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…
Customer satisfaction with purchases of durable goods in 2011 remains virtually identical with 2010 levels most likely as a result of falling prices. A survey of customer satisfaction with personal computers, appliances,…
2011 has not exactly turned out the way many market pundits expected at the start of the year. The economy has slowed down to near-recession levels, the flight to safety has bond…
Jon C. Ogg Active traders and day traders have many stocks to choose from this Tuesday morning. We are tracking news and moves in shares of Apple, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: MU), Pultegroup, Inc. (NYSE:…
Updated throughout the day. The SEC is examining whether anyone profited from trading ahead of the rating agency downgrade of US debt (WSJ) Samsung may sue Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) issues on from…
Douglas A. McIntyre Obama offers a $3.6 billion deficit reduction plan that includes a tax on the rich. (Reuters) S&P cuts Italy one notch and says its outlook is negative. (Reuters) Head of UBS (NYSE:…
The number of adults using e-readers like the Kindle from Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) and the Nook from Barnes & Noble Inc. (NYSE: BKS) has nearly doubled in the past year, from 8%…
Today marks another milestone for Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL). You might see a new 52-week high of $411.00, but that is no ordinary 52-week high. That is an all-time high! Dominance of…
Some companies become so badly damaged because of changes in the competitive markets or due to poor management decisions that their employees lose hope. This may be due to the fact that…
Parties of Merkel and allies parties beaten in Berlin elections. (Reuters) Obama jobs plan geared toward Democrat voters. (Reuters) Greece must take more austerity measures to get bailout money. (Reuters) Moody’s bias…
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…
The largest US wireless carrier, AT&T (NYSE: T) is set for a marketing launch of its fourth generation network, LTE or Long Term Evolution. The five lucky cities are Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas,…
The chairman of China Mobile Ltd. (NYSE: CHL) has said that the world’s largest mobile carrier, with more than 610 million subscribers, does not have a timetable to begin offering the iPhone…
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…
It may seem naive to say that Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) and Research In Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM) have alienated their customer bases, which cost them both millions of users. It is odd that…
