Websense Inc. (NASDAQ: WBSN) finds itself in a mixed position as it reportedly is exploring its merger possibilities. Shares originally popped up almost 10% to $22.37 when we first covered this on March 16…
Oracle Corporation (NASDAQ: ORCL) has been one impressive growth stock and it has absorbed almost all the smaller major players which could have posed competitive threats down the road. It has even…
America lost its lead as the world’s top manufacturer to China. That is in part the basis of the argument that China’s Gross Domestic Product will pass America’s sometime before the middle…
Are investors forgetting the lessons of the dot-com bust of the 1990s?It would seem to be the case. Just like in the Clinton administration, companies with uncertain prospects are attracting insanely high…
A monopoly is either what the government says it is or what a dominant company’s competitors claim. The government’s opinion is the only one that counts, however, as Sprint will find out…
Updated throughout the day. Nasdaq OMX (NASDAQ: NDAQ) worries it will face regulatory scrutiny if it bids for NYSE Euronext (NYSE: NYX) (WSJ) Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) tried to hire a Hewlett-Packard (NYSE:…
Antitrust regulators will get a great deal of exercise this spring. AT&T (NYSE: T) has announced it will buy T-Mobile from Deutsche Telekom. Sprint-Nextel (NYSE: S), the struggling wireless company, will object…
Warren Buffett of Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.B) says the Japan disaster is a buying opportunity for companies based there (Reuters) AT&T (NYSE: T) will buy T-Mobile USA from Deutsche Telekom for $39…
The usually reliable Taiwanese website Digitimes reports that Asustek Computer is preparing to launch a new netbook with a retail price between $200-$250. To reach that price point, Digitimes cited sources who “believe” that…
We have some food for thought in today’s “The Daily Dividend” for investors. This morning brought news that Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) was initiating a $0.06 per share per quarter payout. …
FedEx (NYSE: FDX) profits will probably be higher but hurt by gas prices. (Reuters) Lehman Bros has set November 17 as the date to get approval of its bankruptcy plan. (Reuters) Problems…
Cortina Systems, Inc. has filed to come public in an initial public offering. We do not have financial terms other than that the first filing indicates that the sale will be up…
Jon C. Ogg Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Tuesday morning. American Superconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: AMSC) Cut to Hold at Needham. Central…
Xilinx Inc. (NASDAQ: XLNX) had a business update this morning that at least showed a reaffirmed guidance. Many analysts will be focusing on the highlights for the semiconductor segment, but we are focusing…
Bad press about Chevron (NYSE: CVX) rose on news that a federal judge would delay an $18 billion damage judgement made in Ecuador. Rite Aide was hit by poor press as the…
