Stock futures fell Tuesday a day after the Dow recorded its biggest gain in two and a half months. And there is plenty of new data for investors to digest, including earnings from Pfizer, Merck and Sirius, plus more concerns about European debt.

Continue reading Stocks in the News: Pfizer, Merck, UBS

Stocks in the News: Pfizer, Merck, UBS originally appeared on DailyFinance on Tue, 04 May 2010 07:59:00.

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UAL is expected to announce today that it will "buy" Continental in a transaction that is more a merger of equals.

Continue reading Expect Layoffs and Strikes in the UAL-Continental Merger

Expect Layoffs and Strikes in the UAL-Continental Merger originally appeared on DailyFinance on Mon, 03 May 2010 05:20:00.

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Talks between UAL and Continental may be in trouble. The companies don't agree about the price of each company's shares.

Continue reading UAL and Continental M&A Battle May Hinge on Stock Price

UAL and Continental M&A Battle May Hinge on Stock Price originally appeared on DailyFinance on Mon, 26 Apr 2010 05:10:00.

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The following is a round-up of news likely to affect stock prices today:

Alcoa Inc. (AA) is the first of the Dow Industrial's 30 companies to report results Monday after the close, unofficially kicking off earnings season. Analysts are not expecting much of the aluminum giant, which was hit with some downgrades last week ahead of the quarterly results.

Palm (PALM) shares are up about 10% in...

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Stocks in the News: Alcoa, Palm, UBS originally appeared on DailyFinance on Mon, 12 Apr 2010 07:50:00.

Filed Under: Company News, Investing, JP Morgan Chase, Google , Intel, Bank of America, Wal-Mart Stores, Palm, MasterCard

The following is a round-up of news likely to affect stock prices today:

Alcoa Inc. (AA) is the first of the Dow Industrial's 30 companies to report results Monday after the close, unofficially kicking off earnings season. Analysts are not expecting much of the aluminum giant, which was hit with some downgrades last week ahead of the quarterly results.

Palm (PALM) shares are up about 10% in...

Continue reading Stocks in the News: Alcoa, Palm, UBS

Stocks in the News: Alcoa, Palm, UBS originally appeared on DailyFinance on Mon, 12 Apr 2010 07:50:00.

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Using behavioral targeting, MasterCard will "aim" products and services at shoppers as they "wander" through the online mall. But it will give shoppers' data to retailers only after cardholders sign up for the service.

Continue reading MasterCard's Online Mall Isn't Just a "Big Brother" Ploy

MasterCard's Online Mall Isn't Just a "Big Brother" Ploy originally appeared on DailyFinance on Fri, 09 Apr 2010 05:15:00.

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In the wake of the mortgage loan mess and financial crisis, Congress was hot to regulate this business. But the federal-level effort has lost steam, partly because lawmakers seem to have come around to the industry's point of view rather than the consumer's.

Continue reading Costly Cash: Don't Expect Federal Regulators to Protect You From Payday Loans

Costly Cash: Don't Expect Federal Regulators to Protect You From Payday Loans originally appeared on DailyFinance on Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:00:00.

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Alternative-asset manager Fortress Investment Group had impeccable timing when the firm went public in 2007; since then, things have deteriorated substantially -- for everybody. But Fortress is looking for opportunities again, so this week the firm bought Logan Circle Partners.

Continue reading Fortress Fights For Growth with Logan Acquisition

Fortress Fights For Growth with Logan Acquisition originally appeared on DailyFinance on Wed, 17 Feb 2010 14:29:00.

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In the tech world, being a pioneer is not necessarily an advantage. Just look at the search engine business: Back in the 1990s, early arrivals like Alta Vista and Lycos looked strong, but a late entrant to the game -- Google (GOOG) -- came along with something better and vaporized the competition.

Continue reading Amazon Answers iPad with Move Toward a Super-Kindle

Amazon Answers iPad with Move Toward a Super-Kindle originally appeared on DailyFinance on Fri, 05 Feb 2010 11:35:00.

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Stocks suffered sharp declines Thursday amid weak jobs data, European debt fears and some disappointing earnings outlooks. Jittery investors scrambled out of equities and commodities and back into safe havens such as Treasurys and the dollar ahead of Friday's key unemployment report.

The blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average ($INDU) fell 268 points, or 2.6%, to 10,002, while the broader S&P 500 ($INX) shed 34 points, or 3.1%, to close at 1,063. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite ($COMPX) declined 65 points, or 3%, to settle at 2,125.

Continue reading Gloom Rules Wall Street as Equities Drop to Three-Month Lows

Gloom Rules Wall Street as Equities Drop to Three-Month Lows originally appeared on DailyFinance on Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:30:00.

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