Paul Ausick

Recent Articles

Kraft Gets Cadbury; Should Hershey Watch Its Back?

Kraft finally sealed the Cadbury deal, but Hershey still has time to make a counter offer. But maybe Hershey should be more concerned about getting gobbled up itself.

JPMorgan Misses on Revenues

In today's tepid economy, the thing that matters most might be revenues as a measure of a company's performance. By that measure, JPMorgan (JPM) reported numbers this morning that have probably dampened optimism about a re-awakening economy.

Target (TGT) to Resume Share Buyback

Target announced today that it will resume a $10 billion stock buyback program.

Retail Sales Fall for December and 2009

Today's report from the U.S. Commerce Department puts to bed the worst year for retail sales since the department began tracking sales in 1992.

Bank Tax Proposed to Pay for the Financial Industry’s Bailout

On Thursday, President Obama is expected to announce details of a plan to tax the financial industry as much as $120 billion over 10 years in order to recover the cost of the bailout.