Facebook Inc.’s (NASDAQ: FB) stock is hammered by earnings letdown. (Reuters) Samsung Electronic Co.’s earnings reach $5.9 billion mostly on smartphone sales. (Reuters) Barclays PLC’s (NYSE: BCS) profits rise sharply. (Reuters) The…
Sprint-Nextel (NYSE: S) lost $1.4 billion in the second quarter, as it continued to remain viable in competition with AT&T (NYSE: T) and Verizon Wireless. The company reported a net loss of $1.4…
The USDA reports that drought has made a large increase in food prices likely. (Reuters) The government of Changsha in China launches a $130 billion stimulus program. (Reuters) Hackers have effectively attacked…
The three major US stock indexes opened mixed this morning with the Nasdaq Composite slightly negative on an unexpectedly weak earnings report from Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) (more coverage here). A weak…
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) took it on the chin last night and also today based upon the company’s very rare earnings and revenue shortfall. While the stock got crushed, we want to…
Jon C. Ogg Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall St. research calls this Wednesday morning. Amgen Corp. (NASDAQ: AMGN) raised to Outperform at Credit Suisse. Apple…
ARM Holdings PLC (NASDAQ: ARMH) is bucking the Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) drag. With its processor sales strong for smartphones and tablets, the British company managed to beat earnings expectations with a…
The recession in the United Kingdom deepened in the second quarter. The Office of National Statistics reported: The chained volume measure of GDP decreased by 0.7 per cent in Q2 2012 compared with…
Douglas A. McIntyre Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) blames poor earnings on slow sales in anticipation of the iPhone 5 and a sluggish economy. (Reuters) The Federal Reserve searches for new ways to help the sagging economy.…
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has managed to report what will feel like a disaster to those are now so used to blowout earnings reports. The consumer electronics giant which has become the…
Jon C. Ogg For the first time ever, US consumer electronics purchases are expected to top $200 billion in 2012 according to the latest forecast from the US Consumer Electronics Association (CEA). The group is…
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is set to report earnings after the close on Tuesday. With a great sell-through in iPads but a weaker iPhone demand ahead of the upcoming iPhone 5, everyone…
Subject: The 10 Cheapest Tickets in Baseball The Major League Baseball (MLB) season is in full swing, with the National League winning the All-Star game last week. We are now also in…
AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) reported this morning that its second-quarter profit came in at $3.9 billion, or $0.66 per share. That is up from from $3.59 billion, or $0.60 per share, in…
Updated throughout the day on the 24/7 Wall St.Wire: The CEOs of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Samsung continue to battle over the value of disputed patents. (Reuters) Several groups of traders will…
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