The Apple (AAPL) iPhone and RIM (RIMM) Blackberry have been doing what Motorola (MOT) and Nokia (NOK) could not. They are driving handset sales to all-time records. According to research firm NPD, US handset…
According to Reuters, Oracle (ORCL) posted strong earnings and offered a robust outlook for its business. Reuters writes that Barclays (BCS) has sued Bear Stearns (BSC) over losses in two hedge funds controlled by…
Markets in Asia were narrowly mixed. The Nikkei rose a fraction to 15,032, Casio fell 3.6% to 1,236. KDDI rose 1.7% to 784000. Docomo (DCM) rose 1.7% to 182000. Sony (SNE) fell 1.2% to…
Today marked the debut of the iShares to track an emerging market bond index. The iShares Emerging Market Bond Exchange Traded Fund ETF (NYSE:EMB) that listed and began trading on NYSE Arca under the…
NetSuite (NYSE: N) has priced its IPO, and the price has been raised yet again. The company is selling 6,200,000 shares at a price of $26.00. The lead underwriter is Credit Suisse and W.R.…
Tonight’s MAD MONEY on CNBC was a different section than the normal stock picking. Jim Cramer wanted to cover execution of a business model (or business plan): Cramer’s first face-off was in the pizza…
Capstone Turbine Corp. (NASDAQ:CPST) is continuing its progress in moving more and more operational in a "greening" business climate. Capstone announced that it has received the first order for its new C65 liquid fueled…
Intuit Inc. (NASDAQ:INTU) is continuing to diversify away from being a tax and "Quickbooks" company. It has signed a new agreement to acquire Electronic Clearing House Inc. (NASDAQ:ECHO) for $17.00 per share in cash. …
3Com Corp. (NASDAQ: COMS) posted what may be one of its last quarterly financial results for its fiscal second quarter ended November 30, 2007: The company posted earnings with non-GAAP net income was $13.0…
Oracle Corp. (NASDAQ: ORCL) just posted earnings. Its GAAP EPS was $0.25 but non-GAAP was $0.31 EPS on revenues of $5.3 Billion. First Call had estimates at $0.27 non-GAAP EPS on revenues of $5.04…
Darden Restaurants (DRI) Bad earnings, downgrades. Falls to $28.30 from 52-week high of $47.60. SLM (SLM) Buy-out dead. New CEO. Margins for product poor. A mess. Down to $22.35 from 52-week high of $58.…
We have been pretty critical of the ratings agencies not being on their toes and calling on things far too late. In fact, I have been an anti-fan of theirs all the way back…
After today’s close, we will get to see the highly expected earnings report out of Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL). First Call has estimates at $0.27 EPS on revenues of $5.04 Billion. The company usually holds…
Motorola Inc. (NYSE: MOT) has been a serial disappointment for shareholders and its turnaround has never come to a real fruition. There was a period that Ed Zander was deemed as a savior, but…
If there has been a disappointing return of a tech and web giant it has been that of Yahoo! (NASDAQ:YHOO). We aren’t calling for any new fresh management axes or anything like that, not…
The deal for a group, lead by investor Sam Zell, to buy The Tribune Company (TRB) may be in trouble. According to The Chicago Tribune "Tribune Co. executives were sweating out aggressive last-minute questioning…
Some IPO’s make it to market pretty fast in several weeks and some take many months. The largest Chinese biodiesel producer called Gushan Environmental (NYSE: GU) is already coming to market today. We just…
Union Pacific Corp. (NYSE:UNP) has just lowered earnings guidance for its fourth quarter 2007. It said earnings will be reduced by approximately $0.20 per diluted share. This warning is two-fold: primarily reflects the rapidly…
Total Systems Services, Inc. (NYSE:TSS), also called TSYS, is finally getting the completion of its spin-off of majority outside ownership so that it will be its own company. Synovus (NYSE: SNV) has announced the…
Microsoft (MSFT) got a very nice boost to its online advertising strategy. The company formed a partnership with Viacom (VIA). Under the terms, Microsoft will run certain long form and short video programs on…