Shares in China-based PC company Lenovo have fallen sharply during the past few weeks. Lenovo is, by some measures, the number two manufacturer of personal computers. It competes globally with Hewlett-Packard (NYSE:…
Four months ago, it was inconceivable that gasoline prices could dip to near $3 a gallon. Most experts expected high oil prices to guarantee a price of $4 for a gallon of…
The Federal Reserve may act to spur the faltering economy. (Reuters) The G20 backs aggressive actions to combat Europe’s financial problems. (Reuters) Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) did not tell its PC customers, including…
Spain’s bond yields quickly rose above 7% today for 10-year sovereign paper. Greece’s acceptance of austerity measures, based on results of the elections, provided no confidence that Spain — in its second recession…
Rumors are that Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) will release a tablet PC today. It will run a version of Windows Mobile designed to operate on ARM architecture. Most analysts of the tablet market…
A number of central banks say they will act in concert if the EU financial situation worsens. (Reuters) The UK government and Bank of England could inject as much as 100 billion…
Dell (NASDAQ: DELL) and Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS) each made what they considered important announcements yesterday. Neither piece of news addressed the core problems each company faces, which is that they…
The three major US stock indexes opened lower this morning following European markets where equities also traded lower this morning. US data related to retail sales (our coverage here) and producer prices…
Members of the Chesapeake Energy (NYSE: CHK) board are close to picking a new chairman. (Reuters) Apple’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) lack of success blocking rivals in court and the slow introduction of the iPhone…
Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) has been part of our technology dividend sinners for quite some time. It is now finally changing its policies and will start to unlock that shareholder value by…
For some strange reason, research firm Comscore measures tablet PC sales in relationship to smartphone activity. Each is quite different from the other, based on screen size and resolution and computing power alone. Comscore’s largest poll…
The appointment of former politicians to large public companies’ boards is regularly called into question. Just recently, following the scandal at Chesapeake Energy (NYSE: CHK) when CEO Aubrey McClendon made investments in…
The recent sell-off has been brutal to semiconductors and chip stocks of late. To make matters worse, investing in technology and semiconductors can be brutal during the summer months. Still, many investors…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls this Thursday. Analog Devices Inc. (NYSE: ADI) Reiterated Buy with $43 target at Argus.…
Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE: HPQ) is managing to escape the trap of Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) after earnings. Unfortunately, at least if you are a worker there, a decent portion of H-P’s rise…
