On January 27th Apple intends to reveal its”latest creation” to the world. While there has been no official confirmation, it is widely rumored to be a new Apple tablet device, often called the iSlate.…
Fannie Mae (NYSE: FNM) and Freddie Mac (NYSE: FRE) may finally be getting some added pay regulation. After regulators and politicians have gone after Wall Street compensation, House Republicans have introduced a bill to…
Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) is on deck for earnings this afternoon after the closing bell. Thomson Reuters has estimates at $6.50 EPS and $4.92 billion in revenues. Those estimates were just $6.43 EPS and…
When was the last time that Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) (NYSE: BRK-B) was one of the more unusual volume movers? It is today, and you’d have to ask yourself when the last time…
Updated throughout the day. AIG (NYSE:AIG) owes many ex-employees retention bonuses (Reuters) Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is trying to cut deals to provide book and newspaper content on its new tablet. (NYTimes) Live Nation (NYSE:LYV) may sell…
The weekly jobless claims are are fresh out from the Labor Department. All the gains we started to see and the progress made late in 2009 are going the wrong way now. We show…
These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen early this Thursday morning: Allied Irish Banks (NYSE: AIB) Cut to Sell at RBS. Bank of Ireland (NYSE: IRE) Cut to Sell at RBS.…
China’s GDP grew 10.7% in the fourth quarter, a figure that the economies in Japan, the US, and Europe will never see again. Or will they? The US GDP grew more than 7% after…
By Douglas A. McIntyre Steve Jobs plans to bring new hope to old media with his tablet device. It will work well as a web-searching tool, but in addition it will almost certainly offer…
President Obama wants to curb the habit of risk taking at banks or, perhaps, eliminate much of it completely. One Administration official told Reuters, “The proposal will include size and complexity limits specifically on proprietary…
The Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) tablet computer is going to have an 10″ or 11″ screen, a touchpad key board, the ability to connect to WiFi or 3G networks to reach the internet. It is supposed…
Pulte Homes, the largest builder of new homes in the US, recently released a survey that says among people over 50 asked about retirement plans and 41% said they will never be able to…
Reuters: Hedge fund Loch Capital is losing customers because of ties to a witness in the Galleon case. Reuters: China GDP grew 10.7% in the fourth quarter. Reuters: Obama will target excessive financial risk…
Markets in Asia were mixed. The Nikkei rose 1.2% to 19,868. The Hang Seng fell 1.6% to 20,895. The Shanghai Composite was up .2% to 3,169. At the open in Europe, the FTSE rose…
YouTube, the highly popular but unprofitable video-sharing operation owned by Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) will begin to offer movie rentals. This is presumably a way to make money. YouTube is set to launch the services with movies from the Sundance Film…
eBay Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY) looks mixed on the reaction despite the positive headline data. The online auction monopoly posted $0.44 non-GAAP EPS on $2.37 billion in revenues. Thomson Reuters had estimates at $0.40 EPS…
Starbucks Corp. (NASDAQ: SBUX) has just reported earnings of $0.33 non-GAAP EPS and $2.72 billion in revenues vs. $0.28 and $2.60 billion in revenue estimates from Thomson Reuters. The biggest figure here is that…
Oil and gas developer Newfield Exploration Company (NYSE: NFX) has commenced an offering of $650 million in Senior Subordinated Notes due in 2020. The notes will be offered under an existing shelf registration statement,…
General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) has an interesting acquisition this morning, one that is far from its normal acquisition of the past. The company’s GE Oil & Gas unit has entered into a agreement…
These are today’s top day trader and active trader alert stocks. We have more details and analysis via a link to each story at VSInvestor.com: SIRIUS XM Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI) is up by double-digits…