Finance

Photostat Inc. (PHO)

ISSUE 48•21 | 05.22.12 | Stockwatch

$14.72 (+$1.30) (-9.7%) Acquisition rumors have created buzz for this social-media startup that restores digitally yellowed and mottled photos to clear and bright quality images worthy of today's cameras. more»
3M Co. (MMM)

ISSUE 48•20 | 05.15.12 | Stockwatch

$86.40 (-$1.03) (-1.2%) Investor confidence wavered following president and CEO Inge Thulin’s gory public suicide at this morning's annual shareholder meeting. more»
General Electric (GE)

ISSUE 48•19 | 05.08.12 | Stockwatch

$18.77 (+$0.02) (+0.11%) Share prices rose after CEO Jeffrey Immelt threw a bunch of light bulbs off the GE Building's roof and it was totally sick. more»
Hearst Corporation (HRST)

ISSUE 48•18 | 05.01.12 | Stockwatch

$17.13 (+4.18) (+12.7%) Stock prices for the publisher of the popular women's magazines Cosmopolitan and Elle rose sharply today on word the company had acquired cutting-edge nano-body-scanning technology that will now allow editors to isolate and map men... more»
New Visa Talking Credit Card Urges Buyers To Go For It

ISSUE 48•18 | 05.01.12 | News in Brief

SAN FRANCISCO—Financial services giant Visa held a press event Tuesday to introduce "Visa Voice," a new line of talking credit cards that urges shoppers to just go ahead and buy it if that's what they really want. "Whenever ... more»
Coca-Cola Co. (KO)

ISSUE 48•16 | 04.17.12 | Stockwatch

$73.47 (+.81) (+1.1%) Profits are up for the company's sports drink, Powerade, because part of the bottle is made of plants and people love that shit. more»
Groucho Marx Disguises (GMD)

ISSUE 48•15 | 04.10.12 | Stockwatch

$47.05 (-.61) (-1.3%) The company's value plummeted after the unveiling of a newly retooled disguise featuring no mustache, an average-sized nose, and, in the place of this black glasses, stylish wire frames. more»
H.J. Heinz (HNZ)

ISSUE 48•14 | 04.03.12 | Stockwatch

$13.51 (+.88) (+7.0%) Shares rose this week when the Pittsburgh-based company discovered after going through some old papers that it was a global conglomerate that sells other items abroad besides ketchup, such as baked beans and baby food. more»
Church & Dwight (CHD)

ISSUE 48•13 | 03.27.12 | Stockwatch

$47.05 (+$0.61) (+1.3%) If this is the kind of thing that gets your juices flowing, hey, who is Stockwatch to judge? more»
'The Recovery Is Here,' Reports Underemployed Man Making $20,000 Less Than He Used To

ISSUE 48•13 | 03.27.12 | News in Brief

CARBONDALE, IL—Citing the fact that he's now able to make the minimum payment on his credit cards each month and is back in the workforce making $20,000 less than when he was laid off in 2009, 43-year-old Tom Baker declared Tuesday that the ec... more»
Delta Air Lines (DAL)

ISSUE 48•12 | 03.20.12 | Stockwatch

$10.98 (+$0.38) (+3.6%) Delta's stock rose after its website began letting users search by which flights were going to crash. more»
Sprint (S)

ISSUE 48•11 | 03.13.12 | Stockwatch

$2.53 (+$0.08) (+3.3%) They’re still around. That alone is worth something. more»
Best Buy Co. Inc. (BBY)

ISSUE 48•10 | 03.06.12 | Stockwatch

$24.13 (-$0.17) (+0.7%) Really? The big-box retailer doesn't have any copies of Drive? Oh, man, that sucks— investors were really hoping to get a copy. more»
World Bank Forecloses On World Farm

ISSUE 48•09 | 03.02.12 | Radio News

World Bank Forecloses On World Farm more»
Venetian Cruise Lines (VCL)

ISSUE 48•09 | 02.28.12 | Stockwatch

$9.95 (-$.14) (+1.4%) Investors and travelers alike appear to be wary of this cruise-ship operator, which promises to show tourists the magical narrow waterways of Venice, Italy from a 600-stateroom luxury ocean liner. more»
Bank of America (BAC)

ISSUE 48•08 | 02.21.12 | Stockwatch

$7.98 (+$.13) (+1.66%) Shares jumped after Bank of America marketing researchers finally found some fees their customers love. more»
McCormick & Company (MKC)

ISSUE 48•07 | 02.14.12 | Stockwatch

$64.98 (+$13.84) (+27.1%) Shares in the spice purveyor soared on word that the three sturdy galleons dispatched two years afore had been sighted off the coast of Cape Verde, returning from their dangerous voyage to the exotic Orient with their casks brimf... more»
Toyota (TM)

