It’s time for the daily report on developments in solar and wind power, alternative fuels, and other news related to the alternative energy sector. President Obama gave a speech today in which he called…
“Toto, I don’t think we’re in Kansas any more.” If Dorothy would have just had high-speed internet way back then. Now, we have Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) making that ultra high-speed internet 1-Gigabit announcement that…
If you have watched Allied Irish Banks plc (NYSE: AIB) or Bank of Ireland (NYSE: IRE) recently, you will have figured out that the banks are not just in trouble. These banks could literally be…
Today’s “Daily Dividend Watch” is one with a bit more caution. Hudson City Bancorp (NASDAQ: HCBK) is one of those regional banks which we recently noted that already had a high dividend yield before the…
Biotech is about to become even less of a diversified sector due to mergers and acquisitions. Genzyme Corporation (NASDAQ: GENZ) and Cephalon Inc. (NASDAQ: CEPH) will end up accounting for about $30 billion in…
Sirius XMA federal district judge has ruled that a class action suit may proceed against SIRIUS XM Radio Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI) for alleged antitrust violations. Sirius must defend itself, of course, but whether it…
Universal Travel Group (NYSE: UTA) is seeing some interesting trading today on news that it is delaying its earnings report. The company calls itself “a leading travel services provider in China, offering package tours,…
BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK) is finally getting the respect it deserves. The asset manager is being added to the S&P 500 Index. The index had held this addition up for years due to the…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Wednesday morning. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) Maintained Buy with $450 target but lowered estimates at…
It has been a while since we have seen Netlist, Inc. (NASDAQ: NLST) moving in the after-hours session. After the close came news from the small cloud player that it was awarded new patents for…
Here’s our daily report on developments in solar and wind power, alternative fuels, and other news related to the alternative energy sector. Germany’s largest maker of solar PVs has warned that 2011 profits may…
The proposed buyout of Genzyme Corporation (NASDAQ: GENZ) by Sanofi-Aventis (NYSE: SNY) should close this week. We are about to get a new Genzyme security on the market and that will be the Contingent…
Education is supposed to be needed in good times and bad. The belief a few years ago was that for-profit educators had limitless upside. Recent regulatory moves by state and federal government officials have…
Home Depot Inc. (NYSE: HD) may not have a great housing market to boost its shares, but the company has decided to take an unusual approach to returning capital to shareholders. The home improvement…
Consumer Confidence from the Conference Board just took a huge hit in the month of March. Usually this would be cause for a huge concern because the drop is the largest for any single…
CryoLife, Inc. (NYSE: CRY) is one we generally consider as devices rather than true biohealth, but it often falls under both based on its history. The company has had a questionable track record and…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Tuesday morning. Alcoa Inc. (NYSE: AA) Reiterated Buy at Argus. Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-B)…
Time now for our daily look at commodity prices and news. Swiss-based commodities trading house Glencore International AG is expected to conduct an IPO on the Hong Kong exchange around the end of April.…
RadioShack Corporation (NYSE: RSH) is seeing shares higher today on news that it will be selling the iPad2 from Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) at about 500 stores throughout the country. The initial move has…
The economic data on the housing front seems to have very little to cheer about. Maybe there is some hope on pending sales today, but actual sale closings in existing homes and new homes…