Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO) is acquiring Denmark-based DiviTech A/S, which is noted as a leader in the digital-service management (DSM) market with a solution that offers media broadcasters, cable and Internet Protocol Television (IPTV)…
American Superconductor Corp. (NASDAQ: AMSC) announced this morning that it has received a $450 million follow-on order from China’s Sinovel Wind Corp. Ltd. for core electrical components. The components will be used for 1.5…
These are some of the top analyst calls we are looking at this Tuesday morning: ArvinMeritor (NYSE: ARM) Raised to Buy From Neutral at Goldman Sachs. BTU International (NASDAQ: BTUI) Started as Overweight at…
Buy land. They ain’t making any more of the stuff.–Will Rogers Corn prices, up 47% this year, are likely to rise again. The heavy rain in the Midwest is killing off some of the…
Gannett (GCI) may take as much as $3 billion in non-cash write-downs for some of its assets. It is that bad in the newspaper industry. The charge would cover as much as 20% of…
Incentives for buying SUVs and pick-ups are getting so large that soon the car companies will pay customers just to clear out inventory. GM (GM) announced another round of cash-back deals, some as high…
At one point in time it was "a chicken in every pot and a car in every garage". These days that extends to touchscreen phones and PCs. Before the Apple (AAPL) iPhone, very few…
UBS (UBS) may lose money every quarter from now until the end of time. As the Swiss bank raises $16 billion, it has acknowledged that past deficits may not be the last of it.…
According to Reuters, Lehman (LEH) may have to merge due to its financial problems. Reuters writes that Apple (AAPL) introduced its new 3G iPhone. Reuters reports that the head of S&P says that the…
Markets in Asia were down sharply and shares in China collapsed as the government put in new inflation-fighting measures. The Nikkei fell 1.1% to 14,021. KDDI fell 2.3% to 675000. NEC rose 1.3% to…
When Apple (AAPL) came out with its new 3G iPhone today, shares in Steve Jobs’ company fell. Shares at rival smartphone company Research-In-Motion (RIMM) rose. The new iPhone has a number of features, including…
On tonight’s MAD MONEY on CNBC, Jim Cramer came out and said he is doing the unthinkable: He’s saying you can probably buy both Motorola Inc. (NYSE: MOT) and Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:). He says…
Washington Mutual (WM) Concerns about the financial crisis burn like wildfire. Drops sharply to $6.14 from 52-week high of $44.19. AMBAC (ABK) Sells off to $2.02 after downgrades. The 52-week high was $89.33. MBIA…
Today was a feature we have loosely been covering on occasion, and that is investing on the final frontier here on Earth: Africa. Interestingly enough, Vodafone Group plc (NYSE: VOD) is tied into this…
An Australian company called Peplin Inc., which originally filed to come public in August 2007, has filed with the SEC to withdraw its IPO paperwork. The emerging biotech was going to carry the "PLIN"…
Texas Instruments Inc. (NYSE: TXN) has issued its mid-quarter updateafter the close on Monday. The company put the new revenue guidancerange at between $3.33 to $3.46 billion, compared with its prior rangeof $3.24 to…
After the close of trading today, CMGI Inc. (NASDAQ: CMGI) reported its quarterly numbers. Unfortunately for holders, the reaction isn’t a strong one. The ModusLink owner and incubator for tech and alternative energy announced…
There are the 24/7 Wall St. odds that several companies will have to file for Chapter 11 between now and the end of the year. These will become a permanent part of the website…
Pier One Inc. (NYSE: PIR) saw shares tumble today on what some may think as a game changing deal where it offered to acquire rival Cost Plus Inc. (NASDAQ: CPWM), the parent of its…
Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) has filed its own proxy materials for its August 1 shareholder meeting, and it is essentially asking shareholders to follow it 100% with no concessions to activist and raider Carl Icahn. …