Danish shipping giant A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S (OTC: AMKBF) posted profit of $1.22 billion for the first quarter on revenue of about $15.2 billion, both significantly better than the same period a year ago. But…
Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) is due to report today after the closing bell. The big issues that the company is fighting besides weaker sales are ongoing restructuring efforts, the tone of John Chambers in…
Today’s alternative energy news compares earnings results at two solar PV makers, notes the end of US loan guarantees for alternative energy projects, and looks at another investment in alt energy from a major…
Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) was already one of the highest dividend yields in the technology sector. Intel just again raised its dividend for the second time over the last six months. This latest hike…
Renren Inc. (NYSE: RENN) was one where being cautious almost looked and felt silly going into the IPO. After all, it was supposed to be “The Facebook of China” and anything tied to social…
American International Group, Inc. (NYSE: AIG) is seeing a mixed reaction this morning to the news that the U.S. Treasury is set to sell about 300 million shares with an implied value of close…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Wednesday morning. Aixtron SE (NASDAQ: AIXG) Cut to Sell at Canaccord Genuity. Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE: BMY)…
The April 29, 2011 short interest data is now out and there continues to be a very mixed bag as far as trends in many of NASDAQ’s high-priced leaders. Some short selling is way up,…
Sirius XMSirius XM Radio Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI) has managed to amaze and dazzle on its share price performance. We were concerned that it would take a whole new host of shareholders to drive the…
First Trust has launched yet another global ETF, this one being based upon the NASDAQ OMX Global Auto Index. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to get what it invests in. This is the launch…
FriendFinder Networks Inc. (NASDAQ: FFN) has managed to price its initial public offering, albeit at the lower end of its expected price range. The company is the adult-themed social networking site. Many sites consider…
Molycorp Inc. (NYSE: MCP) is about as frequently referred to a bubble-stock as you can imagine. So what happens when highly inflated stocks miss on earnings estimates? Investors sold shares hard today as they…
Today’s commodities news starts with a rise in margin requirements on crude oil contracts, and then looks at weather effects on both crude oil refining and US grain prices. We conclude with a look…
It is almost every day that we take a look at the market capitalization rates of some of America’s largest public companies in our own Real-Time 500 reading. The recession killed many stocks and their…
A number of retail store and restaurant stocks report earnings this week, including Wendy’s/Arby’s Group Inc. (NYSE: WEN), Macy’s Inc. (NYSE: M), Nordstrom Inc. (NYSE: JWN), Jack in the Box Inc. (NASDAQ: JACK), Tim…
Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) is already losing its replacement CEO. Ray Elliott has announced that he will retire as President and Chief Executive Officer on December 31, 2011. As this is a by-year-end announcement,…
Today’s alternative energy news leads off with a rather dim outlook for solar PV for the rest of this year and then looks at results from a US battery manufacturer. There’s also a comment…
Private equity firms are known for finding value and milking additional value out of many public companies. Some companies are very generic and bought for cash flow, while others are unique and harder to…
Skype is no longer going to be one of our Top 17 IPOs to Watch in 2011 any longer… Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) has wiggled in and cut Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) and Facebook out…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Tuesday morning. Alkermes, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALKS) Raised to Outperform at Leerink Swann. American Eagle Outfitters,…