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https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/17/market-insider-tuesdays-makeorbreak-day.html
Market Insider: Tuesday's Make-Or-Break Day
Market Insider: Tuesday's Make-Or-Break Day Trading should stay tentative ahead of the Fed's Tuesday afternoon announcement. But before that news, Wall Street will have to navigate the first big earnings from the brokerage industry and some important economic data, including inflation measure, producer prices. Lehman B...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/17/marsh-mclennan-ousts-business-unit-ceo-stock-falls.html
Marsh & McLennan Ousts Business Unit CEO; Stock Falls
Marsh & McLennan Ousts Business Unit CEO; Stock Falls Marsh & McLennan said Friday that Brian Storms, CEO of the insurance broker's main operating subsidiary Marsh Inc., had been ousted. His departure, effective immediately, follows a 21 percent decline in Marsh & McLennan's stock price since May because of its financi...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/17/merrill-lynchs-subprime-unit-cutting-jobs.html
Merrill Lynch's Subprime Unit Cutting Jobs
Merrill Lynch's Subprime Unit Cutting Jobs Merrill Lynch said Monday that its subprime lender, First Franklin Financial, would cut an unspecified number of jobs, in another setback to the brokerage's $1.3 billion acquisition. Merrill Lynch bought San Jose, Calif.-based First Franklin in December, amid a meltdown in th...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/17/microsoft-appeal-against-eu-court-ruling-may-be-hard.html
Microsoft Appeal against EU Court Ruling May Be Hard
Microsoft Appeal against EU Court Ruling May Be Hard Microsoft may find it hard to appeal a landmark decision from the European Union Court of First Instance to uphold a European Commission anti-trust fine, because it sets important precedents for EU competition issues, officials said Monday. "Microsoft can appeal, but...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/17/microsoft-defeated-in-eu-court-on-antitrust-issues.html
Microsoft Defeated in EU Court on Anti-Trust Issues
Microsoft Defeated in EU Court on Anti-Trust Issues Microsoftsuffered a stunning defeat on Monday when a European Union court backed a European Commission ruling that the U.S. software giant illegally abused its market power to crush competitors. Europe's top competition regulator said the ruling could lead to a "signi...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/17/monsanto-shares-hit-record-on-earnings-outlook.html
Monsanto Shares Hit Record on Earnings Outlook
Monsanto Shares Hit Record on Earnings Outlook Monsanto shares traded to an all-time record high on Monday after the company raised its 2007 earnings outlook on Monday, citing strong global corn sales and higher prices for its branded Roundup herbicides. The company said it was seeing "strong, early sales of corn seeds...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/17/more-than-12-parties-are-interested-in-wendys-wsj.html
More Than 12 Parties Are Interested in Wendy's: WSJ
More Than 12 Parties Are Interested in Wendy's: WSJ More than a dozen parties have expressed interest in Wendy's International sale process, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing a person familiar with the the situation. On its Web site, the Journal reported the source said Wendy's board was still consider...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/17/national-city-sees-mortgage-loss-near-160-million.html
National City Sees Mortgage Loss Near $160 Million
National City Sees Mortgage Loss Near $160 Million National City said on Monday it expects a third-quarter mortgage banking loss of around $160 million, the high end of its forecast, hurt by slumping housing demand and tighter capital markets. In a regulatory filing, the ninth-largest U.S. bank said it had projected a...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/17/new-york-fed-manufacturing-index-falls-in-september.html
New York Fed Manufacturing Index Falls in September
New York Fed Manufacturing Index Falls in September Manufacturing in New York State slowed more than expected in September, the New York Federal Reserve said Monday, in a report that gave a mixed picture of the region's factory sector. The New York Fed's "Empire State" general business conditions index slumped to 14.70...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/17/nike-execs-to-discuss-vicks-financial-impact.html
Nike Execs to Discuss Vick's Financial Impact
Nike Execs to Discuss Vick's Financial Impact Nikeexecutives say they will discuss the financial impact of its relationship with Michael Vick Thursday during a quarterly earnings conference call. The question arose Monday during an annual meeting, where a shareholder asked Nike executives about the financial impact the...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/17/nokia-to-buy-mobile-advertising-firm-enpocket.html
Nokia to Buy Mobile Advertising Firm Enpocket
Nokia to Buy Mobile Advertising Firm Enpocket Nokia said on Monday it is buying U.S. cellphone screen advertising firm Enpocket as the world's top handset maker pushes into a market which is seen ballooning in coming years. After a slow start, mobile companies are making moves into the potentially lucrative market, hel...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/17/nomura-to-withdraw-from-chicago-futures-business.html
Nomura to Withdraw from Chicago Futures Business
Nomura to Withdraw from Chicago Futures Business Nomura Holdings, Japan's largest broker, said on Tuesday it planned to withdraw soon from the futures business in Chicago as it restructures its U.S. operations. "As part of our continuing focus on core competencies in America, we have recently decided to realign certain...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/17/northern-rock-shares-plunge-customers-run.html
Northern Rock Shares Plunge, Customers Run
Northern Rock Shares Plunge, Customers Run Thousands of customers queued to withdraw savings from embattled British bank Northern Rock on Monday and its shares plunged again, heightening pressure for a sale of the business or its assets. Britain's fifth-biggest mortgage lender, which on Friday was rescued by emergency ...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/17/oil-closes-at-record-8057-on-supply-worries.html
Oil Closes at Record $80.57 on Supply Worries
Oil Closes at Record $80.57 on Supply Worries Oil closed at a record $80.57 on Monday on worries that global energy supplies could shrink to critical levels this winter heating season due to strong demand growth. Oil Refinery Expectations the U.S. Federal Reserve will agree to cut interest rates when it meets on Tuesda...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/17/oj-simpson-arrested-in-vegas-robbery-involving-sports-memorabilia.html
O.J. Simpson Arrested in Vegas Robbery Involving Sports Memorabilia
O.J. Simpson Arrested in Vegas Robbery Involving Sports Memorabilia O.J. Simpson was arrested Sunday and faces multiple felony charges in an alleged armed robbery of collectors involving the former football great's sports memorabilia, authorities said. Simpson was arrested shortly after 11 a.m., Capt. James Dillon said...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/17/oj-simpson-memorabilia-whats-it-worth-now.html
O.J. Simpson Memorabilia: What's It Worth Now?
