Fourth quarter results for Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) were no better than so-so. The company reported revenue of $26.4 billion and EPS of $0.54, excluding one-time items, compared with revenue expectations…
Updated throughout the day SRA International (NYSE: SRX) hired bankers to look at buy-out offers (Reuters) Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) will allow consumers to make purchases with the iPhone and iPad (Envisioneering Group)…
Douglas A. McIntyre Eastman Kodak Company (NYSE: EK) is one of those companies where the walls keep coming in. The company’s shares are indicated lower after the shrinking photo and printing legend announced that the…
Jon C. Ogg Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is often questioned about its hoard of nearly $60 billion in cash and securities. Investors wonder why the most valuable technology corporate in the US based on market capitalization…
AIG (NYSE: AIG) said ailing CEO Benmosche will remain through 2012. (Reuters) The Financial Crisis Inquiry Committee has referred several cases of potential law violations from the credit crisis to authorities inside…
RockTenn (NYSE: RKT) will buy Smirft-Stone (NYSE: SSCN) for $3.5 billion. (Reuters) Assets in the Treasury’s toxic asset fund rose 27% in value last year to $6.3 billion. (Reuters) China will pass…
We always look for standout research calls. The goal is not to just find bullish calls, but calls which have a longer duration of a single trading session or even a single…
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) App Store downloads reached 10 billion, more than one download for each man, woman, and child on earth. Many experts believe that these applications are what tethers many iPhone…
The recorded music business, currently floating on a sea of red, does not appear to be a solid investment, but that’s not keeping some industry giants from trying either to buy or…
Updated throughout the day. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) plans to change the security of hardware on the iPhone 4 (Reuters) Lenovo and NEC may merge PC operations (Reuters) Hughes Communications is up for…
Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) substantially changed its board. Four directors left and several, including former Ebay (NASDAQ: EBAY) CEO Meg Whitman, were added (Reuters) Paul Volcker will leave his post as an advisor…
As if any more evidence were needed that the mobile internet is the next big thing, research firm comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR) today reported that web-based email usage is declining while mobile…
The rising dividend theme of 2010 is already continuing in 2011 and this looks to be another great year for investors seeking higher dividends. We have seen three fresh dividend hikes from…
A Chinese environmental group, the Institute of Public & Environmental Affairs, IPE, has just published a study blasting Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) for not “honoring its commitment in ensuring its supply chain’s…
The market is doing well so far in 2011 after a great 2010. With the DJIA around 11,800 it is still a far cry from when 14,000 was being challenged in 2007. …