AOL (NYSE: AOL) bought the Huffington Post for $315 million. (Reuters) Sanofi-Aventis and Genzyme (NASDAQ: GENZ) are closer to a deal (Reuters) Hackers who broke into the NASDAQ will undermine investor confidence.…
Earnings season may still be in force, but we are looking for the coming week’s top coming events that could have a large impact on shares on Monday and throughout the week. …
Updated throughout the day. New pension finance treatment could change earnings at AT&T (NYSE: T) and Verizon (NYSE VZ). (Bloomberg) Ally picked Citigroup (NYSE: C), Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS), JPMorgan (NYSE: JPM),…
It does not seem to matter that the government and much of the public are outraged over Wall St pay. It also does not seem to matter that Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS)…
Douglas A. McIntyre LinkedIn Corporation is one of our top 17 IPOs to watch for 2011, and it has now formally filed for its IPO. The social networking site for professionals has filed to sell…
The short sellers had been exiting the high-priced market leaders for some time, but as of the January 14, 2011 settlement date we saw many issues showing an increase in the short…
The press made a great deal of the change in command at the top of Google (NASDAQ: GOOG). It is hardly a change at all. The new CEO of the giant search…
Epocrates, Inc. (NASDAQ: EPOC) is closer to its IPO. The company offers mobile drug reference tools to healthcare professionals and interactive services to the healthcare industry. The terms have been set for…
Jon C. Ogg Profits at Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) rose 88% in the fourth quarter compared with the same period a year ago. Competitor Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS) reported yesterday that its profits…
These are some of this Thursday’s top analyst calls with upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research firms. Altera Corporation (NASDAQ: ALTR) Cut to Hold at Citigroup. Baker Hughes Inc.…
The saga over government ownership of American International Group, Inc. (NYSE: AIG) is one which is likely to be with us for quite some time. It is hard to believe that CEO…
Twitter has, by most estimates, 175 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 There was a slew of bank and broker earnings out this morning and we broke out the top four for investors. The results are broadly mixed and a quick snapshot leaves a…
Obama and China president Hu Jintao are likely to clash on economic issues. (Reuters) The American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai said regulations which are not enforced are the largest problem in…
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS) is being viewed differently because of its Facebook investment that gave the social networking monster a valuation of about $50 billion. In order to not throw…
Jon C. Ogg 