O.J. Simpson Memorabilia: What's It Worth Now? AP So the media has spent countless hours talking about O.J. Simpson's latest--potentially being the ringleader in an armed robbery that involved taking items from a sports memorabilia store in Las Vegas. But I still haven't seen a complete list of what he stole. You see, ...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/17/rumor-friday-is-back.html
Like Fridays of old, speculation is swirling around names like Macy’s, Genentech and Yahoo. With the rumor mill back in overdrive, could the return of “Merger Mondays” be next? VIDEO0:0000:00Tomorrow's Headlines #3 Pete Najarian hears plenty of rumors in the options pits, but a couple stuck out to him today. One bit of...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/17/saudi-arabia-to-buy-fighter-jets-from-bae-systems.html
Saudi Arabia to Buy Fighter Jets from BAE Systems
Saudi Arabia to Buy Fighter Jets from BAE Systems Saudi Arabia said on Monday it had signed an agreement with the British government to buy 72 Eurofighter Typhoon jets from BAE Systems for 4.43 billion pounds ($8.84 billion). "A contract was signed between the two governments to buy the plane on Tuesday, Shaaban 29 (Se...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/17/savers-queue-again-deserting-northern-rock.html
Savers Queue Again, Deserting Northern Rock
Savers Queue Again, Deserting Northern Rock Queues of Britons bent on getting their money out formed at Northern Rock's bank branches for a third working day on Monday in defiance of reassuring words from government and management. Some joked that their money would be safer bet on horses or stuffed under a mattress -- ...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/17/schwab-sees-thirdquarter-operating-profit-up-3035.html
Schwab Sees Third-Quarter Operating Profit Up 30%-35%
Schwab Sees Third-Quarter Operating Profit Up 30%-35% Charles Schwab, the largest U.S. discount brokerage, Monday said it expects third-quarter profit from continuing operations per share to rise 30 percent to 35 percent from the second quarter. Schwab reported a profit of 20 cents per share from continuing operations...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/17/stop-trading-less-risk-in-keycorp.html
VIDEO0:0000:00Jim Cramer's Stop Trading! International banks looking to get a foothold in America might consider KeyCorp as a takeover candidate, Cramer said during Stop Trading!. Because the Cleveland-based bank sold off its mortgage unit last winter, it is a less risky play than many of the other financials that are...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/17/time-to-lose-all-those-boring-trophies.html
Time To Lose All Those Boring Trophies!
Time To Lose All Those Boring Trophies! At the end of every golf and tennis tournament, the champion gets a trophy. Unless it's the grand slams, these trophies don't have any tradition. So it's a clean slate: do anything you want, but make sure it's something that gets attention for the big sponsor. And yet, the direct...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/17/tommy-hilfiger-goes-upmarket.html
Holiday Central
Holiday Central Fall 2007 FashionSource: tommyhilfiger.com Grace Kelly and Jackie O are the two women Tommy Hilfiger sent down the runway yesterday. The collection of trench coats, silk knit dresses, tuxedo shirts and sport jackets referenced a glamorous 1950s-era wardrobe. Hilfiger said that his goal is to stay all-Am...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/17/video-roundup-what-will-the-fed-do.html
Video Roundup: What Will the Fed Do?
