- Negative Publicity May Not Affect Crowds, But Could Have An Impact On Wall Street
Attendance may be up at amusement parks despite safety-related negative publicity, but on Wall Street, analysts say perceived safety issues often equal volatility for the share prices of park operators like Six Flags and Cedar Fair.
- What an analyst wants from you.
Today, many financial executives take on the additional role of investor relations coordinator. As uncomfortable as that may be for some, it often is an education. To work best with the analysts who cover your company, I think there are ways to set your firm apart from the rest. But ......
- Handset, Plasma Sales Brisk, But What's Up with LCD, PC Sales?
Handset demand remains robust, as does that for plasma televisions, but PC demand seems to be lagging in the pre-holiday build season, say analysts at Goldman Sachs Group Inc. Financial analysts for the Wall Street firm recently spent a week in Asia touring semiconductor and semi process equipment companies. Goldman ......
- International trade trends growing in influence, analysts say
Overall, Mississippi public companies should continue to outpace the S&P 500 in price appreciation, but international trade trends will have a greater impact on the state economy, say financial analysts and industry experts. "Because the business environment today is not just national, but global, we do not track the Mississippi ......
- Cut Air Costs Despite Hikes
Despite forecasted increases in airfares for the year ahead, many industry analysts predict corporations will lower their air costs as a number of strategic developments accelerate into the new century.
- Industry analysts expect Bethpage-based Cablevision Systems to add wireless services
Cablevision Systems has sprinted to an early lead in IP telephony, but analysts said increased competition in voice, video and the Internet will force the company to add cellular to its triple play of television, broadband and voice. The future is about bundles, said Jeff Kagan, an independent telecom analyst ......
- "Marketing must be an integral part of everything
the bank does." (banking industry)(Interview)
Tom Brown, a prominent banking industry analyst, has changed the factors he evaluates when analyzing a bank's value. His call to action to bank CEOs around the country is to radically change their focus, too, to incorporate marketing as an essential element to survival in today's hotly competitive environment. Four ......