RIM Is About To Hire JP Morgan, But It's Not Going To Sell The Whole Company...
RIM is close to hiring JP Morgan to help with a strategic review, Serena Saitto and Hugo Miller at Bloomberg report. We'd previously heard RIM was in talks with bankers, and we thought it was a sign...
View ArticleWARNING! These 7 Industries Will Seduce Investors Into Losing A Lot Of Money
All investors fear falling into the dreaded value trap, which is where stocks look cheap but they go nowhere or fall further. Bank of America's Equity and Quant Strategy team led by Savita Subramanian...
View ArticleAsia Is SMOKIN'
From Philip Morris' latest investor presentation, two slides which show how much Asia is smokin'. Please follow Money Game on Twitter and Facebook.Join the conversation about this story »
View ArticleSam Adams Is Becoming Too Mainstream For The Craft Brew Market (SAMN)
When a craft beer becomes really popular, does it still appear to craft beer drinkers? This is the "curse of awareness" that limits the upside for investing in Sam Adams maker Boston Beer, according to...
View ArticleHorrifying New Details In The Bo Xilai Scandal
Some incredible reports from Chongqing this morning. Malcolm Moore of the Telegraph speaks to a source who tells him that the city's top Communist officials were called to a meeting on April 10. There,...
View ArticleThis Has Got To Be The Dumbest Conspiracy Theory In The World
People love to peddle conspiracy theories about economic data. The most popular realm is in the area of inflation: Tons of people think the government purposely distorts inflation data to make it seem...
View ArticleThe 16 Stocks That People Are Shorting Like Crazy
Given all the uncertainty in the economy and the huge run-up in stocks, taking any sort of investment position with conviction seems like a frightening thought. But some investors are showing some...
View ArticleOFFICIAL: US Airways Takes Key Step In Taking Over American Airlines (LCC)
US Airways has reached an agreement to merge with American Airlines after entering collective bargaining pacts with three of the company's labor unions. The deal was largely expected after American...
View ArticleOne Wall Street Analyst Is Eating Crow After Passing On Chipotle Mexican...
Last night, Chipotle Mexican Grill announced a blowout first quarter. Same-store sales surged 12.7 percent. Earnings per share jumped to $1.97, beating analysts' estimates calling for $1.93. Shares...
View ArticleCHART OF THE DAY: Is 2012 Just 2011 All Over Again?
With expectations for economic growth catching up with data, Europe in focus once again, and geopolitical concerns boosting oil prices, some analysts have opined that the U.S. economy is headed for...
View ArticleMAP OF THE DAY: Africa Is Sitting On An Enormous Underground Water Supply
New research from the journal Environmental Research Letters reveals that Africa is sitting on a previously under-valued reservoir of groundwater. The article reveals that there is thought to be some...
View ArticleDENNIS GARTMAN: Sarkozy Will Be 'Trampled By The Left'
French presidential elections have entered their final day of campaigning ahead of Sunday's vote. The presidential elections generally take place over two rounds and latest polls show that President...
View ArticleThe Entire American Economy Explained By Toilet Paper
From Kimberly Clark's latest earnings presentation comes this great slide. It really says everything about the American economy. Toilet paper sales are totally flat (the left side). Yet profit margins...
View ArticleBusy Day? Get A Market Recap With "Closing Bell"
Looking to get a recap on the day's most important financial and economic stories? If so, you've probably seen the daily "Closing Bell" posts on Business Insider. Now, this easy-to-read, early morning...
View ArticleThis Groupon Chart Is Incredibly Sad Looking
A couple weeks ago, shares of Groupon plunged after the company announced earnings revisions. Since then, it's only gotten worse. Just check out the plunge, and then hard grind lower in shares over the...
View ArticleINFOGRAPHIC: 5 Strange Signs The Economy's Improving
If you're looking for signs the economy's on the up and up, you could consult jobs reports and consumer debt – or, you could peek into plastic surgeon's waiting rooms. After a major decline during the...
View ArticleThis Detail From Chipotle's Earnings Call Is HUGE For The Company's Future (CMG)
Wall Street is buzzing about Chipotle's monster first quarter, which was driven by a 12.7 percent jump in same-store sales. Good for them. They're officially the hottest burrito chain, if not the...
View ArticleLinkedIn Is The Most Expensive Stock I've Ever Seen (LNKD)
When is the last time you saw a company trading for almost 1,000 times earnings? Never? Me neither. That is, until I took a look at what may be the market's most expensive stock, LinkedIn. The Web...
View ArticleBofA: These 4 Charts Will Tell Us If We Should 'Sell In May And Go Away'
"Sell in May and go away" is an old stock market adage that worked great last year. But you'd be ill-advised to just blindly follow this arcane rule of Wall Street. In her recently published 102-page...
View ArticleThis Enterprise IPO Is Hot And Shares Are Soaring (BLOX)
Infoblox's IPO opened today on the New York Stock Exchange and investors are eating it up. It offered 7.5 million shares and opened at $16 apiece, above the expected price range of $12 to $14 each....
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