Video Roundup: What Will the Fed Do? Fed policymakers meet Tuesday in one of the most closely watched central bank meetings in years. CNBC asked the experts what they expect the Fed to do and what impact it will have on the economy and markets. VIDEO0:0000:00KeyCorp CEO on the Fed Banking's Special Interest Henry Meyer...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/17/web-glitches-poor-service-cost-firms-online-sales.html
Web Glitches, Poor Service Cost Firms Online Sales
Web Glitches, Poor Service Cost Firms Online Sales Web site glitches and bad customer service are putting online sales at risk and sending potential customers into the arms of competitors, according to a U.S. study released Monday. Forty-two percent of consumers who experienced problems during an online transaction swi...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/17/what-are-collateralized-debt-obligations.html
VIDEO0:0000:00Man on the Street The talk of the summer up and down Wall Street was the mortgage crisis. At the heart of the problem are CDOs – collateralized debt obligations, which are securities backed by a pool of bonds and loans. Dylan took to the streets of Times Square to find out if the average passerby knew wha...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/17/yahoo-begins-testing-new-social-network-site.html
Yahoo Begins Testing New Social Network Site
Yahoo Begins Testing New Social Network Site Yahoo is testing an experimental social network service called Mash that makes it easy for Yahoo users to share tidbits of their lives with friends and family online, the company said on Sunday. Exterior view of Yahoo Inc. headquarters in Sunnyvale, California.Paul Sakuma Ma...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/18/a-prescription-for-profits.html
A stealthily placed mandate for medical prescriptions that made its way into the Iraq spending bill could push business toward companies like Quality Systems and Allscripts, Cramer said. VIDEO0:0000:00Medical Records The provision will make it illegal for non-electric prescriptions to be written on anything but tamper-...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/18/accredited-home-posts-big-loss-survival-at-risk.html
Accredited Home Posts Big Loss; Survival at Risk
Accredited Home Posts Big Loss; Survival at Risk Accredited Home Lenders, a struggling subprime mortgage lender, on Tuesday posted a $260.2 million quarterly loss and said it remained unsure it would survive the fallout from a slumping U.S. housing market. The loss was $10.29 per share for the quarter that ended March ...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/18/adobe-reports-strong-earnings-raises-guidance.html
Adobe Reports Strong Earnings, Raises Guidance
Adobe Reports Strong Earnings, Raises Guidance Adobe Systems, the world's largest marker of design software, reported quarterly results and current-quarter targets ahead of Wall Street expectations on strong sales of its updated suite of design products, sending shares up 4%. VIDEO0:0000:00Adobe's Profit Picture "As we...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/18/american-cars-to-buy-or-not-to-buywould-you.html
American Cars: To Buy Or Not To Buy--Would You?
American Cars: To Buy Or Not To Buy--Would You? 2007 Lexus LSSource: Lexus.com We all know them. The person who swears they'll never drive anything but Mercedes,BMW, or Lexus. When it comes to brand loyalty and the prospect of considering different brand cars and trucks, the foreign guys have enjoyed the type of loyalt...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/18/american-home-tries-to-seize-employees-retirement-funds.html
American Home Tries to Seize Employees' Retirement Funds
American Home Tries to Seize Employees' Retirement Funds The bankrupt Melville-based American Home Mortgage is attempting to seize as much as $27 million that employees set aside from their paychecks as retirement savings. If it is successful, the workers may never see the money again. Employees around the country say ...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/18/ascent-solar-hydro-building-to-develop-product-line.html
Ascent Solar, Hydro Building to Develop Product Line
Ascent Solar, Hydro Building to Develop Product Line Ascent Solar Technologies and Hydro Building Systems, a division of Norsk Hydro, said they plan to develop a new brise soleil product line with thin film flexible solar modules made by Ascent Solar. Ascent Solar , shares surged as much as 19% in afternoon trading. Th...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/18/asian-markets-close-mostly-lower-as-financials-weigh.html
Asian Markets Close Mostly Lower as Financials Weigh
Asian Markets Close Mostly Lower as Financials Weigh Asian markets were mostly lower Tuesday as financial shares lost ground amid spreading turmoil in financial markets. Japan shed 2% while South Korea closed 1.77% lower. Credit worries flared up after thousands of savers lined up on Monday to pull deposits from Britai...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/18/august-foreclosure-filings-rise-115-from-year-ago.html
August Foreclosure Filings Rise 115% from Year Ago
August Foreclosure Filings Rise 115% from Year Ago U.S. foreclosure filings rose 36% in August from July and 115% from a year ago, hit by declines in once-hot housing markets such as California, Nevada and Florida, according to a report released Tuesday. A home is advertised for sale at a foreclosure auction in Pasaden...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/18/australias-coles-fullyear-profit-is-little-changed.html
Australia's Coles Full-Year Profit Is Little Changed
Australia's Coles Full-Year Profit Is Little Changed Australian supermarket chain Coles Group, the target of an A$18.5 billion (US$15.8 billion) takeover bid, said on Wednesday its full-year profit was little changed from a year earlier, as grocery earnings stalled. Net profit before one-off items was A$792 million, co...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/18/autozone-profit-misses-forecasts-on-slower-demand.html
AutoZone Profit Misses Forecasts on Slower Demand
AutoZone Profit Misses Forecasts on Slower Demand AutoZone, the largest U.S. auto parts retail chain, posted weaker-than-expected quarterly earnings as high gas prices curtailed demand, sending shares lower. Net income for the fourth quarter rose 1.7% to $217.2 million, or $3.23 per share, from $213.5 million, or $2.92...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/18/best-buy-posts-higher-profit-on-notebook-sales.html
