Category Archive for ‘Yahoo / Microsoft’

Apple (AAPL), Yahoo (YHOO) on Deck

1:05pm (EST)    The bulls are adding to Monday’s gains as the market continues to recover from last Friday’s sell-off.  There is no economic news out today and stocks are rallying following a number of good earnings reports. There are a couple of announcements we are watching after the bell todayRead more

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Market Pops Then Drops

1:30pm (EST) “Momma’s got a squeezebox she wears on her chest and when Daddy comes home he never gets no rest”… “Come on and squeeze me…” This song by The Who has to sum up how the bears are feeling today. The bulls have been singing all morning after theRead more

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Dow Having Trouble Holding 10,000

12:55pm (EST) Despite some solid earnings report, the market is struggling to end the week on a high note.  We are at the heart of earnings season and this week has been full of good news and good trades if you picked the right options.  It’s no secret that earningsRead more

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Wednesday’s Wake-Up Call

9:00am (EST)   Futures are pointing towards a negative open after Durable Goods orders came in lower than expected.  Dow futures are down 38, S&P 500 index futures were down 6, while Nasdaq futures were down 7.    I mentioned the bulls were trying to hold Dow 9,000 and with earningsRead more

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Weekly Wrap for 4/19/09

1. Commentary 2. Dendreon’s Next Move 3. Olin – Under the Radar 4. Earnings 5. Current Trades 6. Monday Morning Playbook 7. Closing Thoughts ************************************************** 1. Commentary The market extended its winning streak to six straight weeks although the gains were marginal. Still, the streak was in jeopardy after theRead more

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Blog 500!

Well folks, its been nearly a year since we started the blog and today’s entry is my 500th. I guess that means one or two things. I talk too much or there has been a lot going on with the market. I guess you could say both but what isRead more

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Yahoo Shareholder Urges Sale

Yahoo (YHOO, $12.83, up $0.64) is trading higher this morning after one of the company’s largest shareholders has made a plea for the company to pursue a sale of its search unit to Microsoft (MSFT, $20.77, up $0.17). Ivory Investment Management owns a little over 21 million shares of Yahoo,Read more

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Yahoo's CEO Steps Down

Jerry Yang might not be Yahoo’s CEO anymore but he did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night. Shares of Yahoo (YHOO, $12.10, up $1.47) are up nearly 15% today on news that co-founder Yang will step down from his CEO duties once the company finds a replacement. InRead more

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Yahoo Jumps Despite Google Changing Mind

Yahoo (YHOO, $13.92, up $0.57) was back in the news again on Wednesday. The stock had a strong day despite the fact that Google (GOOG, $342.24, down $24.70) backed out of its advertising outsourcing agreement with the company. At one point, Yahoo traded as high as $14.84. There were manyRead more

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Breaking News: Yahoo Jumps on Microsoft Comments

Like Ike and Tina Turner, Microsoft (MSFT, $22.72, up $0.06) and Yahoo (YHOO, $13.39, up $1.64) can’t seem to stay away from each other. It seems Microsoft’s CEO, Steve Ballmer was quoted as saying a Microsoft acquisition of Yahoo would still “make sense economically.” I’ll bring you more on theRead more

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