SanDisk (NASDAQ:SNDK) is expected to post earnings of $0.15 EPS on revenues of nearly $793 million, according to First Call. SanDisk usually offers guidance, and First Call pes next quarter at $0.28 EPS and…
Netezza Corp. (NYSE:NZ) has managed a strong debut in its IPO trading day. The company priced 9 million shares at $12.00, and based on the initial performance it may be safe to assume that…
Prisoners in an escape tunnel have two choices if the structure starts to collapse. Go back to jail or run for the light and hope not to get buried. This week Scripps (SSP) said…
Hershey Company (NYSE:HSY) is actually putting in new 52-week lows, and not even a new coffee chocolate with Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) is helping the chocolate-maker’s shares. The company posted sales of $1.05 Billion, almost identical…
Today is going to be a challenging earnings day, and it is no coincidence that Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) is reporting earnings simultaneously with Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT). Google has already trumped Yahoo! (NASDAQ:YHOO) as we saw earlier…
Rodman & Renshaw, a boutique brokerage firm, has effectively come public via a reverse merger with a shell company. The company has filed to sell up to $86.25 million in security sales. The company…
MR Global’s (MF) IPO was one of the largest of the year. The futures broker got off to a poor start when it priced at $30 and not the expected $36 to $30. It…
It appears that Sumner Redstone’s daughter, Sheri, is leaving the Viacom (VIA) board. It was assumed that she would take over once Sumner passed. Since Sheri appeared to know absolutely nothing about running a…
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is a stock that keeps going and going. Shares opened up at an all-time high at $140.38 today and we don’t even have its earnings until next week, and that really…
Local.com (NASDAQ:LOCM) has been a crazy stock this year with a trading range of $3.05 to $13.74, and has been a bit of a cult stock because of its narrow local scope in search…
(AMTD) TD Ameritrade trading up 1% after beating and raising target.(AVCI) Avici Systems trading up 29% on higher revenue guidance after earnings.(BAC) $1.28 EPS vs $1.20 estimate.(CAL) Continental $2.10 vs 1.84 estimate.(CTXS) Citrix trading…
With its US results still in trouble, Wal-Mart (WMT) is turning its attention back to one of its most promising markets–China. According to a report in the Telegraph, the world’s largest retailer is considering…
Apple (AAPL) Mac shipments hit 960,000 units in Q3 of this year according to IDC. Last year, that figure was 716,000, raising Apple’s share from 4.8% to 5.6% in the US market. A close…
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SAP’s (SAP) revenue and earnings were both up more than expected. Revenue hit 2.42 billion euros, a 10% increase and net income rose 8% to 449 million euros. Software sales in Asia rose 24%,…
Motorola (MOT) reported EPS of two pennies a share against a Reuters estimate of zero. The company shipped 35 million handsets, about what was expected. And, revenue hit $5.73 billion, ahead of a consensus…
The NHL will start to show a number of its games live online. The league does not have much of a TV presence. But, will TV networks, especially smaller cable outlets and large networks…
Markets in Europe were modestly higher at 6.15 AM New York time. The FTSE rose .7% to 6,615. BHP Billiton (BHP) was up 2.4% to 1479. Vodafone (VOD) was up .6% to 160. The…
Ford (F) will look at bids for Jaguar and Land Rover today. According to the FT, "Cerberus Capital Management, Ripplewood Holdings and One Equity Partners are among private equity groups understood to be planning…
The EU has decided to pass over Qualcomm’s (QCOM) new MediaFlo technology in favor of Nokia’s (NOK) mobile-television system as the standard which will be used in Europe. Given that there are now 490…