Below is the short interest for selected stocks traded on the Nasdaq. The figures are as of September 28 and compare to numbers as of September 14, 2007. Largest Short Positions Company …
Yesterday was a bad day for chip stocks based upon Morgan Stanley’s key downgrades in the semiconductor sector. But today is a different day as many major technology companies have been initiated…
According to Reuters, Goldman Sachs (GS) offered $1.5 billion for reinsurance broker Benfield Reuters writes that Alan Greenspan thinks the chance of a US recession is still below 50/50. Reuters reports that…
Kohl’s Department Stores (NYSE:KSS) is activating a solar rollout to its 63 California locations. Magnetek, Inc. (NYSE:MAG) has received orders from United Technologies (NYSE:UTX) for PCS-2C and -2D fuel cell power inverters…
According to Reuters, the UAW set a strike deadline for today because it cannot reach a job security agreeement with GM (GM). Reuters writes that Starbucks (SBUX) will give away 50 million…
Dell (DELL) may have made its biggest move since the return of Michael Dell to demonstrate that it is serious to turn itself around. According to The Wall Street Journal, Dell has…
Forbes has released its list of the 400 wealthiest Americans. We really wanted to see the corporate impact of the wealthy. What is interesting is to compare how these companies tied to…
Sun Microsystems (JAVA) thinks China will be the hot country in Asia over the next few years. Like almost every other US company, it believes it can double sales in the huge…
Dell (DELL) got another delisting warning yesterday. It has to file its financials on time, or risk being thrown off the exchange. Dell has gotten a number of these. but Nasdaq (NDAQ)…
Apple (AAPL) has decided to sell the Mac almost exclusively in its online store or in its small number of company-owned retail outlets. That may turn out to be a significant tactical…
Dell (DELL) will delay its second quarter 10-Q due to continuing work on restatements of past quarters. It still expected to file the document in November, but hardly needed another headache. Douglas…
Douglas A. McIntyre According to Reuters, Intel (INTC) received antitrust charges from a branch of the South Korean government. Reuters writes that Campbell (CPB) is seeking over $1 billion for its Godiva chocolate business. Reuters…
Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) launched a nifty new line of PCs. Bright black finishes.aluminum moldings, and blue ambient lighting. According to the FT, HP says that it is putting out the new machines because…
Barron’s was good enough to point to a new survey from DisplaySearch. It covers laptop sales for Q2. Notebook sales rose 40% in Q2 this year compared to the same quarter in…
Even if VMware (NYSE:VMW) sees its stock go sideways or even if it gets soft from here, it has a long way to go before many would be able to say this…
