Author: Ned Douthat

Shares of video game maker Take-Two Interactive (TTWO) are surging in after hours trading following a much better than expected fiscal first quarter.  Earnings per share came in at a loss of $.31 per share, which was twenty...

The grocery store business has been fiercely competitive in the last few years with consumers eating out less during the recession.  Today, Safeway (SWY) announced that it would likely miss current fiscal 2010 earnings...

“…Case in point, The Ford Motor Company. This company is blowing the doors off the business! 43% monthly sales gain. Stunning increase in market share from 14% to 17%. It just passed General Motors… Yet how...

Orleans Homebuilders (OHB), who has home and condo building operations in eight states, filed for Chapter 11 on Tuesday after defaulting on a $350 million credit facility in February.  At of the time of filing, the company...

The new CEO of thrice-bailed-out lender GMAC pulled down $1.2 million in pay and stock options for the 45 days he worked in 2009.  Bloomberg observed that on an annual basis GMAC’s Michael Carpenter was paid roughly...

“Domino’s Pizza had unbelievable numbers, up more than 5% or so. The US pizza-maker was able beat on the top and bottom. Domestic sales showed growth, had been flat.” — Squawk on the Street 3/2/2010...

San Diego-based technology giant Qualcomm (QCOM) has been in a steady downtrend since the beginning of 2010 falling nearly 30% from the high point in January.  Much of the decline was in response to a weaker than expected...

Aggressive marketing and pricing promotions helped lead Dish Network (DISH) to a stronger than expected fiscal fourth quarter.  The second largest satellite TV provider reported Monday that net income fell to $179 million...

“Let’s talk about AIG…The Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner, a couple of weeks back Geithner said this about AIG. He said, the situation of AIG today is substantially better than it was six or 12 months ago....