These are some of the top upgrades or positive analyst calls we have seen this Tuesday morning in early pre-market trading hours: eHealth (NASDAQ: EHTH) Raised to Perform from Underperform at Oppenheimer. F5 Networks…
Robert Noyce, the creator of the big idea that became Intel (INTC), died in 1990 when he was 62. He never saw the company make it to the big time, since the stock was…
These are some of the top downgrades or negative analyst calls we have seen this Tuesday morning in early pre-market trading hours: AIG (NYSE: AIG) Cut to Market Perform from Outperform at Wachovia. ASMI…
Statistics for June visitors and pageviews at financial websites showed Yahoo! (YHOO) Finance and AOL Money (TWX) well ahead of competitors based on comScore data. Yahoo! had 17.538 million unique visitors followed by AOL…
Inflation in the UK hit an annual rate of 3.8% and the price of the equivalent of a gallong of gas hit $8.50. According to the AP, "Inflation in Britain hit a higher-than-expected 3.8…
Lehman (LEH) may find that the best way out of the painful drop in its stock is to go private. If the investment house is right and Wall St.’s perception of it is too…
Yesterday, a number of bank and mortgage company stocks began the day up sharply, with Fannie Mae (FNM), Freddie Mac (FRE), and Lehman (LEH) out in front. By the end of the day, most…
Microsoft (MSFT) has had its Xbox 360 in the market for over two years. The product is hardly mature. The current round of video game consoles which includes the Sony (SNE) PS3 and Nintendo…
Citigroup’s (C) CEO, Vikram Pandit, wasted the time of three dozen or so of his top executives. He took them on a retreat and laid out what he called “Rules of the Road." a…
According to Bloomberg, GM (GM) will announce a major restructuring including moving more production to small cars. Reuters reports that regional bank stocks were hit hard by liquidity concerns. Reuters writes that Anheuser-Busch (BUD)…
Markets in Asia were sharply lower. The Nikkei fell 2% to 12,755. Sony (SNE) fell 1.4% to 4260. Toyoa (TM) fell 2.5% to 4680. The Hang Seng was down 3.9% to 21,157. China Life…
Everyone has seen the report from General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) regarding Friday’s earnings. This report and the current situation remains a glass half-full and a glass half-empty depending upon your time frame and…
Genentech Inc. (NYSE: DNA) is initially looking like a severe disappointment to those who thought Cramer’s call last week was the right one. The largest biotech in the U.S. posted $0.82 EPS on $3.23…
Washington Mutual (WM) Concerns mortgage firm will make it after government takes over IndyMac. Falls to $3.03 from 52-week high of $42.93. First Horizon (FHN) Same fears as with WM. Drops to $4.52 from…
Genentech Inc. (NYSE: DNA) is set to report earnings after the close of trading today. The largest biotech in the U.S. is expected to post $0.86 EPS on $3.23 Billion in revenues according to…
Washington Mutual Inc. (NYSE: WM) is looking exactly like "The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly." The difference is that this one is real instead of a movie. Shares are down yet another 29%…
Fannie Mae (FNM) and Freddie Mac (FRE) opened well up today. FRE hit a high of $9.80 up from a $7.75 close on Friday. Now, it is only up a little over 5%. The…
The most important financial lifeline for most small businesses and consumers is their bank. More often than not these banks are regional or local. They are easier to approach and tend to give better…
According to Apple (AAPL), it sold one million versions of its new 3G handset worldwide during the first day it was on the market. "iPhone 3G had a stunning opening weekend," said Steve Jobs,…
Abu Dhabi’s national airline today made orders for 35 Boeing (BA) 787s and 10 777s. According to a Reuters report, the list prices of the planes are worth about $8 billion Boeing’s shares are…