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4d4be8b8719067aa9838be023881e509 | https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/25/philips-plans-to-raise-environmentfriendly-sales.html | Philips Plans to Raise Environment-Friendly Sales | Philips Plans to Raise Environment-Friendly Sales
Philips Electronics said on Tuesday it plans to spend 1 billion euros ($1.41 billion) over the next five years to increase sales of environment-friendly products.
Chief Executive Gerard Kleisterlee said in a statement that the Dutch electronics maker is aiming for 30% o... |
7e38444e05984a22e800aa14d10ebdfc | https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/25/poll-will-housing-slump-get-worse.html | The National Association of Realtors reports existing home sales dropped for a sixth straight month in August. The decline of 4.3% puts sales of previously-owned homes at the lowest level in five years.
Is this the bottom or will it get worse, still? What do you think? We want to know!
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a86629acd82bbca36c773290070116bd | https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/25/prolonged-strike-at-gm-could-disrupt-economy.html | Prolonged Strike at GM Could Disrupt Economy | Prolonged Strike at GM Could Disrupt Economy
A strike against General Motors will likely skew crucial data for assessing the impact of a housing slump and credit squeeze, but the degree of danger the walkout poses to the U.S. economy depends on how long it drags on.
AP
The automaker and the United Auto Workers resumed ... |
8e0a0c3874105df6ac3faa2a8d11e51e | https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/25/promising-drug-headlines.html | Look for pharmaceutical and biotech companies to make news this week as a UBS industry conference kicks off in New York. Also, Merrill Lynch analysts believe pricing power for prescription drugs is returning. What’s the trade?
Guy Adami likes Pfizer (PFE) because he feels it’s cheap right now.
Pete Najarian recommends ... | |
7c80f1c36c2eada67f3b3cb59873396d | https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/25/qualcomm-raises-fourthquarter-earnings-outlook.html | Qualcomm Raises Fourth-Quarter Earnings Outlook | Qualcomm Raises Fourth-Quarter Earnings Outlook
Qualcomm said Tuesday it would beat its target for fiscal fourth quarter earnings and would meet or beat the high end of its target revenue range.
The wireless chip and technology developer also said it had bought back $1.2 billion of its shares during the quarter.
Qualco... |
cc377fa831aaa96f07b5abf5028e2e26 | https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/25/red-hat-profit-rises-on-higher-linux-sales.html | Red Hat Profit Rises On Higher Linux Sales | Red Hat Profit Rises On Higher Linux Sales
Red Hat , the largest publicly held company focused on selling Linux software, reported a 64% increase in quarterly profit and revenue ahead of Wall Street expectations, sending shares up 5%.
Redhat
Fiscal second-quarter net income rose to $18.2 million, or 9 cents a share, fr... |
2384cafcfe7a29fe92be6b33a142b5d8 | https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/25/retailers-hoping-for-a-green-christmas.html | Retailers Hoping for a Green Christmas | Retailers Hoping for a Green Christmas
The latest CNBC Holiday Central survey shows most expect holiday spending to grow 1% to 3% this year, the the smallest annual increase since 2002.
With that in mind, CNBC asked the experts for their outlooks. Here is a sampling:
VIDEO0:0000:00Retail Preview
Blue Christmas... or Gr... |
2a8afc8077748b6a12f387b9d95e5aaf | https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/25/see-what-people-are-saying-on-sept-25th.html | I do not agree at all with the UAW strike against General Motors. I have been selling General Motors vehicles for almost 8 years and I truly believe in the company and their product. I can actually say I am proud to sell the product that I do. I am not proud of UAW workers who walk out on a job because they haven't ... | |
9c261602c258e40ac7132ff680071f98 | https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/25/stocks-on-the-move-bhp-billiton-crocs.html | Following are the day's biggest winners and losers. Find out why shares of BHP Billiton (BHP), Crocs (CROX) and Garmin (GRMN) popped while AMR Corp. (AMR) and Harman Int'l Industries (HAR) dropped.
POPS (stocks that jumped higher)
BHP Billiton (BHP) popped 5%. Speculation is growing that the Australian miner may have u... | |
221420cd0261db3583970932102e1fa8 | https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/25/stocks-on-the-move-valueclick-usec.html | POPS (stocks that jumped higher)
ValueClick (VCLK) popped 13% and Focus Media (FMCN) popped 19%. On Monday, Pete Najarian told you the online advertising trade was on in full force. – Pete Najarian likes this stock.
USEC (USU) popped 6%. Nuclear energy names like USEC were glowing green Monday, after word that NRG Ener... | |
474edfd37c81ca6d82d5b909a5e6994f | https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/25/survey-whats-ahead-for-holiday-retail-sales.html | Survey: What's Ahead for Holiday Retail Sales? | Survey: What's Ahead for Holiday Retail Sales?
Will high energy prices, the housing slump and worries about a recession have an effect on holiday sales this year? Tell us what you think.
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74cf25cdc874ed2d134961b59b069c70 | https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/25/target-lowers-september-samestore-sales-forecast.html | Target Lowers September Same-Store Sales Forecast | Target Lowers September Same-Store Sales Forecast
Discount retailer Target warned on Monday that September sales at stores open at least a year would be well below its prior forecast due to weak customer traffic, particularly in Florida and the U.S. Northeast.
TargetRusty Kennedy
The company's shares fell 3.7% in exten... |
02eef9973ddc00153b29bfb1a67149b5 | https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/25/the-halo-effect.html | On Tuesday Microsoft (MSFT) will release the highly anticipated Halo 3 in what’s predicted to be the biggest opening for an entertainment product ever. The software giant hopes Halo 3 will reverse 6 years of losses in its video game business. In Face 2 Face, hear from a video game expert who's among the very few to alr... | |
de63138d5af06d91e4aadeda2058c528 | https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/25/three-months-til-christmas.html | Holiday sales could be as weak as they were during the recession of 2002, according to a CNBC snap survey. It’s too early to shop, but it isn’t too early to trade the Christmas season. Who will be the Christmas winners amid such dismal forecasts?