Best Buy Posts Higher Profit on Notebook Sales
Best Buy Posts Higher Profit on Notebook Sales AP Retailer Best Buy reported better-than-expected quarterly earnings Tuesday, helped by strong international results and demand for notebook computers, flat-panel televisions and video games, and its shares rose 5%. The company also raised the low end of its full-year pro...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/18/boe-delivers-9-billion-emergency-cash-injection.html
BoE Delivers $9 Billion Emergency Cash Injection
BoE Delivers $9 Billion Emergency Cash Injection The Bank of England pumped an emergency 4.4 billion pounds ($9 billion) into money markets on Tuesday to bring overnight interest rates down after they had shot up in the wake of the crisis engulfing Northern Rock. Overnight rates hit 6.5% on Monday -- 75 basis points ab...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/18/bp-settles-in-four-texas-refinery-blast-cases.html
BP Settles in Four Texas Refinery Blast Cases
BP Settles in Four Texas Refinery Blast Cases Energy company BP said it had reached a settlement in four civil cases that were in the third week of a trial related to a deadly 2005 explosion at its Texas City, Texas, refinery. "The four cases that were being tried have settled," said Neil Chapman, a spokesman for BP . ...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/18/canadian-pension-fund-to-make-auckland-airport-offer.html
Canadian Pension Fund to Make Auckland Airport Offer
Canadian Pension Fund to Make Auckland Airport Offer A Canadian state pension fund said on Wednesday it will seek a significant minority stake in New Zealand's Auckland International Airport in a proposed offer that values the wholecompany at as much as NZ$4.8 billion (US$3.5 billion). Shares in Auckland Airport, New Z...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/18/clintons-attackers-giving-her-the-fight-she-loves.html
Clinton's Attackers: Giving Her The Fight She Loves?
Clinton's Attackers: Giving Her The Fight She Loves? Secretary of State Hillary ClintonAP John Edwards is attacking Hillary Clinton on health care. He argues that her approach isn't sufficiently confrontational, that she'd be too friendly to the insurance industry and thus couldn't deliver on the priority Democratic pr...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/18/darden-restaurants-profit-up-as-customer-traffic-rises.html
Darden Restaurants Profit Up as Customer Traffic Rises
Darden Restaurants Profit Up as Customer Traffic Rises Darden Restaurants reported a 20% rise in quarterly net earnings, helped by higher prices and increased customer traffic at its Red Lobster and Olive Garden restaurants. Shares of Darden traded up 1.5% in post market trading after finishing the regular session up 3...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/18/daughter-of-buffett-mentor-gives-128m-to-pennsylvania-school-with-profits-from-early-berkshire-hathaway-investment.html
Buffett Watch
Buffett Watch The daughter of Warren Buffett's mentor and business partner David Dodd is giving $128.5 million over a period of twenty years to the George School in Newtown, Pennsylvania.  It's being called "one of the largest single gifts to an existing independent school in the United States." Buffett talked about th...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/18/etrade-warns-on-profit-provisions-for-loan-losses.html
E*Trade Warns on Profit, Provisions for Loan Losses
E*Trade Warns on Profit, Provisions for Loan Losses E Trade U.S. online brokerage E*Trade Financialon Monday warned that it expected full-year earnings per share to be sharply below its previous forecasts as it increases provisions for bad loans, and writes down the value of some mortgage linked securities. The brokera...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/18/european-stocks-rally-close-higher-on-fed-hopes.html
European Stocks Rally, Close Higher on Fed Hopes
European Stocks Rally, Close Higher on Fed Hopes European stocks rallied Tuesday afternoon, closing higher, with investors cheered by the prospect of a U.S. Federal Reserve rate cut and encouraged by the British government's intervention to reassure Northern Rock bank depositors. The London FTSE-100 ,Paris CAC-40 and F...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/18/facebook-backers-create-10-million-fund-for-startups.html
Facebook Backers Create $10 Million Fund for Start-Ups
Facebook Backers Create $10 Million Fund for Start-Ups Online social networking phenomenon Facebook said on Monday its backers have created an unusual $10 million fund to dole out grants to start-ups with ideas for innovative Facebook applications. Facebook is working with its primary venture backers, Accel Capital and...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/18/facebook-paying-money-to-make-money.html
Facebook: 'Paying' Money To Make Money?
Facebook: 'Paying' Money To Make Money? CNBC.com Facebook had a pretty smart deal: get innovative kids to create applications for its site--the kind of cool functions that they want to use, which means higher traffic and more ad dollars. But now, Facebook is going to start compensating those innovators, launching a $10...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/18/failed-lender-makes-grab-for-employee-funds.html
Failed Lender Makes Grab for Employee Funds
Failed Lender Makes Grab for Employee Funds Bankrupt American Home Mortgage is attempting to seize as much as $27 million that former employees set aside from paychecks for retirement, according to an attorney representing them. Employees say Melville, N.Y.-based American Home Mortgage Investment wants to release retir...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/18/fast-money-mail-we-answer-your-questions.html
Time to dip into the Fast Money mailbag and answer more of your questions. Ken From Kansas Ken writes, “What happened to the recommendation to get out of gold if the Fed dropped its rates?  Gold rocketed up and out of sight Tuesday.” Guy Adami tells Ken to beware of getting into gold. Evan From Connecticut Evan writes,...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/18/fed-rate-cut-did-the-move-create-fear.html
Fed Rate Cut: Did The Move Create Fear?
