Active traders and day traders have many stocks to choose from this Monday morning. We are tracking news and moves in shares of Applied Signal Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: APSG), Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARNA),…
Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE: LMT) is going to retire more stock. The defense giant announced this morning that it has approved a new share repurchase program that will allow the repurchase of up to…
These are some of this Monday’s key analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls. Altera Corp. (NASDAQ: ALTR) Started as Hold at Deutsche Bank. Ansys Inc. (NASDAQ: ANSS) Cut to…
President Barack Obama is not shy when it comes to using technology. He has been an ardent user of the BlackBerry smartphone from Research in Motion Ltd. (NASDAQ: RIMM). Apparently, he love for technology…
Earnings season is in full swing and the peak will occur next week. We have several DJIA components reporting earnings along with several other companies which are equally as important to the investment community. …
The government of China has made no secret of its intention to become the world’s leading supplier of solar PV panels and a major player in other sectors related to green technology. The government’s…
Despite the rise of the stock market, many companies are continuing to repurchase their shares in the open market. Many investors prefer dividends over buybacks, but asking which is a better reward for shareholders…
Schlumberger N.V. (NYSE:SLB) reported third quarter earnings this morning and the short story is there were no surprises. Like competitors Halliburton Co. (NYSE:HAL) and Weatherford International Ltd. (NYSE:WFT), onshore drilling for shale gas more…
They say there is an ETF for just about any strategy. Gold investors and other precious metal investors are now getting a new ETF that will trade as a single basket of metals. The…
Active traders have several big moves this morning that are on the trading radar screens. We are tracking key moves in shares of Align Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALGN), Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), ArcSight, Inc.…
These are some of this Friday’s key analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls. Anadigics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ANAD) Raised to Buy at Needham. ArcelorMittal (NYSE: MT) Cut to Neutral at…
General Electric Company (NYSE: GE) is still doing M&A deals. The company has had its checkbook out lately and announcing ventures, and this morning came word from GE Healthcare that it was acquiring Clarient,…
AIG is paying back more money to Uncle Sam. American International Group Inc. (NYSE: AIG) has raised a large sum via its AIA Group Ltd. initial public offering in Hong Kong. The Asian insurance…
Active traders and day traders have many stocks to choose from this Thursday morning. We are tracking news and moves in shares of Some of the most active stocks or largest moves seen in…
These are some of this Thursday’s key analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls. Agrium Inc. (NYSE: AGU) Raised to Buy at Stifel Nicolaus. Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) Raised to…
Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) is showing that earnings on strong in infrastructure. The giant equipment maker posted earnings of $1.22 EPS and revenues of $11.1 billion. Thomson Reuters had estimates of $1.09 EPS and…
Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE: PM) is showing that smoking is still cool, at least as far as earnings are concerned. The international tobacco giant reported adjusted earnings of $1.00 EPS for 7% earnings…
Earnings season is well under way. The floodgates are open wide and we still have 6 more of the 30 DJIA components left to report this week. AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T), Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:…
Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) just joined the ranks of companies hiking their annualized dividend payments. This is the second annual hike in a row. The increase was bumped up by 20% to $0.15 from…
eBay Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY) is out with its earnings and the online auction giant reported $0.40 EPS and $2.25 billion in revenues. Thomson Reuters had estimates of $0.37 EPS and $2.18 billion in revenues. …