Short sellers must not agree with the conventional wisdom that high gas prices and unemployment will keep Americans out of stores and malls this summer. These investors decreased their negative bets against…
Texas Instruments Inc. (NYSE: TXN) may be buying National Semiconductor Corporation (NYSE: NSM) and the tech demand may still be strong for chips. Unfortunately, the company just warned investors that its results…
Did you heed the call “Sell in May and Go Away!” this year? It turns out that as of mid-day we now have nearly half of the 30 Dow Jones Industrial Average…
Moody’s said it may downgrade Japan’s debt because of its economic problems and huge debt. (Reuters) Goldman Sachs traded $1.8 billion in Libyan sovereign capital in 2008 and lost most of it.…
No industry was able to avoid short selling activity, particularly among its largest companies. Tech, automotive, conglomerates, consumer goods, and financial shares were all under pressure, and big firms took the brunt…
Now that the 10-Year Treasury Note has been back to close to the 3.00% yields again, we wanted to see which Dow Jones Industrial Average components had a higher dividend yield than…
Active traders and day traders have many stocks to choose from this Thursday morning. We are tracking news and moves in shares of Glu Mobile (NASDAQ: GLUU), Intel Corp (NASDAQ: INTC), and Melco Crown Entertainment…
Douglas A. McIntyre Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Thursday morning. BP plc (NYSE: BP) Raised to Buy at BofA/ML. Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Wednesday morning. Analog Devices Inc. (NYSE: ADI) Reiterated Buy and Raised target to…
Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) earnings were below expectations, but those of Dell (NYSE: DELL) were above. (Reuters) The FCC asked Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAP) to attend a meeting on location-based…
Investors love dividends, particularly from companies which are raising dividends or which have a history of raising dividends. There is a new diversified sample dividend portfolio for investors called the “8-Pack of…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Monday morning. American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (NYSE: AEO) Raised to Positive at Susquehanna.…
Today’s alternative energy news starts off with more lukewarm news from solar panel makers and follows with the latest on pricing for ethanol. We also take a look at how smartphones may…
Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) was already one of the highest dividend yields in the technology sector. Intel just again raised its dividend for the second time over the last six months. This…
Most technology company first quarter earnings have been relatively good. Businesses and consumers have begun to return to the market for servers, PCs, and software. The demand for smartphones and tablets is…