VIDEO0:0000:00Tomorrow's Playbook #1
Margaret Brennan, CNBC’s chief retai... | |
d90f317ba3cc02be1eec0df0e5451fe5 | https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/25/trading-the-online-ad-wars.html | Microsoft (MSFT) beat Google (GOOG) to the punch and made a 5% investment in the social networking phenomenon Facebook.com says WSJ. This comes as Bill Gates wages a campaign against Google's $3 billion purchase of online advertising firm Doubleclick, which is being reviewed by Congress later this week. How do you trad... | |
a7c7105959106db89febd50ccc2809ce | https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/25/treasury-prices-rally-as-housing-slump-deepens.html | Treasury Prices Rally as Housing Slump Deepens | Treasury Prices Rally as Housing Slump Deepens
Treasury prices rose sharply Tuesday, after homebuilder Lennar reported a big loss and a national report showed existing home sales at a five-year low in August.
Signs of economic weakness stir demand for government-backed Treasurys.
On Tuesday prospects for economic growt... |
3d2227896b66a03ce85029f5f2e27e09 | https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/25/uaws-gm-strike-felt-across-borders.html | UAW's GM Strike Felt Across Borders | UAW's GM Strike Felt Across Borders
AP
The 2-day-old nationwide strike against General Motors by the United Auto Workers union was already being felt across borders on Tuesday, threatening production in Mexico and shutting down Canadian plants, as both sides resumed bargaining.
More than 73,000 UAW-represented factory ... |
7e0e094b1f16fa473a76b0126e404e92 | https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/25/virgin-mobile-files-for-ipo-at-1517-per-share.html | Virgin Mobile Files for IPO at $15-$17 Per Share | Virgin Mobile Files for IPO at $15-$17 Per Share
Virgin Mobile USA -- a venture of Sprint Nexteland billionaire Richard Branson's Virgin -- on Tuesday filed for an initial public offering worth up to $467.5 million, earmarked for repaying debts and general purposes.
Virgin, which sells mobile services to young people w... |
538b5794084cda3c8b8d97ec7e2990a5 | https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/25/will-halo-sales-again-rival-box-office-figures.html | Will Halo Sales Again Rival Box Office Figures? | Will Halo Sales Again Rival Box Office Figures?
When Halo hit the market in 2001, it changed the video game industry. It was violent, sure, but the story was so complex, with graphics so rich, that it sucked players into a virtual world for hours at a time."It is all things to everyone," said Frank O'Connor, lead write... |
3d95b6b00ef705c1a59b32f657db345e | https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/25/your-first-move-for-tuesday-sept-25th.html | Here's our Fast Money Final Trade. Our gang gives you tomorrow's best trades, right now!
Jeff Macke expects a pull back and recommends Short Dow30 ProShares (DOG) as his trade.
Guy Adami says Pfizer (PFE) is a buy on valuation.
Karen Finerman prefers NYMEX (NMX).
VIDEO0:0000:00Fast Money Final Trade
Pete Najarian likes... | |
7e780df204a142ec62cc7b450b7ca3c6 | https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/25/your-first-move-for-wednesday-sept-26th.html | Here's our Fast Money Final Trade. Our gang gives you tomorrow's best trades, right now!
Jeff Macke likes eBay (EBAY).
Guy Adami recommends USEC Corp (USU).
VIDEO0:0000:00Fast Money Final Trade
Karen Finerman prefers Comverse Technology (CVMT.PK).
Pete Najarian says Digital River (DRIV) is a buy.
Final Trade
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7914b95aa4127706b45e91adcb701bc1 | https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/26/air-france-prepares-bid-for-spains-iberia-report.html | Air France Prepares Bid for Spain's Iberia: Report | Air France Prepares Bid for Spain's Iberia: Report
French-Dutch airline Air France KLM is planning to team up with two Spanish firms to bid for Spain's Iberia against a group led by private equity group TPG, Expansion newspaper said on Wednesday.
The Air France KLM offer would keep 51% of Iberia in Spanish hands, allow... |
7a670873cac005e24bfa7e0add6f39a4 | https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/26/are-you-diversified.html | Tech is working right now, but does that mean you want to put all your money behind the Four Horsemen? No. Remember, it wasn’t so long ago that private equity had everybody wild about the brokers – until subprime came around and spoiled the party. Owning entirely tech is just as dangerous now as owning all the brokers ... | |
15df70e34a95e19cbdf76702663b217b | https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/26/average-oil-price-seen-hitting-record-next-year.html | Average Oil Price Seen Hitting Record Next Year | Average Oil Price Seen Hitting Record Next Year
Oil Refinery
Tight oil supplies, red-hot global demand and a weakening dollar will boost average oil prices to a record level next year, a Reuters poll showed on Wednesday.
Analysts raised their average 2008 oil price forecast for U.S. crude to $67 a barrel as many believ... |
f96408ac67f72e82da4334cc5b26b36e | https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/26/bank-of-america-to-cut-4000-jobs-after-buying-lasalle.html | Bank of America to Cut 4,000 Jobs after Buying LaSalle | Bank of America to Cut 4,000 Jobs after Buying LaSalle
A Bank of America branch.Nell Redmond
Bank of America said it will lay off about 2,500 workers in Illinois and 1,500 in Michigan over the next two years in connection with its $21 billion purchase of LaSalle Bank from Dutch bank ABN AMRO.
The cuts are intended to h... |
8d97643659cf55f29a17f75936889a52 | https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/26/bear-stearns-jumps-on-report-of-buffett-talks.html | Bear Stearns Jumps on Report of Buffett Talks | Bear Stearns Jumps on Report of Buffett Talks
CNBC.com Illustration
Bear Stearnsshares soared on Wednesday on a report that several investors, including Warren Buffett, may buy part of the Wall Street investment bank.
