President Barack Obama is not shy when it comes to using technology. He has been an ardent user of the BlackBerry smartphone from Research in Motion Ltd. (NASDAQ: RIMM). Apparently, he love…
Jon C. Ogg Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) has begun to show its new Slate tablet PC. The company still guards some details about the machine, but the media has ferreted out a bit about how the…
Reuters: Geithner said the major currencies are “in alignment” but need negotiations to make sure their status remains that way. Reuters: Toyota (NYSE: TM) will fix 1.52 million Avalons. Reuters:…
There is an interesting theme that has been worth looking deeper into so far this earnings season. High-priced stocks that have seen significant runs higher have a bias against the stocks after…
Updated throughout the day. GE (NYSE: GE), United Technologies (NYSE: UTX), and Honeywell (NYSE: HON) are all considering a bid for BEA Systems aerospace business (Reuters) The NY State Attorney General may…
Reuters: Wall St. was disappointed by Yahoo!’s (NASDAQ: YHOO) revenue forecast. Reuters: French police unblocked the fuel deposites held by strikers against auterity. Reuters: The CEO of Research In Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM)…
Twitter has, by most estimates, 145 million members, which makes it one of the largest social networks in the world. All major media companies are on Twitter and some have more than…
Active traders and day traders have many stocks to choose from this Wednesday morning. We are tracking news and moves in shares of Some of the most active stocks or largest moves…
These are some of this Tuesday’s key analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls. Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE: ANF) Cut to Sell at Brean Murray. Apple Inc.…
The National Retail Federation says that the average consumer will spend $688.87 this holiday season–exactly–up from $681.83 last year. The 1% improvement is not likely to save the sector from another difficult…
One of the few bits of investing conventional wisdom that nearly everyone accepts is that people should always look out for number one. The problem with following that advice is investors may…
Reuters: Geithner said the US would no devalue to dollar to get a trade advantage. Reuters: Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) has begun foreclosures again. Reuters: Roy Ozzie, the chief software architect…
Skeptics have asked, fairly, why Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) should have a larger market capitalization than Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), and IBM (NYSE: IBM). The answer is that Apple’s growth…
There were some interesting takeaways from Apple’s conference call and its Q&A session of that call. The call ended right about 6:00 PM EST. Despite a blowout in sales and earnings and…
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has managed a huge surprise on earnings today. Steve Jobs and friends posted earnings of $4.64 EPS and a record of $20.34 billion in revenues. Thomson Reuters has…
