Average: (Noun) 2 a : an estimation of or approximation to an arithmetic mean b : a level (as of intelligence) typical of a group, class, or series – Webster Qualcomm, Inc.…
Wintegra Inc. is among the latest of companies filing for an initial public offering. The Austin-based access processing semiconductor fabless designer makes highly integrated network processors optimized for mobile backhaul, 3G and…
Apple Inc’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) new Macbook Pro can cost as much as $2,299 with a 17 inch monitor. That is not with additions that can push the price to more than $3,000. The…
These are this Friday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls: Canadian National Railway Company (NYSE: CNI) Cut to Sector Peform at CIBC. Celgene Corporation (NASDAQ: CELG)…
These are this Wednesday’s top ten analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from early morning Wall Street research notes: Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) Raised to Outperform at Oppenheimer. CONSOL Energy (NYSE: CNX)…
A look at the “hardest working” major brands for 2009 shows that a number of them belong to companies which have done poorly and, in at least one case, may file Chapter…
Applied Materials Inc. (NASDAQ: AMAT) is off its highs but still higher on the day after the company raised its dividend and announced a share buyback plan. The company’s board of directors…
These are this Tuesday’s analyst upgrades and downgrades seen from Wall Street research calls: Alcoa, Inc. (NYSE: AA) Raised to Market Perform from Underperform at BMO Capital. American Express (NYSE: AXP) Raised…
Does financial success make a brand or does a brand drive strong financial results? The extraordinary quarterly results of Apple (AAPL) and Google (GOOG) raise the question. Apple beat most analyst expectations with…
Reuters: Obama will seek a three years domestic spending freeze aimed at cutting $250 billion from the deficit by 2020. Reuters: China tightened bank credit rules. Reuters: Chinese media criticized the US for “polticizing”…
These are this morning’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls: Apache Corp. (NYSE: APA) Started as Sector Underperform at Scotia. JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM)…
These are this Tuesday’s top analyst downgrades and cautious research calls we have seen from Wall Street analyst reports: AFLAC (NYSE: AFL) Raised to Equal-Weight at Barclays. American Express (NYSE: AXP) Raised…
Reuters: Cadbury (NYSE:CBY) has held private talks with Hershey (NYSE:HSY). Reuters: Oil dropped below $83 as China said it would tighten its energy policy. Reuters: GM will close Saab.
M&A activity picked up in the second half of 2009 as the market moved up and access to capital for big companies improved. Corporate debt offerings soared and banks began to make…
These are this morning’s key day trader and active trader alert stocks. We have given more details and analysis on each stock and story with a link over to VSInvestor.com: We have…