The New York Times, citing unnamed people briefed on the discussions, said Bear Stearns is in serious ... |
10327aceb2ae04bdc96f88e0baf6f93b | https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/26/bed-bath-beyond-earnings-rise-to-147-million.html | Bed Bath & Beyond Earnings Rise To $147 Million | Bed Bath & Beyond Earnings Rise To $147 Million
Bed Bath & Beyond posted a higher second-quarter profit on Wednesday, citing increased sales and a one-time tax benefit.
The U.S. household-products retailer said its second-quarter profit rose to $147 million, or 55 cents per share, from $145.5 million, or 51 cents per s... |
cb9ea1bba87fb788011b533c84adc349 | https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/26/bill-clinton-on-iran-protectionism-and-first-spouse.html | Bill Clinton on Iran, Protectionism and First Spouse | Bill Clinton on Iran, Protectionism and First Spouse
Former President Bill Clinton spoke with CNBC's Maria Bartiromo at the third annual Clinton Global Initiative in New York Wednesday.
VIDEO0:0000:00Clinton's Global Initiative, Pt.1
Watch the clip that aired on Wednesday's Power Lunch.
VIDEO0:0000:00Clinton's Global I... |
fd46ab358f54ccecce6dab9b324987d2 | https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/26/businessweeks-sports-power-100-lets-debate.html | BusinessWeek's Sports Power 100: Let's Debate! | BusinessWeek's Sports Power 100: Let's Debate!
Congratulations to ESPN The Magazine and BusinessWeek for putting together an awesome sports business issue. It's a must-read if you like the business of sports. Their Power 100is of course meant to be debated, so I'm going to make a couple comments here.
Phil KnightAP
*At... |
c3977a9ff1c7c0781b6c3609bc6ef060 | https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/26/buy-baytex-on-a-dip.html | About a year ago, a change in Canadian tax laws hit that country’s energy trusts right where it matters: in the stock price. The oilers up north complained that they would be too attractive for foreign companies to ignore, and that’s just what happened. Of course, Cramer found a way for investors to profit from it.
VID... | |
95b5d9b52c900b729497364443ad236a | https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/26/carlyle-plans-india-japan-property-deals.html | Carlyle Plans India, Japan Property Deals | Carlyle Plans India, Japan Property Deals
The Carlyle Group hopes to seal its first property deal in India this year and is buying homes for the elderly in Japan, as the private equity firm's real estate arm looks to make inroads in Asia.
In an interview, Jason Lee, Carlyle's head of Asia property investment, also said... |
cf9ecf66dd98ce6a5e496e456a5742b6 | https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/26/childrens-place-fires-ceo-shares-jump.html | Children's Place Fires CEO; Shares Jump | Children's Place Fires CEO; Shares Jump
Children's Place Retail Stores Wednesday fired Chief Executive Ezra Dabah and named board member Chuck Crovitz as interim CEO, sending its shares up as much as 9 percent.
The children's clothing retailer said an investigation found Dabah did not comply with its securities-tradin... |
0e1010060264a1351cc209b0c5400ff4 | https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/26/cramers-flight-to-quality.html | VIDEO0:0000:00Study Abroad
On Mad Money this week, Cramer is highlighting companies that do a good portion of their business outside the U.S. He isn’t confident America-centric businesses will see the growth investors crave. His pick for Tuesday, Textron, should profit from a growing demand for business jets overseas.
... | |
5fe3f993c5046c6d786537f55ce27ddb | https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/26/credit-markets-ease-as-fed-may-cut-rates-more.html | Credit Markets Ease as Fed May Cut Rates More | Credit Markets Ease as Fed May Cut Rates More
Credit market conditions eased Wednesday, not from any big improvement in underlying conditions but because the U.S. Federal Reserve is expected to throw moral hazard concerns to the wind and cut rates again in October.
The world's top central bankers, including Fed Chairma... |
24bd02eb999e3bd9806bbb8dc85f18ce | https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/26/credit-suisse-cuts-150-staff-in-mortgagebacked-units.html | Credit Suisse Cuts 150 Staff in Mortgage-Backed Units | Credit Suisse Cuts 150 Staff in Mortgage-Backed Units
Credit Suisse on Wednesday became the latest bank to cut jobs in reaction to the global credit crunch and analysts said other investment banks were likely to follow suit soon.
The Swiss bank said it is to cut 150 jobs in its mortgage-backed securities business as a ... |
06cc4925ffcf8c8ef2a346ce9975ba6d | https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/26/dow-arrows-toward-cramers-target.html | Cramer started Mad Money on Wednesday by pointing out two pieces of news that should propel the Dow Jones Industrial Average toward his end-of-year prediction of 14,548.
First, General Motors’ settlement with the United Auto Workers could push that stock to $45. The union “bowed out,” Cramer said, and the enormous cos... | |
f362a89bd6757dc301dbf2781f0d6a14 | https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/26/dr-horton-its-now-down-to-the-highest-bidder.html | D.R. Horton: It's Now Down To The Highest Bidder? | D.R. Horton: It's Now Down To The Highest Bidder?
Forgive me for posting a little bit late today, but I’ve been waiting for a call back from the press contact at D.R. Horton all morning, and now that it’s afternoon, I’ve decided to give up. I called the company (three times) to ask for a bit more information regarding ... |
1b2de458f75c666467a6d853edf1d2c0 | https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/26/drugs-on-tv-my-review-of-whats-playing-now.html | Drugs On TV: My Review Of What's Playing Now | Drugs On TV: My Review Of What's Playing Now
A couple of days home sick with daytime television as your nursemaid can tell you a lot about the current state of multi-billion dollar pharmaceutical advertising. Yeah, we all know it's ubiquitous, but there are at least a couple of noticeable new players and an older one h... |
bac45b5d5542b664ac9bf674cba784ed | https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/26/durablegoods-orders-take-biggest-dive-in-7-months.html | Durable-Goods Orders Take Biggest Dive in 7 Months | Durable-Goods Orders Take Biggest Dive in 7 Months
New orders for costly U.S.-made manufactured goods dropped at the sharpest rate in seven months during August, the Commerce Department said Wednesday, as demand fell across nearly every major category.
