You probably already know now that Cisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) has promised to pay a dividend of 1.5 to 2% initially for 2011. After a multi-year period of dead performance, this…
Reuters:Â Â Japan intervened to cap the yen for the first time in six years. Reuters:Â Â Business sentiment in Asia slipped for the third quarter period. Reuters:Â Â Gold remained near a record high.…
Cisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) has finally buckled to pressure to return capital to shareholders. While we did not get the promise of a one-time massive dividend we outlined as a possibility,…
Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) will buy ArcSight (NASDAQ: ARST) for $1. 5 billion, according to several media sources. It is the second deal that HP has made this month. It took 3Par (NYSE: PAR) out…
Each morning we usually feature a handful of analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations that we think will have an impact on shares. Many of these are time-sensitive calls due to developments in…
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL may be on target to sell 28 million iPads next year, which would almost certainly help lift its share price and would wreak havoc on the netbook fortresses like…
If corporations have high credit ratings, there is an opportunity to borrow for rates that have not been seen in years (or ever). August saw key bond issuances at extremely low rates…
Reuters:Â Â China has approached a Canadian fund about a rival bid for Potash (NYSE: POT) Reuters:Â Â The cost of Gulf clean-up hit $8 billion. Reuters:Â Â China said that its $2.45 trillion currency…
3Par announced that it received a revised proposal from Hewlett-Packard Company to acquire all of 3PAR’s outstanding common stock at $33 per share, which is an increase from its previously announced offer…
Reuters:Â Â Dell (NASDAQ: DELL) is expected to stop bidding for 3Par (NYSE: PAR). Reuters:Â Â BHP Billiton ((NYSE: BHP) says it will not divest Potash (NYSE: POT) divisions. Reuters:Â Â Consumer spending rose slightly…
Reuters:  The Bank of Japan eased policy to fight a rise in the yen. Reuters:  Obama said the economy is not growing fast enough. Reuters:  Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) will buy Infineon’s mobile…
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…
They don’t call it a bidding was no reason at all. Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) has just raised its offer for 3PAR, Inc. (NYSE: PAR) again. After Dell went to $24.30, Hewlett-Packard…
Reuters:  Bernanke may admit the economy is weak but not five details of the Fed’s plans. Reuters:  Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) outbid Dell (NASDAQ: DELL) for 3Par (NYSE: PAR) by offering $27 a…
Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ) has just announced that it is retaliating against a Dell inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) bid to acquire 3PAR, Inc. (NYSE: PAR). The new offer is $27.00 per share, above…