Fed Rate Cut: Did The Move Create Fear? The Fed's double-barreled rate cut was a surprise, even to traders who wanted a deep cut. But it is already igniting the back-of-mind fear that the Fed had to be very aggressive to head off some unknown economic problems. The Federal Reserve cut the target Fed funds rate by a hal...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/18/fed-speak-and-your-mortgage-some-expert-talk.html
Fed Speak And Your Mortgage: Some Expert Talk
Fed Speak And Your Mortgage: Some Expert Talk Since we’re all "Fed, Fed, Fed," it behooves me to weigh in on how a Fed rate cut would affect mortgage interest rates, not to mention the current mortgage despair spiral, as lenders run for cover and investors turn up their collective noses. From everything I hear, it’s no...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/18/fed-surprises-investors-with-steep-rate-cuts.html
Fed Surprises Investors With Steep Rate Cuts
Fed Surprises Investors With Steep Rate Cuts The Federal Reserve cut two key interest rates by half a point, seeking to prevent a steep housing slump and turbulent financial markets from triggering a recession. The Fed announced Tuesday that it was reducing its target for the federal funds rate, the interest that banks...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/18/fitch-calls-for-clarity-on-bank-books.html
Fitch Calls for Clarity on Bank Books
Fitch Calls for Clarity on Bank Books The current financial turmoil will translate into banks' profits rising more slowly and into fewer buybacks, while disclosure rules need to be tightened, Gordon Scott, managing director of financial institutions at Fitch Ratings, told "Squawk Box Europe." "I think you'll probably s...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/18/ford-could-speed-cost-cuts-as-economy-slows-wsj.html
Ford Could Speed Cost Cuts as Economy Slows: WSJ
Ford Could Speed Cost Cuts as Economy Slows: WSJ Ford Motor may accelerate cost cutting if a slowing U.S. economy puts the auto maker at risk of missing key financial goals in 2008 and 2009, the Wall Street Journal reported in its online edition on Tuesday, citing an interview with an executive. "There's more risk than...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/18/gas-pricesobesity-my-apology-but-eyebrow-raised.html
Gas Prices/Obesity: My Apology (But Eyebrow Raised)
Gas Prices/Obesity: My Apology (But Eyebrow Raised) AP Last week I blogged about a study from Washington University linking gas prices to obesity. The study proclaimed that for every $1 rise in a gallon of gas, we should see a 15% drop in obesity levels over five years, because people would walk or ride bikes more, and...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/18/german-commerzbank-braces-for-higher-subprime-loss.html
German Commerzbank Braces for Higher Subprime Loss
German Commerzbank Braces for Higher Subprime Loss Commerzbank is bracing itself for a higher-than-predicted loss from investments related to risky U.S. mortgages that are set to knock a hole in profits, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. The bank could tell investors as early as this week that the roughly ...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/18/german-investor-confidence-worsens-on-subprime-fears.html
German Investor Confidence Worsens on Subprime Fears
German Investor Confidence Worsens on Subprime Fears German investor confidence suffered a bigger-than-expected drop for the fourth consecutive month, a closely watched survey showed Tuesday, pushed down by sustained worries over the U.S. subprime mortgage crisis and how that could affect Europe's biggest economy. The ...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/18/gm-uaw-contract-talks-push-on-key-issues-remain.html
GM, UAW Contract Talks Push on, Key Issues Remain
GM, UAW Contract Talks Push on, Key Issues Remain Negotiators for the union and General Motors broke off contract talks on Tuesday night and prepared to return to the bargaining table on Wednesday as the union cautioned it could be forced to set a deadline if progress stalled. A Chevrolet dealership in Loveland, Color...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/18/hovnanian-focused-on-paring-inventory-ceo-says.html
Hovnanian Focused On Paring Inventory, CEO Says
Hovnanian Focused On Paring Inventory, CEO Says Home builder Hovnanian Enterprises is focused on reducing its inventory of unsold homes, after a national weekend sales promotion exceeded expectations, Chief Executive Officer Ara Hovnanian said on Tuesday. "There are interested buyers in the marketplace, much more so th...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/18/ibm-to-challenge-microsoft-with-free-software.html
IBM to Challenge Microsoft with Free Software
IBM to Challenge Microsoft with Free Software IBM on Monday said it would start offering free word processing and other office software, joining a growing group of companies with free applications challenging a core Microsoft product. IBM said it would offer document, spreadsheet and presentation software in a group o...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/18/icahnography.html
Cramer has this rule: Be a lemming. Especially when it comes to following the top investors on Wall Street. That’s why he has his eye on BEA Systems, the business software company. Since June, Carl Icahn has about quadrupled his position in the company and made some bold statements about BEAS needing to be sold. VIDEO0...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/18/imclones-erbitux-and-the-dueling-analysts.html
