Archive for January 29th, 2009

Verizon Pulls Plug on Web Phone Service (TheStreet.com)

Thursday, January 29th, 2009

Verizon is shutting down VoiceWing on March 31 to focus on other technologies.
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Health Care Winners & Losers: WellPoint (TheStreet.com)

Thursday, January 29th, 2009

Managed care shares rise after WellPoint report.
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Analysts’ Upgrades, Downgrades: Ciena (TheStreet.com)

Thursday, January 29th, 2009

See who made what calls.
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Shell Swings to Loss on Oil Price Decline (TheStreet.com)

Thursday, January 29th, 2009

Europe’s largest oil company reported a fourth-quarter net loss of $2.81 billion as the price of oil fell sharply.
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Zacks Releases Four Powerful ”Buy” Stocks: LaBranche & Co., Brown & Brown, Western Refining and Kraft Foods (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

Thursday, January 29th, 2009

CHICAGO—-Four free stock picks are being made available today on Zacks.com. The industry?s leading independent research firm highlights one Zacks #1 Rank Strong Buy or a Zacks #2 Rank Buy stock for each of the four main styles of investing: Aggressive Growth, Growth & Income, Momentum, and Value.
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‘Mad Money Lightning Round’: Research in Motion Is Money (TheStreet.com)

Thursday, January 29th, 2009

Cramer likes the company and its strong sales.
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Ford Credit to Cut 20% of Staff: Reports (TheStreet.com)

Thursday, January 29th, 2009

The lending and financing arm of Ford Motor will cut about 20% of its U.S. staff, or about 1,200 jobs, as part of a restructuring plan, reports say.
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Sony Profit Plummets 95% (TheStreet.com)

Thursday, January 29th, 2009

Third-quarter profit at the Japanese electronics giant declined 95% as the global slump hurt sales of its core electronics products.
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Qualcomm Misses Big on Profits (TheStreet.com)

Thursday, January 29th, 2009

Qualcomm reports it missed analysts’ earnings target and guided sales down for the March quarter.
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