Jon OggInternational Business Machines Corporation (NYSE: IBM) is still one of the most important stocks of the Dow Jones industrial Average, mostly due to its major stock price in the price-weighted index. What will…
Jon OggThe stock market took a hit from sellers mid-day, but fortunately the markets recovered enough that only the Dow was in the red at the closing bell. Stocks were even mixed on a…
ThinkstockInvestor activism has taken on a different path in the last eighteen months or so. Large companies are no longer off limits, and activists have been able to make changes at companies which used…
White House Photo by Pete SouzaIs the Oracle of Omaha truly an Oracle? That is what Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) has bet on. Quicken Loans announced on Tuesday morning that it has joined…
24/7 Wall St. sees that 15 of the 30 Dow Jones Industrial (DJIA) stocks have pulled back 5.0% or more from their 52-week highs. Sometimes, bargain stocks just do not feel like bargains.
Pfizer says a new study suggests its drug Chantix can help smokers unwilling or unable to quit abruptly to reduce their smoking before actual quitting. But can a stop-smoking pill that is deemed safe…
ThinkstockThe global economy will expand at 3.7% this year, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) forecast in its latest World Economic Outlook, released Tuesday. That is up from a 3.6% forecast back in October. The…
Tuesday will bring two very important pieces of the technology sector together in earnings season. IBM and Advanced Micro Devices will share their most recent quarterly results after the close of trading.
Activist investor Nelson Peltz was named to the board of snack food company Mondelez Tuesday, likely to avoid a proxy fight, and he says that he is no longer pushing for a merger deal…
ThinkstockHeading into the Super Bowl, here is a rundown of the NFL’s 10 most expensive games of the year. Super Bowl XLVIII is obviously slated to be the single most expensive football game of…
ThinkstockSabre Corp. has filed its paperwork with the Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public offering. Sabre is owned by private equity and is a key software and services technology solutions provider to…
ThinkstockCredit Suisse has a new rating game in the 3D printing sector. These are listed as downgrades and upgrades but, after looking at the reports, they appear to be a transition of ratings to the firm’s…
Verizon Communications reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter and full-year 2013 results before markets opened Tuesday morning.
These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall Street research firms on Tuesday January 21, 2014.
In a new report, the analysts at Oppenheimer handicap the earnings season for their top stocks to buy in wireless, broadband and cloud storage.