ImClone's Erbitux And The Dueling Analysts
ImClone's Erbitux And The Dueling Analysts ImClone - Erbitux Because it's so extraordinarily rare--if not unheard of--for one analyst to publish research specifically to refute another analyst I thought this is blogworthy. Last Friday, FBR biotech analyst Jim Reddoch told clients in a research note that he was downgrad...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/18/impac-exits-alta-market-cuts-144-jobs.html
Impac Exits Alt-A Market, Cuts 144 Jobs
Impac Exits Alt-A Market, Cuts 144 Jobs Mortgage lender Impac said it is cutting 144 jobs and completely exiting the alt-A lending market as the mortgage landscape continues to deteriorate. Nearly all loans Impac originated before the market troubles began were alt-A mortgages. Alt-A mortgages are loans given to custom...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/18/intel-says-tinier-chipmaking-technology-on-track.html
Intel Says Tinier Chipmaking Technology on Track
Intel Says Tinier Chipmaking Technology on Track Intel said on Tuesday it would be able to mass-produce computer processors with features one-third smaller than the current cutting edge within two years. The world's largest chipmaker is now moving its technology to 45 nanometers and has for the first time demonstrated ...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/18/kroger-beats-expectations-raises-outlook.html
Kroger Beats Expectations, Raises Outlook
Kroger Beats Expectations, Raises Outlook KrogerAP Kroger, the largest U.S. grocer, Tuesday posted a greater-than-expected 28% increase in quarterly profit and raised its full-year forecast, sending its shares up nearly 7%. The company said it had been able to pass on higher product costs to customers, which helped lif...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/18/lehman-earnings-fall-32-but-beat-expectations.html
Lehman Earnings Fall 3.2% But Beat Expectations
Lehman Earnings Fall 3.2% But Beat Expectations Lehman Brothers posted a 3.2% decline in quarterly earnings Tuesday as the U.S. investment bank wrote down mortgage and leveraged loan assets, but the results beat expectations and its shares jumped before the market opened. The decline in earnings, Lehman's first quarter...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/18/lightning-round-chevron-seagate-boeing-and-more.html
Procter & Gamble : “Procter & Gamble is cheap to the mid-$70s. I want you to stay in it.” Just scale back a bit as the stock goes up, Cramer said. Remember, bulls, bears, hogs…Dominion : “Very solid stock.” Buy, buy, buy! VIDEO0:0000:00Lightning Round Omniture : “Stock is going to $35. Do not sell.”Boeing : Cramer is b...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/18/lightning-round-delta-sears-emc-and-more.html
Delta : “I don’t want to own any airline here,” Cramer said. “I am a believer that oil is not done going up.” CME Group : The Chicago Merc is a “coiled spring” that’s ready to go to a new high after it reports earnings, Cramer said. VIDEO0:0000:00Lightning Round EMC : Don’t be frustrated because EMC isn’t reflecting th...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/18/mad-mail-should-insider-selling-be-a-concern.html
Dear Jim: Greetings. NVIDIA is down a few points this week on, as far as I can tell, insider selling by a few execs (about 300K shares by one exec, 100K by another). Is this enough to cause concern? If not, how do you determine when it is enough to cause concern? -- Jeff VIDEO0:0000:00Cramer's Mad Mail Cramer said: “I...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/18/millennium-drug-works-as-initial-myeloma-therapy.html
Millennium Drug Works as Initial Myeloma Therapy
Millennium Drug Works as Initial Myeloma Therapy Millennium Pharmaceuticals said on Tuesday initial results from a large trial of its cancer drug Velcade as an initial treatment for multiple myeloma were so good that the trial was stopped early to allow patients in the control group to receive the therapy. Shares of th...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/18/nasdaq-mulls-selling-stake-wsj.html
Nasdaq Mulls Selling Stake: WSJ
Nasdaq Mulls Selling Stake: WSJ Nasdaq has weighed selling a piece of itself to an overseas investor to help it seal a deal to buy Nordic exchange operator OMX, the Wall Street Journal reported on its Web site on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. It is unclear if Nasdaq will ultimately resort to this ap...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/18/northern-rock-says-customers-come-back.html
Northern Rock Says Customers Come Back
Northern Rock Says Customers Come Back Embattled British bank Northern Rock said a majority of customer calls it had received on Tuesday were to reinvest money in accounts, and queues for cash withdrawal were considerably down from past days. Britain's government late on Monday promised it would guarantee the savings o...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/18/o2-carphone-warehouse-clinch-uk-iphone-sales-deal.html
O2, Carphone Warehouse Clinch U.K. iPhone Sales Deal
O2, Carphone Warehouse Clinch U.K. iPhone Sales Deal Spanish-owned O2 U.K. and mobile phone retailer Carphone Warehouse have clinched a long- awaited deal to bring Apple's coveted iPhone handsets to Britain. The touch-screen mobile phone, which combines Apple's popular iPod music player, a video player and Web browser,...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/18/obamas-tax-plan-another-sign-of-hillarys-strength.html
Obama's Tax Plan: Another Sign of Hillary's Strength?