Orders overall plummeted 4.9% -- much steeper than the 3.1 percent ... |
c7d12c929b8e26d0b6ad1bb48c34515b | https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/26/ecb-lends-3month-funds-at-highest-rate-since-2001.html | ECB Lends 3-Month Funds at Highest Rate Since 2001 | ECB Lends 3-Month Funds at Highest Rate Since 2001
The European Central Bank allotted 50 billion euros of three-month refinancing on Wednesday at an average rate of 4.63% -- the highest since March 2001 and evidence of continued tightness on the euro money market.
Banks showed strong demand for ECB funds at the regular... |
3f46addc8364feed41fef2dd9181b74b | https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/26/eu-ministers-deadlocked-on-three-gmo-maize-approvals.html | EU Ministers Deadlocked on Three GMO Maize Approvals | EU Ministers Deadlocked on Three GMO Maize Approvals
EU farm ministers fell short of a consensus agreement on Wednesday to allow imports of three genetically modified (GMO) maize types, again revealing their deep differences on GMO crops and foods, officials said.
The three biotech maize types, two of them hybrids, wou... |
b72bf6285086c9bbade18fac3e9f28e5 | https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/26/european-stocks-set-to-open-higher.html | European Stocks Set to Open Higher | European Stocks Set to Open Higher
European equities are expected to edge up on Wednesday, recovering from the previous day's losses, with investors focusing on a steady stream of company results for direction.
Results from Swedish fashion retailer H&M and advertising group Havas top the corporate agenda while a host o... |
004b5546433cc291dfba6ec86030557b | https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/26/eyeblack-out-to-give-business-a-black-eye.html | EyeBlack Out To Give Business A "Black Eye" | EyeBlack Out To Give Business A "Black Eye"
CNBC.com
Just when you thought that all the advertising space was occupied on the field, here comes the folks from EyeBlack.com. The company will sell millions of pairs of EyeBlack--yes, the stuff that's supposedly used to cut down on glare--with college and high school logos... |
93dedd3a2c9111e67ac316a5a826215d | https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/26/flash-new-york-times-says-warren-buffett-among-investors-talking-with-bear-stearns-about-taking-minority-stake.html | Buffett Watch | Buffett Watch
Just minutes ago, the New York Times reported on its web site that Warren Buffett, and several other outside investors, are in "serious talks" with Bear Stearns about buying a minority stake of as much as 20% of the troubled Wall Street firm.
Our own Charlie Gasparino speaking on CNBC-TV, however, says he... |
7bf9fe679cbd027268d4ebc3f115ab8a | https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/26/foreclosure-usa-i-report-and-you-respond.html | Foreclosure USA: I Report And You Respond | Foreclosure USA: I Report And You Respond
Here are your responses to my recent reports on foreclosures (here and here) in California.
Mike from NY says people got talked into buying a house when they had no business doing so:
"...all these people thought they were Donald Trump."
And Ed from Yorba Linda, CA explains (an... |
b900c0d301f65d5ef939fc4fe3c999cb | https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/26/fremont-general-investor-may-back-out.html | Fremont General Investor May Back Out | Fremont General Investor May Back Out
Fremont General, which quit subprime mortgage lending this year, said Wednesday a group that had agreed in May to invest $80 million for a minority stake in the company may back out.
The group, led by former thrift executive Gerald J. Ford, had agreed to buy preferred stock and war... |
c6f41897267c51653d3006a49d7a96a1 | https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/26/gaming-firms-urge-eu-to-aim-high-in-us-trade-row.html | Gaming Firms Urge EU to Aim High in U.S. Trade Row | Gaming Firms Urge EU to Aim High in U.S. Trade Row
European online gaming companies which have been shut out of U.S. markets urged the European Union on Wednesday to demand as much as $100 billion in compensation in the hope that Washington might yet be pressed into reversing its ban.
The tiny Caribbean island of Antig... |
9c47f89a1da1bf434f7679ca5b89b4c3 | https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/26/gm-and-uaw-seal-deal-was-strike-worth-it.html | GM And UAW Seal Deal: Was Strike Worth It? | GM And UAW Seal Deal: Was Strike Worth It?
Ron Gettelfinger, United Auto Workers PresidentAP
I can't say I'm a fan of the 3:15 am wake up call, but this one I didn't mind. By 4 am I was interviewing UAW President Ron Gettelfinger about the new contract his union signed with General Motors . The strike is over and both ... |
812587ad29bd05a908de1ebda0b38372 | https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/26/gm-deal-seen-boosting-auto-industry-economy.html | GM Deal Seen Boosting Auto Industry, Economy | GM Deal Seen Boosting Auto Industry, Economy
General Motors' quick settlement with its major union allows the softening U.S. economy to sidestep another blow and sets the stage for similar deals that could boost domestic automakers, analysts and investors said Wednesday.
GM's deal ended the United Auto Workers' two-day... |
4f4755256d9e31ceaadf1782b29c076b | https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/26/gm-how-best-to-rev-up-its-bottom-line.html | GM: How Best To 'Rev Up' Its Bottom Line | GM: How Best To 'Rev Up' Its Bottom Line
2007 GMC AcadiaSource: gmc.com
Just a few hours after I reported the new contractbetween GM and the UAW, I started hearing this question: "Can GM really boost its bottom line now that its costs have been lowered?" My gut says it can do it, IF the company builds on the improvemen... |
d2187c22cb927eda38c3be16e220b9dd | https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/26/guitar-hero-iii-legends-of-rock-launches-in-new-york.html | Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Launches in New York | Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Launches in New York
Its release is as important to Activision as Halo is to Microsoft, so it was no surprise the company pulled out all the stops at today’s New York City launch of Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock.
