FA Notes Wednesday November 17, 2010
4:49 Bernanke meets with senators to defend QE2. He says it will create 700K to 1 million jobs. Link
4:47 DNDN – Dendreon wins backing of advisory panel to government for Medicare. Link
12:36 BBY – The CEO of Best Buy says holiday spending going to be exciting, but he thinks it will be “late this year.” Link
8:42 AMZN AKAM – Amazon getting more competitive in the CDN space. Link
8:35 October CPI 0.2% vs. 0.4% estimate. Ex food and energy 0.0% vs. 0.1% estimate. Housing starts 519K vs. 590K estimate.
8:07 GM – GM increased their IPO size by 31%. U.S. government ownership will fall from 61% to 33% after the offering. Link
7:57 SNDK – NAND flash prices decline 7-14% in early November. Link
7:53 AMZN – Amazon.com gets into the movie script business. Link
7:49 Chinese government hints it will take “forceful measures” to limit food price increases. Link
7:47 Hulu Plus is now $2 cheaper at $7.99/month. Link