According to Reuters, manufacturing weakness in the US has raised new fears of recession. Reuters reports that the most recent Fed minutes indicate a willingness to cut rates again. Reuters reports that…
According to Reuters, AT&T (T) may take a stake in Malaysia’s TM International Reuters writes that weak Wall St. bonuses may cut into some luxury spending. The Wall Street Journal reports that…
A Federal judge has told Qualcomm (QCOM) that it can no longer make chips based on three patents held by rival Broadcom (BRCM). According to The Wall Street Journal "the chips are…
Douglas A. McIntyre 2007 was one volatile year and for now it appears that will be the norm for at least the start of 2008. Everyone’s favorite market pundit or least liked pundit is obviously…
Based on figures for short interest in Nasdaq stocks at mid-December, traders increased their bets against a number of discount brokerage and technical stocks. The numbers compare figures on December 14 to…
No matter how big its legal problems are with Nokia (NOK) or Broadcom (BRCM), Qualcomm (QCOM) keeps chugging along. Qualcomm said that based on the current business outlook, it now anticipates first…
Qualcomm (QCOM) does not lose every legal battle it fights. It just seems that way. After set-backs in patent cases against rival Broadcom (BRCM), it has been in court with its largest…
According to Reuters, Paulson says that China is picking up the pace of the yuan rise. Reuters writesThe Asian Development Bank cut growth rates for countries in Asia including China Reuters reports…
According to Reuters, Fed chief Bernanke said the resurgence in financial strains in recent weeks had dimmed the outlook for the U.S. economy. Reuters writes that Dell’s (DELL) profit rose but if…
Verizon Wireless, a joint venture between Verizon (VZ) and Vodafone (VOD), announced that it would use so called Long Term Evolution for its 4G networks. The move is a huge blow to…
According to Reuters, a fire closed most of the oil pipeline between the US and Canada. Reuters writes that the head of VW said the the Russian car market would eventually be…
Broadcom Corp. (Nasdaq: BRCM) announced early this morning that a federal judge has let stand a jury verdict that found that Qualcomm Inc. (Nasdaq: QCOM) infringes three Broadcom patents. Broadcom plans to…
There are many other impact analyst calls this morning, but these are the TOP 10 ANALYST CALLS that 24/7 Wall St. is focusing on: AFLAC (AFL) raised to Hold from Sell at…
These aren’t all of the impact analyst calls, but these are the key calls that 24/7 Wall St. is focusing on: Amgen (AMGN) raised to overweight at Lehman. Encore Energy (ENP) started…
Below is some of the top news pre-market: Applied Materials (AMAT) reports earnings after close; estimates are $0.29 EPS & R$2.38B. BEA Systems (BEAS) said it expects to submit SEC filings tomorrow…
