public offeringsSince getting its start in 1998, OpenTable has been a key part of the restaurant system. Essentially, the company has an online platform -- called the Electronic Reservation Book (ERB) -- that helps facilitate reservations. In ...Read More »

S&P 500 and Dow have worst month ever: Finding stocks going up

{ Posted on Jan 31 2009 by Douglas McIntyre }
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Filed under: Apple Inc (AAPL), Exxon Mobil (XOM), Colgate-Palmolive (CL), S and P 500, DJIABoth the S&P 500 and DJIA had their worst January on record. But, in the case of the S&P, 500 stocks is a lot of stocks. ...Read More »

After the big sell-off, which stocks may rebound now?

{ Posted on Jan 31 2009 by Douglas McIntyre }
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Filed under: Ford Motor (F), Caterpillar (CAT), Costco Wholesale (COST)After an unprecedented sell-off of stocks in January, which big cap stock may recover over the next month or two? Costco (NASDAQ: COST) was down 11% over the last month, but it ...Read More »

Comfort Zone Investing: Should you even be buying stocks?

{ Posted on Jan 31 2009 by Ted Allrich }
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Filed under: Comfort Zone Investing, Headline news, RecessionTed Allrich is the founder of The Online Investor and author of the book: Comfort Zone Investing: Build Wealth and Sleep Well at Night. In this weekly column, he'll offer advice to investors ...Read More »

Five winning Super Bowl trades: I. Buy U.S. Steel (X)

{ Posted on Jan 31 2009 by Chris Johnson }
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Filed under: U.S. Steel (X), Stocks to BuyYou can't talk about the Steelers and the stock market without thinking about U.S. Steel (NYSE: X). The company's headquarters pierces the Pittsburgh skyline like the Steelers' defense pierces opposing offensive lines. The U.S. ...Read More »

Kellogg’s looking at new cereal boxes

{ Posted on Jan 31 2009 by Mark Fightmaster }
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Filed under: Marketing and advertising, Kellogg Co (K)Looking back at the first month of the new year, I realize that the wife and I did quite a bit of "uncluttering": bags of old clothes donated to the local Goodwill, a ...Read More »

Earnings highlights: Ford, P&G, Wells Fargo, Starbucks, DuPont, Halliburton and others

{ Posted on Jan 31 2009 by Trey Thoelcke }
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Filed under: Earnings reports, Starbucks (SBUX), Ford Motor (F), 3M Corporation (MMM), Halliburton (HAL), Netflix, Inc. (NFLX), Altria Group (MO), Black and Decker (BDK), ConocoPhillips (COP), Procter and Gamble (PG), Verizon Communications (VZ), duPont(E.I.)deNemours (DD), Amgen Inc (AMGN), Honeywell Intl ...Read More »

Is there a new reality on Wall Street pay?

{ Posted on Jan 31 2009 by Peter Cohan }
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Filed under: Management, Financial CrisisOne of the questions that I spent this week discussing is this: What was Wall Street thinking? Whether it's using taxpayer money to pay itself $18.4 billion in bonuses or to buy a $50 million corporate ...Read More »

S&P 500 and Dow have worst month ever: Finding stocks going up

{ Posted on Jan 31 2009 by Douglas McIntyre }
Categories : All, BloggingStocks
Filed under: Apple Inc (AAPL), Exxon Mobil (XOM), Colgate-Palmolive (CL), S and P 500, DJIABoth the S&P 500 and DJIA had their worst January on record. But, in the case of the S&P, 500 stocks is a lot of stocks. ...Read More »