When news hits the street of another patent lawsuit, the characteristic reaction of some investors is to dump the defendant’s stock as quickly as possible. Those sales inevitably depress the company’s stock…
Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), with too much cash and too little growth in Wall St.’s opinion, increased its dividend. But, investors could well be wrong. Microsoft may be about to experience a surge…
Jon OggEach morning we review our top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations from Wall Street research notes. We then look back over these at the end of the week to more closely…
Jon OggThese are some of this Friday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen having an impact from Wall Street research calls. Adtran Inc. (NASDAQ: ADTN) Reiterated Buy and $49 target at…
Asia-based smartphone company HTC is locked in several patent battles with Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) has offered aid to HTC by “loaning” it patents that should help counter Apple’s claims…
Active traders and day traders have many stocks to choose from this Wednesday morning. We are tracking news and moves in shares of LDK Solar Co. Ltd. (NYSE: LDK), Nokia Corporation (NYSE: NOK), NVIDIA…
U.S. regulators may ask high-frequency trading firms to provide details of their trades. (Reuters) The Federal Reserve tells Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) it must review its foreclosure records. (Reuters) Experts cut expectations…
The rich are getting richer in the mobile handset and mobile platform market. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) now claims 9.5% of the handset market with its iPhone, and Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG)…
Active traders and day traders have many stocks to choose from this Tuesday morning. We are tracking news and moves in shares of Bank of America Corporation (NYSE:BAC), Dollar General Corp. (NYSE:DG), Emerson Electric Company…
During the Cold War, the US and the Soviet Union built enormous stockpiles of nuclear weapons that could have wiped out each other — along with everyone — else on the globe…
Short sellers appear to believe that the gyrations in the market will, on balance, bring the indices down. And some stocks, they are willing to gamble, will fall significantly. Their bets on…
Steve Jobs resigns as CEO of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and will be chairman. Tim Cook to take over as CEO. (Reuters) Gold falls sharply and may be hurt by CME (NASDAQ: CME)…
NokiaMobile phone maker Nokia Corp. (NYSE: NOK) introduced three new smartphones in Hong Kong today. The new phones use the latest version of the company’s soon-to-be-defunct Symbian operating system. The idea that…
Most companies want to be number one in their markets. Once there, however, they have trouble keeping the top spot for long. They are flanked by smaller, nimbler companies that have better…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Thursday morning. Biogen Idec Inc. (NASDAQ: BIIB) Raised to Outperform at Oppenheimer. Canadian…
