Large Format 3D TV Without Glasses… 2012, or 2014?
Toshiba and LG are in a horse race with other set makers over 3D TV without glasses. Small formats already exist, but the race is on for the large format 3D television sets of he…
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Huawei Introduces Thinnest Smartphone… Size Matters
If there is one common or recurring complaint about most smartphones it is that they are too thick. That may change if Huawei has its way. The Chinese communications equipment company is introducing two new…
Windows Phone… Does Steve Ballmer Really Just Want An iPhone? (MSFT, AAPL, GOOG, HPQ, NOK, RIMM)
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) may have missed the smartphone move entirely. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) have run away with the market. Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ) found out that its…
Suddenly Too Bullish on Netflix? (NFLX)
Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) was one of our own thirteen worst big equity stories of 2011 yet it is currently the best performing non-merger stock of the S&P indexes in 2012. Now things are…
No Daily Deal in RF Micro Shares (RFMD)
RF Micro Devices Inc. (NASDAQ: RFMD) was the daily deal for investors on Friday if you believe that stocks which drop about 20% are suddenly a bargain after they lower guidance. Experience shows that…
Rumor Mill Moves Back To Brocade (BRCD, DELL, HPQ, IBM, CVLT, CSCO)
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: BRCD) is running higher on buyout speculation. The move is only about 18 months too late if it is even true. Reuters reported that Brocade has hired Frank Quattrone’s outfit…
True Convergence: Taking Speech To TV (NUAN, AAPL, MSFT, CMCSA, TWC, T, DTV, DISH)
Nuance Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN) is getting a much less of a reception than you might expect following on news that it is taking its Dragon speech recognition to the television. Most of the…
Hepatitis-C to the Moon (BMY, INHX, ACHN, IDIX, VRTX)
You know how stocks sometimes react to news on peers… Today we are again seeing a run in the world of Hepatitis C drug candidates after news that Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. (NYSE: BMY) is reaching…
Janney Lowering Margins For Amazon, Still Sees $230 Stock (AMZN)
Janney Capital Markets has a mixed call on Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today. The firm is maintaining its Buy rating and its $230 price target objective on the online retail giant. Unfortunately, it is…
Roundy’s Still Plans IPO
Roundy’s is still planning to come public. The company’s updated SEC filing shows a sale of up to $230 million in common stock from the company and from existing holders. No price terms have been…
All Clear! at St. Jude (STJ)
St. Jude Medical Inc. (NYSE: STJ) is chugging higher after news that it has reaffirmed its fourth quarter earnings and that it sees revenues in-line with projections. For its December quarter the medical products…
Goldman Sachs on TJX: Valuation Catching Up To Secular Growth Theme (TJX)
The TJX Companies, Inc. (NYSE: TJX) is indicated lower on a valuation downgrade. It is not so much the fundamentals, but Goldman Sachs has removed the discount retailer of close-out items and brand-name items dow…
The Story of Negative Yields in Germany (BUNL, BUND, BUNT)
Europeans are seeking safety in the same manner in which investors in the United States sought safety during times after the stock market crash. Imagine selling a bond issuance at a negative yield. Germany,…
Sunoco Sets Favored SunCoke Distribution Terms (SUN, SXC)
Sunoco, Inc. (NYSE: SUN) has determined its distribution ratio for the previously announced distribution of its equity interest in SunCoke Energy, Inc. (NYSE: SXC). The distribution in process will be in the form of…
3 Paths For Apple: Analysts Call $460, $550, and $560 (AAPL)
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has two analyst calls this morning which are bullish but slightly less bullish than the call at the end of last week: Reiterated Buy with $460.00 price target objective by…
Human Genome Outlines BENLYSTA Updated Projections (HGSI)
Human Genome Sciences Inc. (NASDAQ: HGSI) is out with an update on lupus drug BENLYSTA. The company showed commericalization details, and it also announced a downsizing and gave guidance for 2011 and 2012. The company…
Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AKAM, GAS, AAPL, ARMH, B, COST, XOM, FR, HTH, IART, IGT, MRK, P, PENN, PVH, RBS, SCCO, THOR)
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street brokerage and research firms this Monday morning. Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM) Cut to Sell from Neutral at…
A More Accepting FDA For VIVUS? (VVUS)
VIVUS Inc. (NASDAQ: VVUS) has announced that after recent discussions with FDA officials, the company has been asked (allowed) to remove the Qnexa contraindication for women of childbearing potential in its proposed label on the weight…
24/7 Wall St. Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades of the Week (MO, ANGI, AAPL, CIT, GS, GMCR, HUN, KKD, LULU, NOK, SHLD, URBN, VZ, WSM, HOGS)
Jon OggThis was the first week after the holidays and many analyst calls were made this week with updated outlooks for 2012. 24/7 Wall St. saw many influential analyst calls this week with either…
Jim Cramer’s Top 4 DJIA Picks For 2012 (T, BA, GE, KFT)
With this being the first week of the year, many analysts, market pundits, and media outlets are revamping their picks and outlooks for 2012. Jim Cramer on CNBC’s Mad Money this week came out…