These are some of this Wednesday’s key analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls. This morning we have two key updates from late yesterday afternoon, followed by our…
Electronics retailer Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE: BBY) posted a major miss on earnings this morning and the company’s share price is getting a beating. The company reported third quarter EPS of…
Twitter  has, by most estimates, 145 million members, which makes it one of the largest social networks in the world. All major media companies are on Twitter and some have more than…
Douglas A. McIntyre We are now about as far away from ‘earnings season’ as one can get but that does not mean there are not some market-moving and sector-moving stocks due with earnings. Most earnings…
It’s probably an overstatement to say that we have now gotten our first look at the long-awaited Nexus S smartphone from Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG). The new phone, introduced a mobile device…
Analysis of Spending Growth Among Top 25 Online Retail Sites Nov. 1-29, 2010 vs. Corresponding Days in 2009 Total U.S. – Home/Work/University Locations Source: comScore, Inc. Spending Growth Dollar Share 2009 2010…
Movie studios hope for, plan for, and pray for that blockbuster film that will pay everyone’s bonuses for the year. For retailers, a blockbuster like, say, the Cabbage Patch dolls, are both…
Walmart.com (NYSE:WMT) began to offer free shipping today on many items such as electronics, toys and jewelry. Most of the products in the program are not available in stores. The gambit is…
E-commerce sales are still below 10% of all retail sales in the US, but the category has posted a better growth rate than bricks-and-mortar revenue for some time. comScore reported that between…
These are some of this Thursday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research notes: Alkermes, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALKS) Started as Buy at UBS. Altria Group Inc.(NYSE: MO) Cut…
These are some of this Monday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research notes: Applied Materials Inc. (NASDAQ: AMAT) Started as Underperform at BNP Paribas. Best Buy Co.…
Jim Cramer has long been an Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) bull. In fact, he’s been one of the most bullish voices on Steve Jobs regardless of all the potential pitfalls that the…
THQ Inc. (NASDAQ: THQI) is still trying to get its ship turned around in the right direction and the company’s stock was under fire this morning, understandably if you are just a…
There are many stocks on the move this morning for active traders and investors. Stocks on the move are ARM Holdings, plc (NASDAQ: ARMH), Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: ARNA), Best Buy Co.Inc.(NYSE:…
Twitter has, by most estimates, 100 million members, which makes it one of the largest social networks in the world. All major media companies are on Twitter and some have more than…
