ThinkstockChip maker Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (NASDAQ: CY) cut its guidance Tuesday morning, citing greater-than-expected weakness in the market for mobile handset revenues. The cut is having a negative effect on other chipmakers as well.…
ThinkstockDespite all the economic improvements and the controversy around whether Ben Bernanke should have tapered the bond buying, the Conference Board is showing a slight drop in the latest consumer confidence reading. The index…
Bank of America/Merrill Lynch is out with several keynote research calls on Tuesday. The firm is talking up the safe haven aspects of drug distributors like AmerisourceBergen Corp. (NYSE: ABC), Cardinal Health Inc. (NYSE: CAH)…
courtesy Airbus S.A.By 2032, the current worldwide airplane fleet of 17,740 planes will nearly double to 36,560 aircraft. The dollar value of the new planes will exceed $4 trillion. The forecast comes from Airbus…
courtesy of Facebook Inc.Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) has managed a miracle turnaround from what was nothing short of a disastrous initial public offering. Mark Zuckerberg has turned into a chief executive officer looking at…
ThinkstockThe S&P/Case-Shiller home price index for July posted another month of solid gains. The 20-city composite rose 12.4% year-over-year, in line with the consensus estimate for the month. The 10-city index rose 12.3% year-over-year…
This past weekend I worked on my cultural literacy by reading Sheryl Sandberg’s manifesto, Lean In. It was recommended to me by a scientist who has conducted high-quality research throughout her career in a…
ThinkstockFor the past year and a half, top hotel, restaurant and leisure stocks have surged on investor interest and very positive sentiment from Wall Street analysts. In a research report out today, the analysts at…
Courtesy Chrysler Group LLCIn a filing that Chrysler Group’s majority owner wanted to delay forever, the U.S. carmaker has submitted its Form S-1 to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to raise $100 million…
ThinkstockDespite Republican efforts to defund the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, it is looking increasingly likely that the program will begin enrollment into the new health care exchanges beginning next week, on Tuesday, October…
Jon OggStocks have seen some profit taking off of their recent all-time highs. Now investors and traders are wondering which stocks they should buy and which ones they should sell or avoid. 24/7 Wall…
ThinkstockSemiconductor equipment maker Applied Materials Inc. (NASDAQ: AMAT) announced before markets opened on Tuesday that the company’s board has agreed to a merger with Tokyo-traded Tokyo Electron Ltd., another maker of semiconductor manufacturing equipment.…
ThinkstockChina, with more than 600 million people who have wireless connections and 750 million people online, has been the Holy Grail for consumer electronics and enterprise telecom companies for years. Hammering that home, IDC…
Courtesy BlackBerryTwo provisions in the Fairfax Financial Holdings deal to buy BlackBerry Ltd. (NASDAQ: BBRY) for $9 a share could alter the deal, or end it altogether. The more important of these is that…
ThinkstockBurger King Worldwide Inc. (NYSE: BKW) has a new product it calls Satisfries. The french fries have 40% less fat than the fast-food chain’s current product and 30% fewer calories. Of course, they also have “big…