ISSUE 48•06 | 02.07.12 | Stockwatch

$75.30 (+$.1.10) (+1.5%) The automaker's shares went up after it announced a deal with Costco in which the warehouse-store chain will carry 20-packs of Camrys. more»
McDonald's Corp. (MCD)

ISSUE 48•05 | 01.31.12 | Stockwatch

$95.63 (+$8.52) (+9.8%) Shares for the restaurant chain got an early- morning boost after management finally caved to customer demand and started selling tacos. more»
ExxonMobil Swears It's Going To Start Taxes Early This Year

ISSUE 48•04 | 01.25.12 | Radio News
Converse Shoes (CON)

ISSUE 48•03 | 01.17.12 | Stockwatch

$6.58 (-$0.32) (+4.6%) Shares fell when the company’s quarterly report revealed the lack of punk bands forming in 2011 had caused sales of the shoe manufacturer’s popular Chuck Taylor brand to fall to its lowest level since 1997. more»
Aetna Inc. (AET)

ISSUE 48•02 | 01.10.12 | Stockwatch

$35.50 (+$0.24) (+0.68%) Confidence in the company increased after laughing executives simply said, “Obamacare,” and raised premiums 20 percent. more»
Google Inc. (GOOG)

ISSUE 48•01 | 01.03.12 | Stockwatch

$675.19 (-$9.92) (-1.4%) Disillusioned investors sent this once-mighty web company’s stock into a tailspin after it came to light that CEO Larry Page was still using his Hotmail account. more»
Derek's Bullshit (DSBS)

ISSUE 47•49 | 12.06.11 | Stockwatch

$11.64(-$0.36)(-3.0%) Stock prices plunged after Amanda wasn't buying it, no sir. more»
Swaggering Down 87%

ISSUE 44•43 | 10.24.08 | News

NEW YORK—A wide-legged gait accompanied by an overconfident smile and a jauntily raised eyebrow may soon be a thing of the past due to recent economic turmoil. more»
Dollar Bill On Floor Sends Wall Street Into Frenzy

ISSUE 44•43 | 10.22.08 | News

NEW YORK—"I think I touched it and it was warm and soft and wonderful," said Tim Fornato, emerging briefly from a dog pile of frantic floor traders. more»
Economic Stimulus Check Burned For Warmth

ISSUE 44•19 | 05.07.08 | News in Brief

HELENA, MT—Saying the extra bit of kindling material couldn't have come at a better time, 43-year-old school teacher Tim Donaldson received his... more»
Crush On Williams-Sonoma Employee Costing Man A Fortune

ISSUE 44•03 | 01.21.08 | News in Brief

SCHAUMBURG, IL—According to Woodfield Mall patron Thomas Hill, his growing infatuation with Williams-Sonoma employee Kelly Petersen has... more»
7-Eleven Shareholders Approve Sale Of Busch Light Six-Pack

ISSUE 43•46 | 11.16.07 | News in Brief

DALLAS—A majority of 7-Eleven shareholders approved a $4.35 buyout offer Tuesday from Dean Lindell, 23, for a six-pack of Busch Light... more»
Overfunded Public School Forced To Add Jazz Band

ISSUE 43•46 | 11.14.07 | News in Brief

MANALAPAN, NJ—Benjamin Harrison Middle School faculty members regretfully announced Tuesday that, despite their best efforts to prevent it,... more»

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Photostat Inc. (PHO)

3M Co. (MMM)

General Electric (GE)

Hearst Corporation (HRST)

New Visa Talking Credit Card Urges Buyers To Go For It

Coca-Cola Co. (KO)

Groucho Marx Disguises (GMD)

H.J. Heinz (HNZ)

Church & Dwight (CHD)

'The Recovery Is Here,' Reports Underemployed Man Making $20,000 Less Than He Used To

Delta Air Lines (DAL)

Sprint (S)

Best Buy Co. Inc. (BBY)

World Bank Forecloses On World Farm

Venetian Cruise Lines (VCL)

Bank of America (BAC)

McCormick & Company (MKC)

Toyota (TM)

McDonald's Corp. (MCD)

ExxonMobil Swears It's Going To Start Taxes Early This Year

Converse Shoes (CON)

Aetna Inc. (AET)

Google Inc. (GOOG)

Derek's Bullshit (DSBS)

Swaggering Down 87%

Dollar Bill On Floor Sends Wall Street Into Frenzy

Economic Stimulus Check Burned For Warmth

Crush On Williams-Sonoma Employee Costing Man A Fortune

7-Eleven Shareholders Approve Sale Of Busch Light Six-Pack

Overfunded Public School Forced To Add Jazz Band

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