Among the hundreds of technology stocks, there are a relative handful of companies that stand out as bellwethers for the entire industry. Some are on the list for historical reasons; others are…
Concerns about the price of oil have returned after a summer in which both crude and gasoline prices fell. Slow production from OPEC nations is not to blame. Libyan production is actually…
BMW said its expects double-digit percentage growth in the U.S. in 2012. And Cadillac says it will launch two new models to compete with BMW next year. Both brands have had sales…
So little is left of Eastman Kodak (NYSE: EK), at least in terms of common equity value, that the board should let shareholders do what they can to salvage what remains of…
Facebook hit by a bug that put porn and graphic violence images onto many pages. (Reuters) Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) names Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) CEO Robert Iger to its board. (Reuters) Dell…
No one knows quite how Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) will make money on its Android mobile OS. Some of the software in the OS may violate Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) patents.…
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments about the Obama health care law. (Reuters) Angela Merkel says Europe may face its greatest crisis since World War II. (Reuters) Italy’s Monti will discuss…
Earnings season may feel over, but this week is going to be riddled with key earnings reports that can move the market or move their sectors. The key earnings are all hitting…
Updated throughout the day. The former CEO of Olympus may return as chief executive (FT) Search firm Egon Zehnder International has started to handle the search for a new retail chief to…
Douglas A. McIntyre Big retailer earnings due this week. Earnings from Dell (NASDAQ: DELL), Target (NYSE: TGT) and Walmart (NYSE: WMT) are due this week. The numbers from Target and Walmart, particularly their guidance for the current quarter,…
Italy and Greece begin efforts to prove that their sovereign debt is safe. (Reuters) Groupon (NASDAQ: GRPN) will make a major holiday effort to drive extra revenue. (Reuters) Appetite for Olympus shares…
After a period in which short sellers backed out of stocks in troubled companies, the have rushed into them again. The short interest in Research-In-Motion (NYSE: RIMM), battered by competition from Apple…
Each morning 24/7 Wall St. issues a summary list of key analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations issued by Wall Street research firms. We review these calls and other calls made throughout the…
Market focuses on Italy. The market’s focus on the European sovereign debt crisis has moved firmly from Greece to Italy. And Italy has little time to resolve its budget problems as investors continue…
Douglas A. McIntyre Italy to vote on sharp budget cuts as the U.S. calls for sharper ones. (Reuters) The State Department will look for a new route for the Keystone pipeline to satisfy opponents. (Reuters)…
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