The rhythm-action game is expected to continue Activision’s domination ... |
b17fb890feafba3912f6dbfbc54c16f4 | https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/26/health-care-debate-the-truth-is-out-there.html | Health Care Debate: The Truth Is Out There | Health Care Debate: The Truth Is Out There
Democratic presidential candidates are throwing out big numbers as part of their plans to achieve universal health care and cost cutting. Meanwhile their Republican counterparts are making claims about market-based approaches to drive down health insurance prices.
To see whose... |
d3f4577fb638320382030776cc6072ee | https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/26/hitachi-may-sell-stake-in-hard-drive-unit.html | Hitachi May Sell Stake in Hard Drive Unit | Hitachi May Sell Stake in Hard Drive Unit
Japan's Hitachi is mulling options for its ailing hard disk drive business including bringing in a strategic investor to turn the business around, sources close to the matter said.
Hitachi, Japan's biggest electronics conglomerate, has not posted a profit in its hard disk drive... |
601f5054cff80975fc48df987376aba0 | https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/26/hm-thirdquarter-profit-misses-expectations.html | H&M Third-Quarter Profit Misses Expectations | H&M Third-Quarter Profit Misses Expectations
Swedish fashion giant Hennes & Mauritz posted below-consensus third-quarter pretax profit on Wednesday due to weaker revenues than expected, but the company said sales in the fourth quarter had developed well.
H&M, which turned 60 years old this year, reported a 17% rise in ... |
08b54cd5d286b710c86b2b6623cb22f5 | https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/26/iberdrola-eyes-uk-nuclear-project-sources.html | Iberdrola Eyes U.K. Nuclear Project: Sources | Iberdrola Eyes U.K. Nuclear Project: Sources
Spanish power firm Iberdrola is in talks with British Energy over a possible partnership to build new nuclear plants in Britain, industry sources said on Wednesday.
Britain is close to deciding whether to back a new generation of nuclear plants, which would boost the global ... |
f31f77af762e816c5ae958c07bdcf792 | https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/26/in-stocks-boring-doesnt-equal-bad.html | Gardner Denver is a great play on the strength of oil and the euro, Cramer said, but it’s not the sexy stock most investors seek out.
VIDEO0:0000:00Spotlight on Gardner Denver
To put it bluntly, Gardner Denver is a boring industrial company. It makes the tools needed to extract oil from the earth: compressors, blowers... | |
3fc413b77386d171cd8556e6895c262b | https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/26/intel-wins-mobile-wimax-chip-deal-with-nokia.html | Intel Wins Mobile WiMax Chip Deal With Nokia | Intel Wins Mobile WiMax Chip Deal With Nokia
Exterior view of Intel headquarters in Santa Clara, California.Paul Sakuma
Intel said on Wednesday it had won a mobile WiMax chip order from the world's top cellphone maker Nokia, which will use its semiconductors in Internet-focused devices from 2008.
Nokia will roll out t... |
59f265e292be22a4f551267d010363ff | https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/26/kazakhstan-government-allowed-to-break-oil-contracts.html | Kazakhstan Government Allowed to Break Oil Contracts | Kazakhstan Government Allowed to Break Oil Contracts
Kazakh lawmakers passed a bill Wednesday allowing the government to unilaterally break contracts with foreign companies, potentially threatening an Italian-led consortium developing a giant oilfield.
Kazakhstan has already stopped operations at the huge Kashagan oilf... |
ec7e987a254612a9f62055b4f2758e42 | https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/26/kb-home-bets-on-disneyinspired-houses.html | KB Home Bets on Disney-Inspired Houses | KB Home Bets on Disney-Inspired Houses
Faced with the worst U.S. housing market in years, KB Home is wishing upon a star.
The No. 5 U.S. home builder said Wednesday it would begin to offer homes customized with Walt Disney characters -- such as Mickey Mouse, Cinderella and Pirates of the Caribbean.
Starting next year, ... |
f71a241e5651ce2ffc61cef7cf73b413 | https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/26/kuwait-approves-14-billion-budget-for-new-oil-refinery.html | Kuwait Approves $14 Billion Budget for New Oil Refinery | Kuwait Approves $14 Billion Budget for New Oil Refinery
Kuwait has approved a budget of 4 billion dinars ($14.29 billion) to build the Middle East's largest refinery, more than double the initial estimate, state refiner Kuwait National Petroleum (KNPC) said.
The cost of building new refineries has spiraled as the energ... |
8a01798b7cd08b0a9a0a7f06e8062a41 | https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/26/lektro-building-a-better-mouse-trap-for-minks.html | LEKTRO: Building A Better Mouse Trap (For Minks) | LEKTRO: Building A Better Mouse Trap (For Minks)
Source: Lektro.com
If necessity is the mother of invention, then Eric Paulson's dad just might be the father. Or at least a cousin. Wilt Paulson started a company called LEKTROin 1945. What Wilt and LEKTRO did was convert military aircraft into private use. Then he got i... |
1c37b3a313d7a1af153dad124ff67213 | https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/26/lightning-round-harman-altria-etrade-and-more.html | Cramer started Tuesday's Lightning Round with a mini Sell Block. He recommended taking profts in Baidu.com and Focus Media, which are up 116% and 28% respectively since June 13. Holders of BIDU should sell enough to regain the capital invested but let the rest run, he said. Owners of Focus should take half off the tabl... | |
a4f8c3024b579be47287a8709aabc67a | https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/26/macquarie-bank-to-acquire-canada-broker-orion.html | Macquarie Bank to Acquire Canada Broker Orion | Macquarie Bank to Acquire Canada Broker Orion
Australian investment bank Macquarie Bank will buy Canadian investment and brokerage firm Orion Financial for about C$147 million (US$146 million) in cash and stock.
