Articles Written by:    PETER A. MCKAY     

A Sprint Higher For Olympic Stocks

WSJ.com’s inside look at the markets It’s difficult to fathom the social and political significance of this summer’s Olympics to China as an emerging world power. But the research firm Capital IQ has taken a crack at measuring something more ...

From PETER A. MCKAY, Wall Street Journal,  29 May 2008
Related Topics: BHP Billiton Limited,  McDonald's,  International Olympic Committee,  Facebook Inc.

Crude Data a Mixed Blessing

WSJ.com’s inside look at the markets Most analysts point to demand as the primary catalyst for crude’s dizzying run to new records the last few years, with U.S. drivers heavily reliant on gas-guzzling sport-utility vehicles and fast-growing overseas ...

From PETER A. MCKAY, Wall Street Journal,  29 May 2008
Related Topics: Facebook Inc.

The Ultimate Earnings Miss

Peter McKay has this report on another shortfall in earnings — from the entire market, that is. Investors are used to seeing big daily drops in individual stocks, along with red-faced explanations by executives, when companies’ quarterly earnings miss ...

From PETER A. MCKAY, Wall Street Journal,  12 May 2008
Related Topics: Standard Poor's,  Bill King

Money to Burn

WSJ.com’s inside look at the markets Some analysts have fretted that the fiscal stimulus checks that the U.S. Treasury has been sending out could go toward paying down credit-card debt, not new purchases of goods and services to drive a rebound in U. ...

From PETER A. MCKAY, Wall Street Journal,  30 Apr 2008
Related Topics: Facebook Inc.

Dow Swings Less Extreme Lately

WSJ.com’s inside look at the markets For investors worried about intraday volatility in the stock market, April has been the kindest month. Heading into the last trading session of the month on Wednesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average has had ...

From PETER A. MCKAY, Wall Street Journal,  29 Apr 2008
Related Topics: Federal Reserve,  Facebook Inc.

Four at Four: A Dow Winning Streak! Cheap!

MarketBeat, led by Wall Street Journal Online writer David Gaffen, looks under the hood of Wall Street each day, finding market-moving news and analyzing interesting trends and numbers. The blog is updated several times daily with contributions from ...

From PETER A. MCKAY, Wall Street Journal,  25 Apr 2008
Related Topics: Facebook Inc.

Who’s the New Guy?

WSJ.com’s inside look at the markets Jerome Kerviel is working with computers again. What could possibly go wrong? The technology-consulting firm LCA, based outside Paris, recently hired the former Societe Generale futures trader, who incurred $73 ...

From PETER A. MCKAY, Wall Street Journal,  25 Apr 2008
Related Topics: Facebook Inc.

It’s a Crude Crude Crude Crude World

Wall Street analysts have often shaken their heads at crude oil during its record run this year, scoffing that the commodity is being driven by speculators or weakness in the dollar rather than fundamentals. Friday’s eye-popping rally is harder to ...

From PETER A. MCKAY, Wall Street Journal,  25 Apr 2008
Related Topics: US Department of Defense,  Phil Flynn,  Costco

AmEx Makes a Charge Higher

WSJ.com’s inside look at the markets The low bar for what qualifies as good news at big-name financial firms these days remains firmly in place. Just take a gander at the market’s reaction to American Express’s earnings. The company’s first-quarter ...

From PETER A. MCKAY, Wall Street Journal,  25 Apr 2008
Related Topics: Kenneth Chenault,  Standard Poor's,  Facebook Inc.

Big Questions Surrounding Microsoft

WSJ.com’s inside look at the markets Microsoft’s earnings weren’t as bad as expected Friday, but that’s been little consolation to investors, who are hurriedly selling the Dow component’s shares. The software giant was recently down 5.9% after ...

From PETER A. MCKAY, Wall Street Journal,  25 Apr 2008
Related Topics: Microsoft Corporation,  Google Inc.,  Facebook Inc.

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