Obama's Tax Plan: Another Sign of Hillary's Strength? I noted earlier that the questions rivals had raised about Hillary Clinton's health plan indicated she may have hit the political sweet spot. Republican Mitt Romney slammed her for a "big government" plan whose signal feature matched one he backed as Massachusetts g...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/18/oil-hits-record-highs-as-fed-cuts-interest-rates.html
Oil Hits Record Highs as Fed Cuts Interest Rates
Oil Hits Record Highs as Fed Cuts Interest Rates Oil Refinery Oil futures rose to new records Tuesday after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a larger-than-expected half percentage point, raising market hopes that economic growth will accelerate and lift demand even as crude oil and gasoline inventories are tig...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/18/opec-would-discuss-output-hike-if-80-oil-lasts.html
OPEC Would Discuss Output Hike if $80 Oil Lasts
OPEC Would Discuss Output Hike if $80 Oil Lasts OPEC would likely hold consultations about boosting supply again if the price of oil stayed above $80 a barrel for more than 15-20 days, an OPEC source said on Tuesday. U.S. crude futures hit a fresh record of $81.24 a barrel on Tuesday. OPEC's agreement last week to boo...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/18/pg-confirms-sales-earnings-guidance.html
P&G Confirms Sales, Earnings Guidance
P&G Confirms Sales, Earnings Guidance Procter & Gambleis insulated from much of the market volatility that has rocked other companies, since consumers typically are reluctant to cut household items like toilet paper and toothpaste from their budgets, its chief financial officer told investors. "Most consumers don't vie...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/18/profit-makes-strange-bedfellows.html
VIDEO0:0000:00Satellite Tracking RRSat Global Communications is in such the sweet spot for satellite distribution that even Al-Jazeera chooses to do business with the Israeli company. RRSat owns a worldwide network of teleports that uplink content to satellites. The demand for RRST’s services stems from its ability to...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/18/rbs-partners-get-dutch-approval-for-abn-deal.html
RBS, Partners Get Dutch Approval for ABN Deal
RBS, Partners Get Dutch Approval for ABN Deal A Royal Bank of Scotland-led consortium won approval on Monday from the Dutch Finance Ministry for its bid to buy Dutch bank ABN Amro, the consortium said in a statement. "This is an important step towards the completion of the Banks' offer for ABN Amro," the consortium add...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/18/shanghai-on-alert-as-typhoon-slams-into-china.html
Shanghai on Alert as Typhoon Slams into China
Shanghai on Alert as Typhoon Slams into China Typhoon Wipha slammed into China on Wednesday, packing high winds and heavy rains, as the financial hub of Shanghai braced for what could be the most destructive storm in a decade. Residents are evacuated to a public school in Shanghai, China, Tuesday Sept. 18, 2007. China'...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/18/sony-financial-sets-price-range-for-ipo.html
Sony Financial Sets Price Range for IPO
Sony Financial Sets Price Range for IPO Sony's financial arm plans to raise as much as 348 billion yen ($3.03 billion) after setting a tentative price range of 380,000 to 400,000 yen per share for its initial public offering next month. The range is lower than an assumed price of 415,000 yen announced earlier this mont...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/18/standard-chartered-buys-american-express-international-bank.html
Standard Chartered Buys American Express' International Bank
Standard Chartered Buys American Express' International Bank American Express agreed to sell its international banking subsidiary, American Express Bank, to U.K. bank Standard Chartered in a deal worth approximately $1.1 billion, the company said in a statement Tuesday. Standard Chartered will pay American Express $3...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/18/stocks-get-support-ahead-of-fed-decision.html
Stocks Get Support Ahead of Fed Decision
Stocks Get Support Ahead of Fed Decision A relatively tame inflation number and no mean surprises in Lehman Brothers earnings this morning is giving support to stocks ahead of the Fed's momentous decision today. Traders are also watching oil prices crack yet another record level. Producer prices fell 1.4% in August, sl...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/18/sudden-death-crocs-time-warner-and-more.html
Crocs : “I’m sticking with it … there’s more buyers coming in.” Time Warner : “Chronically undervalued but I can’t get behind it yet because all the cable stocks are in the doghouse.” VIDEO0:0000:00Mad Money Sudden Death XM Satellite Radio : “You want to [go with] Sirius .” Questions for Cramer? Questions, comments, su...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/18/the-lone-oilservice-laggard.html
VIDEO0:0000:00Good Drill Hunting The U.S. doesn’t dictate the world’s demand for oil anymore, Cramer said tonight on Mad Money, so don’t expect the Tuesday Fed meeting to stop that sector’s surge. The problem with finding a good oil stock to buy, though, is that Cramer thinks most have already gone up too much – except...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/18/treasurys-decline-sharply-after-fed-cuts-interest-rates.html
Treasurys Decline Sharply After Fed Cuts Interest Rates
Treasurys Decline Sharply After Fed Cuts Interest Rates Treasury prices fell sharply Tuesday as investors celebrating the Federal Reserve's half-point cut in interest rates yanked their money out of bonds and shifted it to the stock market. Treasurys initially rallied on the news of the cut in the federal funds rate to...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/18/ultimate-global-growth-trade.html
