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FCC Approves XM Sirius Merger

Over a year after Sirius and XM announced that they intened to merge, the FCC has finally given the deal the green light. The Department of Justice had already ruled that the two companies merging would not be a monopoly, and the final decision was on the FCC. Yesterday the FCC finally announced [...]

Oil Rises; Hits New Intraday High

According to this article from CNBC, Oil rises again today due to fears about Iran.  Today marked a new intraday high of $147.27 for light sweet crude on the New York Mercantile Exchange, before prices backed off slightly.  Year to date, crude oil prices are up almost 50%.  Futures for heating oil and gasoline also [...]

Cramer On XM-Sirius Merger Holdup

Jim Cramer, in a video on TheStreet.com talks about what he believes might be holding up the XM-Sirius Merger. He talks about how if the merger was held up for a few more months when car companies start to introduce the new model year cars, there will be another year of cars without a [...]