Google’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) number of "paid clicks", a key measurement of the company’s success, had very modest growth in February. Investors have been concerned about the data since it showed weakness in January. February…
Larry Ellison & Co., a.k.a. Oracle Corp. (NASDAQ: ORCL), is seeing shares hit rather hard in after-hours trading. Shares closed down 0.6% at $20.94, which was above that 200-day moving average we had cited.…
Quest Diagnostics Inc. (NYSE: DGX). Cost pressure strains on the health care sector hurting this stock. New low of $43.65 compared to a 52-week high of $58.63. Consolidated Edison Inc. (NYSE: ED). Poor reaction…
The hopes in 2007 were that the upgrade cycle in PC’s was going to last in 2008 and into 2009 and beyond. After all, only a fraction of PC’s in the U.S. and around…
Biotechs always have some news movers regardless of which direction the markets are headed. Here are some of the top movers in biotech today, although we would note that many of the largest market…
As Micron Technology Inc. (NYSE: MU) has briefly breached its 52-week low again today, this company needs some serious pressure put on it. The DRAM giant briefly saw its share price hit $5.43 today,…
Jabil Circuit Inc. (NYSE: JBL) is one of the big losers today as sharesa are down and out due to missed earnings and forecasts. This is a new 52-week low. The electonic manufacturing services…
After today’s close we’ll get to see earnings out of Oracle Corp. (NASDAQ: ORCL). The estimates for the enterprise software company from First Call are $0.30 EPS on $5.42 billion in revenues. Next quarter…
Motorola (NYSE: MOT) announced this morning that it would break itself into two companies. By sometime next year the handset division will be pulled away from the mobility and enterprise divisions. The stock is…
There is no way to accurately put a value on blogs and blogging companies. All are privately-held and, as is true with many content businesses, the value of the company is based on what…
As we have been expecting, Covad Communications Group Inc., (AMEX:DVW) announced that it has obtained all of the required regulatory approvals for it to be acquired by an affiliate of private equity firm Platinum…
If you have ever seen a video game company go on the defensive in staying independent or by demanding much more money, you are seeing it over at Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO).…
Oppenheimer’s Meredith Whitney is currently the most followed bank and financial firm analysts on Wall Street. We don’t normally like to review analyst calls that are not fresh calls from the same day, but…
Motorola (NYSE: MOT) today announced that it would break itself into two pieces. The move is an acknowledgment that it cannot sell its money-losing handset business and that the unit may be worth very,…
These are the top analyst upgrades and downgrades that 247WallSt.com is focusing on in pre-market trading this Wednesday morning: Aircastle (NYSE: AYR) Downgraded to Neutral from Overweight at JPMorgan. ArcSight (NASDAQ: ARST) started as…