Macquarie said the employee-owned Orion, which specialises in the resources sector, will be a good fit with ... |
a96989a7e7be0db544595d9b13f4745e | https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/26/markets-just-loving-to-hear-the-bad-news.html | Markets Just 'Loving' To Hear The Bad News? | Markets Just 'Loving' To Hear The Bad News?
We're back in the "bad news is good news" phase. At least that's how you may want to read the stock market's reaction to today's clunker of a durable goods number, its worst monthly reading since January. Durable orders fell by 4.9% in August, below the 3.5% decline expected ... |
fff5f6997037c5506ad3d8f90db73dd2 | https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/26/myanmar-monasteries-raided-world-prays-for-calm.html | Myanmar Monasteries Raided, World Prays for Calm | Myanmar Monasteries Raided, World Prays for Calm
Myanmar's generals launched pre-dawn raids on activist monasteries on Thursday, ignoring increasingly desperate international calls for restraint in their crackdown on the biggest anti-junta protests in 20 years.
Facing the most serious challenge to its authority since t... |
dc9e63fd7fa13ce813c30836d9c06e8e | https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/26/northern-rock-higher-on-bid-talk-but-future-unclear.html | Northern Rock Higher on Bid Talk, But Future Unclear | Northern Rock Higher on Bid Talk, But Future Unclear
Shares in Northern Rock climbed almost 14% on Wednesday after the bank said it was in talks with suitors, but analysts said the future for shareholders remained unclear amid growing pressure for a quick solution.
Under pressure from the U.K. Treasury and regulators a... |
42f81eda217b7f732a114dbf98dbdf90 | https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/26/oil-closes-above-80-on-new-storm-fear.html | Oil Closes Above $80 on New Storm Fear | Oil Closes Above $80 on New Storm Fear
Oil Refinery in California
Oil prices, which briefly dropped below $79 per barrel on Wednesday, jumped back up late in the afternoon to close over $80, as traders weighed a U.S. government report showing a surprise increase in the nation's crude inventories against concerns that a... |
be1268be4599b42c381c19f0b21ec99e | https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/26/on-the-line-genesis-lease-ceo-john-mcmahon.html | Cramer recommended Genesis Lease on May 23 when it was close to $27 – and it plummeted to a low of $19 over the summer. Its CEO, John McMahon, was on Mad Money last week and the stock had a bit of a bounce in the last few days. To find out if there’s more upside coming, McMahon revisited the show and discussed Wednesda... | |
fa4f92e91c5d54fb38d22afe3e3324b0 | https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/26/paychex-says-earnings-rise-12-but-cuts-guidance.html | Paychex Says Earnings Rise 12% But Cuts Guidance | Paychex Says Earnings Rise 12% But Cuts Guidance
Paychex, a payroll service company, said on Wednesday that quarterly earnings rose 12%, helped by higher revenue from its payroll and human resources services.
The Rochester, N.Y.-based company said earnings for its fiscal first quarter ended August 31 were $151.1 milli... |
9f7853f93280a83f027d22eca7159c94 | https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/26/pinksheet-profits.html | Navistar may look like a risky stock, but Cramer said it could be a real moneymaker.
VIDEO0:0000:00Star Power
The truck-engine maker trades on the pink sheets, but only because it was removed from the New York Stock Exchange until it restates some old financial statements. Those reports are expected to start Oct. 25, w... | |
80a9b171eac34791b52e6f4cfc565f4c | https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/26/poll-are-oil-prices-artificially-high.html | Tight oil supplies, red-hot global demand and a weakening dollar will boost average oil prices to a record level next year, a Reuters poll showed on Wednesday.
Analysts raised their average 2008 oil price forecast for U.S. crude to $67 a barrel as many believe the current rally will continue well into next year. The fo... | |
0a2446a318ec9d320c39eff35eb6400b | https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/26/reliance-lays-off-1000-as-retail-venture-stumbles.html | Reliance Lays Off 1,000 as Retail Venture Stumbles | Reliance Lays Off 1,000 as Retail Venture Stumbles
Reliance, India's biggest private company, is laying off 1,000 staff in India's most populous state after failed attempts to reopen Western-style supermarkets, which closed after protests from small traders.
The move by Uttar Pradesh state to shut ten Reliance Fresh su... |
16857b52c7cbc47ab7bfa1850bfb749a | https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/26/russia-arms-giant-to-switch-to-euro.html | Russia Arms Giant to Switch to Euro | Russia Arms Giant to Switch to Euro
Russia's state arms exporter will move to price its weapons in euros after the recent fall in the dollar, Itar-Tass news agency reported on Wednesday, citing the firm's head.
Rosoboronexport chief Sergei Chemezov, a close ally of President Vladimir Putin, said the fall of the dollar ... |
145e847bd8292e0e183d99083ccc1fa6 | https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/26/russia-unveils-first-postsoviet-jet.html | Russia Unveils First Post-Soviet Jet | Russia Unveils First Post-Soviet Jet
Russia unveiled its first all-new airliner since the fall of the Soviet Union on Wednesday, hoping to curb dependence on oil and gas exports and restore pride in its teetering aviation industry.
Sukhoi's Superjet 100 is designed to seat 78-98 passengers and is the fruit of almost a ... |
51f9977de9c42aa7e7761c5b0a1b783f | https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/26/smiths-group-names-new-ceo-denies-breakup-planned.html | Smiths Group Names New CEO, Denies Break-Up Planned | Smiths Group Names New CEO, Denies Break-Up Planned
Britain's Smiths Group named a new chief executive on Wednesday but said his track record for selling companies did not signal plans for spin-offs or a takeover in the near future.
Smiths said former Allied Domecq Chief Executive Philip Bowman would replace long-time ... |
7a896899dfa1da2fdf691f3511709f7f | https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/26/sony-sells-250000-psp-playstations-in-japan-report.html | Sony Sells 250,000 'PSP' PlayStations in Japan: Report | Sony Sells 250,000 'PSP' PlayStations in Japan: Report
Sony sold about 250,000 units of the new version of the PlayStation Portable in Japan in the four days since its launch, a game magazine publisher said on Wednesday, roughly matching total Japanese sales of the original PSP in the two months through August.