Despite the credit crunch and amid see-saw-like volatility, commodities continue to break records. Monday was a record day for oil and gold is at its highest price since May 2006. Are commodities still the route to riches? You might call this the ultimate play on global growth and it's not based in London, New York or ...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/18/us-gasoline-demand-slips-to-3month-low.html
U.S. Gasoline Demand Slips to 3-month Low
U.S. Gasoline Demand Slips to 3-month Low U.S. retail gasoline demand slipped to a three-month low last week as travel continued to slow with the end of the summer vacation season, MasterCard Advisors said on Tuesday. Motorists pumped 9.542 million barrels of gasoline per day on average in the week ended Sept. 14, down...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/18/us-gold-futures-hit-28year-high-after-fed-cut.html
U.S. Gold Futures Hit 28-year High After Fed Cut
U.S. Gold Futures Hit 28-year High After Fed Cut U.S. gold futures rose to a 28-year high in screen trade on Tuesday, after the Federal Reserve slashed the benchmark interest rate by a half-percentage point in a bid to boost the economy. On the Globex electronic platform used by the New York Mercantile Exchange and its...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/18/video-roundup-rate-cut-verdict.html
Video Roundup: Rate Cut Verdict
Video Roundup: Rate Cut Verdict The Federal Reserve acted Tuesday, cutting the fed funds rate and the discount rate by a half-percentage point each.  Oil jumped to a new high as the news was announced and immediately afterwards, stocks rallied in the strongest reaction to a Fed move since 2001. With the Fed funds rate ...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/18/volatile-market-will-hurt-bank-of-americas-earnings.html
Volatile Market Will Hurt Bank of America's Earnings
Volatile Market Will Hurt Bank of America's Earnings Bank of America, the second-largest U.S. bank, said after markets closed Monday that recent volatility in capital and credit markets will have a "meaningful impact" on third-quarter results at its corporate and investment bank. Speaking at a conference in San Francis...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/18/wholesale-prices-tumble-on-lower-energy-costs.html
Wholesale Prices Tumble On Lower Energy Costs
Wholesale Prices Tumble On Lower Energy Costs Gas PumpMark Lennihan U.S. producer prices fell by a much larger-than-expected 1.4 percent in August as energy prices slumped, government data showed Tuesday, it's good news for the Federal Reserve as it weighs an interest rate cut. The Labor Department said it was the larg...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/19/accredited-lone-star-amend-merger-deal-cut-price.html
Accredited, Lone Star Amend Merger Deal, Cut Price
Accredited, Lone Star Amend Merger Deal, Cut Price Subprime mortgage lender Accredited Home Lenders agreed on Tuesday to be bought at a lower price by Lone Star and to drop a lawsuit against the private equity firm. Lone Star, which on June 4 had agreed to pay $15.10 per share for Accredited common shares, agreed to a...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/19/after-the-surprise-rate-cut-are-ceos-happy-now.html
After the Surprise Rate Cut: Are CEOs Happy Now?
After the Surprise Rate Cut: Are CEOs Happy Now? Chief executives were the among the loudest voices calling for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates. Now, after the Fed's surprisingly sharp reduction in rates on Tuesday, CNBC asked several CEOs if they're happy. VIDEO0:0000:00Riding the Fed Funds Rally Riding the ...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/19/alitalia-should-remain-italian-deputy-prime-minister.html
Alitalia Should Remain Italian: Deputy Prime Minister
Alitalia Should Remain Italian: Deputy Prime Minister Italy's Deputy Prime Minister Francesco Rutelli said that Alitalia should remain in Italian hands, the daily La Repubblica reported, citing Rutelli. The fate of Alitalia "should not be decided by foreign partners but by Italian companies," Rutelli said. According to...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/19/asian-markets-finish-sharply-higher-on-us-rate-cut.html
Asian Markets Finish Sharply Higher on U.S Rate Cut
Asian Markets Finish Sharply Higher on U.S Rate Cut Asian markets rallied Wednesday after the U.S. Federal Reserve slashed two key interest rates -- the benchmark fed fund rate and the discount rate -- by 50 basis points each. Japan soared 3.7% and South Korea closed 3.5% higher. The move was a bold bid to shield the w...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/19/bank-of-japan-leaves-rates-unchanged-after-feds-easing.html
Bank of Japan Leaves Rates Unchanged After Fed's Easing
Bank of Japan Leaves Rates Unchanged After Fed's Easing The Bank of Japan kept interest rates unchanged as expected on Wednesday, hours after the U.S. central bank slashed rates by a hefty half-percentage point to try to shield the U.S. economy from a housing slump and market turmoil. Although the Japanese central bank...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/19/bernanke-make-fannie-freddie-loan-hikes-temporary.html
Bernanke: Make Fannie, Freddie Loan Hikes Temporary
Bernanke: Make Fannie, Freddie Loan Hikes Temporary Federal Reserve Board chairman Ben Bernanke told a key House leader this week that any move to raise the limit on the value of mortgages that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac can buy should only be temporary. In a Sept. 17 letter to House Financial Services Committee chairm...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/19/boe-to-inject-20-billion-to-ease-threemonth-rates.html
BOE to Inject $20 Billion to Ease Three-Month  Rates
BOE to Inject $20 Billion to Ease Three-Month  Rates The Bank of England made a surprise U-turn on Wednesday, offering to inject 10 billion pounds ($20 billion) next week into money markets in a bid to bring three-month interest rates down. The BoE will then hold three further auctions at weekly intervals with the amou...