Zings Of The Day

Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) reported better than expected earnings, but doubts continue about the payments network's ability to grow under regulation. I guess Visa isn't everywhere you want to be. Kraft Foods Inc (NYSE: KFT) reported better-than-expected first-quarter profits yesterday, led by price...

CBS (NYSE: CBS) reported better than expected earnings last night, and doubled its dividend, as free cash flow increased in the quarter. That is what I like to call #winning, not what you've done Charlie Sheen. Portugal agreed to a $116 billion bailout to help its troubled economy. Of course it'...

Nasdaq OMX Group (NASDAQ: NDAQ) and IntercontinentalExchange Inc (NYSE: ICE) are taking their bid for NYSE Euronext (NYSE: NYX) directly to shareholders, as the company's are not getting anywhere dealing with the company. Duncan Neiderauer will still hate Bob Greifeld, so it's not gonna matter...

J.P. Morgan (NYSE: JPM) ignored claims about Bernie Madoff, as senior executives were supposedly made aware of the Ponzi scheme he was running. That's not gonna be good for business. That's not gonna be good for anyone. Moody's cut Ireland's sovereign rating by two notches today, going to Baa3...

Bed Bath and Beyond Inc (NASDAQ: BBBY) shares jumped higher today, after the company said it beat earnings estimates, and reported better than expected guidance. This is because "Frank the Tank" went there on a nice little Saturday. President Obama, Speaker Boehner, and Senate Majority Leader...

Boeing (NYSE: BA) engineers said they did not figure the joints holding the skin in place on their 737 jets would wear so soon. Maybe they should've used Instaflex. That would've solved everything. Dish Network Corp. (NASDAQ: DISH) won a bankruptcy auction for Blockbuster Inc. today, paying...

Howard Stern and his agent have accused Sirius XM Radio Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI) of failing to give out stock awards promised in exchange for bringing in subscribers. That's certainly worthy of a "Hey now."

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) CEO Steve Jobs called the iPad a "post-PC" device. This is code for "empty your pockets to me." A judge has approved the bankruptcy plan for "Old GM", which allows General Motors (NYSE: GM) stocks and warrants to be transferred to creditors. I'm not sure which was worse. "...

Pep Boys (NYSE: PBY) decided to stop selling itself after it could not fetch a high enough price. I guess the heads of Manny, Moe & Jack got too big for their own britches. General Mills Inc. (NYSE: GIS) and Nestle SA are vying to buy a 50% stake in Yoplait. Whoever wins, just keep making...

PerkinElmer Inc's (NYSE: PKI) chief executive Robert Friel said the company is not putting itself up for sale, despite rumors saying otherwise. Of course, this is CEO talk for, "No one has ponied up enough. Yet." News Corp. (NASDAQ: NWSA) will open up the books for Myspace, as it looks to shed...

Muammar Gaddafi vowed to die "a martyr" in Libya, and threatened to a revolt that wants to see him removed from his reign of power. I can't imagine why people don't think of the Middle East as a stable region. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said he expects Congress to raise the debt ceiling...