Sony l... |
9231b781ea17154f1fb6f84b1342606c | https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/26/sp-defends-ratings-practices-before-senate-panel.html | S&P Defends Ratings Practices Before Senate Panel | S&P Defends Ratings Practices Before Senate Panel
Standard & Poor's, under fire for its role in the U.S. housing market meltdown, is taking steps to ensure its ratings are sound and is reviewing its rated transactions more frequently, the credit rating agency told a Senate panel Wednesday.
S&P, a unit of McGraw Hill, a... |
be9e9a7ca5350333113a06af9c182e1d | https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/26/sprint-says-jury-finds-vonage-infringed-on-six-patents.html | Sprint Says Jury Finds Vonage Infringed on Six Patents | Sprint Says Jury Finds Vonage Infringed on Six Patents
A U.S. federal jury found Vonage Holdings infringed six patents owned by Sprint Nexteland ordered Vonage to pay $69.5 million in damages, plus royalties, Sprint said on Tuesday.
The decision was the latest legal setback for Vonage, the loss-making Internet phone co... |
d4f20b00bbcd9950c3b240aad020a995 | https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/26/stop-trading-gm-revs-up.html | General Motors’ settlement with the United Auto Workers union sent that company’s shares up about 5% Wednesday afternoon. On Stop Trading!, Cramer called the deal an “unbelievable beat down of the union.”
All of GM’s biggest costs, namely its healthcare obligations, are off the balance sheet, Cramer said, adding, “Thi... | |
6e05246d7e8112285235244da13fb465 | https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/26/sudden-death-brookfield-asset-mgt-and-spartan-motors.html | Brookfield Asset Management : The stock is recovering well from its drop to $33 from $40. It’s up to $38. “I want to keep buying it.”
VIDEO0:0000:00Mad Money Sudden Death
Spartan Motors : “No, Navistar!”
Questions for Cramer?
Questions, comments, suggestions for the Mad Money website? madcap@cnbc.com
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2e28d19eec491c2a45d3933e58959160 | https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/26/sudden-death-danaher-life-partners-and-more.html | Layne Christensen : “I can’t offer an opinion on Layne Christensen. I just don’t have a good enough one.”
Life Partners Holdings : “It’s kind of got an interesting secondary market in life insurance,” Cramer said. He likes it, but be cautious of the heavy short interest, he said.
Danaher : “One of the absolute best-per... | |
60cd720f26115a60a0a84123fa2fb9df | https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/26/tell-us-what-can-improve-travel-industry-service.html | Tell Us: What Can Improve Travel Industry Service? | Tell Us: What Can Improve Travel Industry Service?
The most recent Michigan study even found that people think they get better service from the Internal Revenue Service than their airline. Tell us: What do you think the average consumer can do to make the industry take heed and improve customer service?
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b1f6f197ad6f967fd1e935f029f4c1b2 | https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/26/timberland-to-shutter-almost-40-stores-take-charge.html | Timberland to Shutter Almost 40 Stores, Take Charge | Timberland to Shutter Almost 40 Stores, Take Charge
Bootmaker Timberland said Wednesday it would close nearly 40 specialty retail shops across the globe and take a $17 million charge amid declining sales.
Timberland, whose shares fell more than 6 percent, said it expects a low, double-digit drop in third-quarter sales... |
04200598d4633c012b6b02931e4801ea | https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/26/toyota-may-not-achieve-rise-in-september-us-sales.html | Toyota May Not Achieve Rise in September U.S. Sales | Toyota May Not Achieve Rise in September U.S. Sales
A top executive at Toyota Motorsaid on Wednesday that achieving a rise in U.S. sales in September might be tough because of a spike in sales in the same month a year earlier.
Toyota.David Zalubowski
"We had an especially strong month last September, with growth of aro... |
04ebd1f4acc4348d9fe8d60ddc2a9e7c | https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/26/treasurys-gain-on-hunger-for-new-2year-notes.html | Treasurys Gain on Hunger for New 2-Year Notes | Treasurys Gain on Hunger for New 2-Year Notes
Treasury prices turned higher Wednesday, bolstered by surprisingly strong investor demand in a government sale of $18 billion in new 2-year Treasurys.
VIDEO0:0000:00Economic Data
The Treasury auction attracted solid demand from foreign bidders, easing concerns that foreign ... |
269607fde7a49fc6824254bb74cf5cbe | https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/26/uk-economy-grew-briskly-in-second-quarter.html | U.K. Economy Grew Briskly in Second Quarter | U.K. Economy Grew Briskly in Second Quarter
The British economy grew slightly faster than previously estimated in the first half of 2007, but the monetary policy outlook is more likely to depend on how the recent turmoil in financial markets plays out.
The Office for National Statistics confirmed GDP grew by 0.8% in th... |
fc8461c304835f86f5a4398d34ddac10 | https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/26/us-economy-may-avoid-recession-freddie-mac.html | U.S. Economy May Avoid Recession: Freddie Mac | U.S. Economy May Avoid Recession: Freddie Mac
Freddie Mac, the No. 2 U.S. mortgage financing company, does not expect the economy to fall into recession from the housing market downturn and even sees opportunities in the shake-up, its treasurer said on Wednesday.
Timothy Bitsberger told Reuters in an interview that he ... |
e0b091f2309fba04b66a063120db72d1 | https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/26/us-mortgage-applications-slid-last-week-mba.html | U.S. Mortgage Applications Slid Last Week: MBA | U.S. Mortgage Applications Slid Last Week: MBA
U.S. home loan applications slumped last week after climbing for three straight weeks, an industry group said Wednesday, as falling demand for home purchase loans overshadowed a fourth consecutive weekly rise in refinancing requests.
