courtesy of XeroxXerox Corp. (NYSE: XRX) has become one of those ancient tech companies, not entirely unlike Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL), that has overstayed its welcome in the market, as it struggles against much…
courtesy of AOL, IncBoeing Co. (NYSE: BA) gets an agreement with a key engineering unit. (Reuters) China says U.S. claims of hacking by one of its army units does not have sufficient…
courtesy of DellDell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) is out with its earnings report. We knew that this report had the possibility of coming with a serious conflict of interest as Michael Dell is…
Jon C. Ogg U.S. equity markets opened slightly higher this morning and managed to get within striking distance of five-year highs. There was little economic data released anywhere today, but what there was came out…
courtesy Dell Inc.If you believe that Michael Dell’s proposed management-led buyout of Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) aims to undervalue the PC and IT player and is a move to take the company…
Jon C. Ogg ThinkstockFinancial reporters and editors at The New York Times believe that the Warren Buffett takeover of H.J. Heinz Co. (NYSE: HNZ), as well as leverage buyout deals like the pending one for…
Douglas A. McIntyre courtesy J.C. Penney Co. Inc.Now that nearly every public company in trouble appears to be a potential target for a leveraged buyout (LBO), J.C. Penney Co. Inc. (NYSE: JCP) has a chance…
courtesy of Hewlett-PackardWall St. must see something in Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ) that has been missing for years. HP shares have risen 30% over the past three months, despite a string of…
ThinkstockAn IRS Warning The IRS has decided to state the obvious. If someone other than yourself prepares your taxes, make sure the person (or firm) is not a fake, fraud or dishonest.…
Douglas A. McIntyre U.S. equity markets opened lower this morning, dragged down by weak economic data from Europe. Germany, France, Italy, and Greece all reported worse-than-expected GDP contraction for the fourth quarter of 2012, and…
ThinkstockThe proposed management-led buyout of Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) is far from being without controversy. When the deal was still in the rumor stage, we came up with a maximum valuation of…
Jon OggThese are some of this Thursday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall St. research calls. CenturyLink Inc. (NYSE: CTL) cut to Neutral at J.P. Morgan, cut to Reduce…
Jon OggThese are some of this Wednesday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall St. research calls. Avon Products Inc. (NYSE: AVP) raised to Neutral at UBS. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya…
courtesy Dell Inc.Michael Dell and some of his associates own 16% of Dell Inc.’s (NASDAQ: DELL) shares. This block has set a planned leveraged buyout (LBO). Southeastern Asset Management and T. Rowe Price, which…
courtesy of AOL, IncComcast Corp. (NASDAQ: CMCSA) will buy the portion of NBCUniversal that it does not already own from General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) for $16.7 billion. (Reuters) The S&P 500 almost…
