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Hot Stocks: IBM Bucks the Earnings Trend as Tech-Sector Stocks Trade Down to Bargain Levels

“Hot Stocks” is a new Money Morning feature that analyzes the investment outlook of global companies that are in the news. This is the inaugural installment of this new investment series.] By William Patalon III Executive...

Obama to Air a Half-Hour Primetime TV Ad on Oct. 29 (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg - Oct. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama plans to spend what likely will amount to millions of dollars to air a half-hour primetime television advertisement on CBS, NBC and possibly other...

Sprint Nextel Execs Top List of Most Overpaid

An investor advisory firm has deemed Sprint Nextel Corp executives the most overpaid in corporate America, with top managers awarded pay valued at nearly $74 million last year when the company struggled.

Stocks Take Another Dive; AdMarket 50 Down 6.2%

LOS ANGELES (AdAge.com) -- The Dow today plunged 7.3% to 8,579 points as frightened investors ran for the exits. This was the biggest one-day percent drop since the October 1987 crash (when the Dow plunged 22.6%). The Dow Jones...

Wednesday's late-night TV wrap-up

Which late-night comedian poked fun at the presidential candidates' debate performance? My name is David Letterman, or as the staff calls me, "That one," the CBS "Late Show" host said. Michelle Obama was drawn face to face into...

Notable Analyst Rating Changes 10/9: HRC, PTV, ORCL Upgraded; X, AKS, GOOG, CBS Downgraded

UPGRADES: Soleil Securities upgrades Hill-Rom Holdings (NYSE: HRC) from Trading Sell to Hold. Price target $25. J.P. Morgan upgrades Pactiv (NYSE: PTV) from Neutral to Overweight. Societe Generale upgrades Oracle (Nasdaq: ORCL)...

Analyst: Entertainment stocks outlook uncertain

Entertainment companies are in good shape to weather the global credit crisis and the sector's shares are the cheapest they've been in a long time, but an analyst on Wednesday cautioned investors against jumping in because the...

Strong ratings for CBS; `Mentalist' looks like hit

CBS is looking good so far this TV season, easily winning last week in the prime-time ratings and perhaps minting a new hit in "The Mentalist." CBS dominated the competition last week, scoring 11 of the top 20 shows, according...

FCC investigating TV networks, military analysts

The Federal Communications Commission today said it is investigating whether five television networks and 19 former military officers violated government disclosure rules in providing on-air analysis of the war in Iraq and...

FCC investigating TV networks, military analysts

The Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday said it is investigating whether five television networks and 19 former military officers violated government disclosure rules in providing on-air analysis of the war in Iraq and...