The Mortgage Bankers Association said i... |
8bbe7bca589437f548d2fd25508c2177 | https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/26/weak-dollar-central-to-oil-price-boom.html | Weak Dollar Central to Oil Price Boom | Weak Dollar Central to Oil Price Boom
The weak dollar's leading role in oil's ascent to record highs is partly due to a tide of financial flows into commodity investments but also reflects a shift in the greenback's relationship with crude.
Gas prices in the northwest section of the District of Columbia at this Exxon G... |
133da25baf0613314e79f65a101ca8d2 | https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/26/wendys-franchisee-private-equity-may-bid-for-chain.html | Wendy's Franchisee, Private Equity May Bid for Chain | Wendy's Franchisee, Private Equity May Bid for Chain
The owner of 134 Wendy's restaurants wants to make a bid for the nation's No. 3 hamburger chain with two private-equity firms.
Wendy'sAP
David Karam, president of Cedar Enterprises Inc., said Wednesday that he and his partners have been invited by Wendy's Internation... |
c1dcff7a3c57c3a4a5a5a96e410a48ac | https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/26/woodside-sells-mauritania-assets-to-petronas.html | Woodside Sells Mauritania Assets to Petronas | Woodside Sells Mauritania Assets to Petronas
Australia's Woodside Petroleum said on Thursday it will sell its Mauritanian assets to Malaysian state-owned oil and gas company Petronas as it looks to focus on more lucrative LNG projects.
Perth-based Woodside said it sold the Chinguetti assets in Mauritania, including all... |
6c615185a20afaaad8ed540d17c5e70c | https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/27/amr-investor-urges-frequentflyer-spinoff.html | AMR Investor Urges Frequent-Flyer Spinoff | AMR Investor Urges Frequent-Flyer Spinoff
FL Group, one of the largest shareholders in AMR, has urged the board of the American Airlines parent to consider strategic alternatives, including spinning off its frequent-flyer program, to boost its flagging share price.
VIDEO0:0000:00New Flight Plan for AMR
FL Group, an Ice... |
ec96bf2e786f19a19d43144b37f5e46d | https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/27/asian-markets-close-higher-in-global-rally.html | Asian Markets Close Higher in Global Rally | Asian Markets Close Higher in Global Rally
Asian markets closed higher across the board Thursday, with banking and technology stocks climbing after gains on Wall Street. Australia closed at a new peak while Japan finished at a six-week high.
Tokyo's Nikkei 225 Average finished up 2.4% to end at a six-week closing high ... |
5fce9f426e9891aa38847b7e8fd41de7 | https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/27/azeri-gas-group-boosts-reserves-20.html | Azeri Gas Group Boosts Reserves 20% | Azeri Gas Group Boosts Reserves 20%
Azerbaijan's biggest gas field, Shakh-Deniz, has 20% more gas reserves than initially thought, a project partner said on Thursday confirming the field's large export potential for Europe.
More gas found in a new well will further boost its chances of becoming a major supplier to Euro... |
47cd670217a362d851692a94fbee2cc7 | https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/27/bank-earnings-likely-to-get-pinched-by-credit-crunch.html | Bank Earnings Likely to Get Pinched by Credit Crunch | Bank Earnings Likely to Get Pinched by Credit Crunch
Big banks try to gird for crises as a matter of course. So investors will soon learn howprepared the banks were for this summer's credit crunch.
Citigroup CenterAP
Analysts and investors are speculating how badly Citigroup, Bank of America, JPMorgan Chaseand smaller ... |
788d82aa7fbdd0429d6671a40791e4b8 | https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/27/bear-stearns-not-holding-talks-with-potential-suitors.html | Bear Stearns Not Holding Talks With Potential Suitors | Bear Stearns Not Holding Talks With Potential Suitors
Investment bank Bear Stearns doesn't appear to be holding talks about selling a stake to Warren Buffett or any other investors, contrary to earlier reports.
Shares of Bear Stearns rose sharply after the New York Times reported Wednesday that the company was in serio... |
9783446ef8a999323b2ed080c3921e18 | https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/27/bid-for-iberia-may-be-submitted-in-october.html | Bid for Iberia May Be Submitted in October | Bid for Iberia May Be Submitted in October
A formal bid for Spain's Iberia is likely to be made towards the end of next month as U.S. private equity firm TPG and British Airways look to seal one of Europe's biggest airline takeovers, sources familiar with the deal said on Thursday.
The consortium, which also includes t... |
2057a2f604ca243b0fd132c84c0ba5f6 | https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/27/bmw-plans-to-sell-more-than-2-million-carsyear-by-2020.html | BMW Plans to Sell More Than 2 Million Cars/Year by 2020 | BMW Plans to Sell More Than 2 Million Cars/Year by 2020
BMW, the world's largest premium carmaker, aims to sell significantly more than 2 million vehicles a year by the end of the next decade and earn up to a 10% return on sales before interest and tax at its core automotive division by 2012.
As part of its heavily ant... |
414e1dcd52a9a9f8c981ca7e31f7d502 | https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/27/bonds-flat-as-jobs-data-offsets-housing-fears.html | Bonds Flat as Jobs Data Offsets Housing Fears | Bonds Flat as Jobs Data Offsets Housing Fears
U.S. Treasury debt prices were flat to slightly lower Thursday, as data suggesting a solid job market offset hopes of more interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve amid worries about the housing slump.
Expectations that the Fed would cut rates in October were scaled back a... |
cf8f57cc810741bcc9d9cf8e95f5cdcf | https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/27/buffett-bear-buyin-boosts-dow.html | Trading on Wednesday became very interesting in the final hour thanks to the New York Times. The esteemed newspaper reported that Warren Buffett is among a number of investors considering a 20% stake in Bear Stearns -- the Wall Street bank at the flashpoint of the mortgage crisis in America. If Warren Buffett is buying... |
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