Motorola Inc. (NYSE: MOT) has been a troubled handset and communications and networking equipment provider for what is becoming longer than memory cares to record. Its restructuring plans have never seemed to end in…
The following are some of the top stocks to watch for active trading today based on pre-market and after-hours volume activity. There are links through to more detailed coverage and volume analysis at VSInvestor.com:…
We already knew GDP was coming out and that it was going to be bad. At least it was not an echo of the -5.5% GDP drop seen in Q1. The preliminary GDP came…
These are ten of the top pre-market analyst calls with upgrads and downgrades that we have seen from Wall Street early this Friday morning: Ariad pharmaceuticals (ARIA) Cut to Sell at Merriman Curhan Ford.…
It is an audacious statement, but Sir Liam Donaldson, Chief Medical Officer of the UK, believes that swine flu cases may have peaked at about 110,000. He sees evidence that the number of people…
The Fed has stated that it is not worried that low interest rates and an economic recovery will cause inflation. Adjustments in economic policy and control of the money supply will prevent that. Deflation…
The Wall Street Journal reports that a number of retailers are running “Christmas In July” sales. They may help store chains that are low on money, but they probably just displace sales that would…
Ford (F) makes better cars than it did last year, or at least there is better demand for them. The “cash for clunkers” program put together by the US government helped sell cars, a…
Andrew Cuomo, who is running for governor of New York State without having announced it, is denouncing Wall St. because of its big pay packages while in his current role as state attorney general.…
Sony has been skewered for its lack of innovation for the last half decade. Its last big consumer electronics hit was the Walkman which went on sale in June 1979. Sony had another hit…
Reuters: Banks paid out billions of dollars in bonuses last year while losing money. Reuters: The US closed its car “clunkers” program just as it began as funds ran out. Reuters: Obame faces more…
Markets in Asia were mostly higher. The Nikkei rose 1.9% to 10,367. Sony (SNE) moved up on earnings. The Hang Seng rose 1.6% to 20,551. The Shanghai Composite was up 2.7% to 3,412. At…
Today we had earnings from casino rivals Wynn Resorts Ltd. (NASDAQ: WYNN) and Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE: LVS). While many consider these companies very similar for having higher-end operations and Macau operations or…
Rosetta Stone, Inc. (NYSE: RST) just gave us its first earnings report that had a full quarter’s worth public data in it. The language learning software solution provider did not disappoint. In fact, this…
First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) has just given its earnings report. The solar leader in the U.S. reported its revenues were $525.9 million. While this is up from $418.2 million in the first quarter…
Nortel Networks Corporation (OTCBB: NRTLQ) is still alive. Sort of. The bankrupt telecom and communications networking equipment provider has announced that the company, its Nortel Networks Limited, and the other Canadian subsidiaries that filed…
You can just see the TV advertisements now… Wal-Mart and Uncle Sam are “rolling back” swine flu. The retailer is in talks with federal officials about possibly putting vaccination sites in its stores this…
Everyone has figured out that the Dow Jones Industrial Average is a more difficult yardstick for the overall stock market because its price-weighted rather than market-weighted. But the S&P 500 Index, and therefore the…
UBS made some key analyst initiations in the Internet and entertainment sector this morning. As this is new coverage, they are not upgrades on a technical level. These “Buy” ratings are also on a…
Investors found a lot wrong with the deal in the search engine industry between Microsoft (MSFT) and Yahoo! (YHOO) The smaller company’s stock dropped 12% and analysts felt that it was particularly badly served…