The partnerships between handset companies and cellular carriers in the US are too good to be true. The FCC has discovered that and the wireless industry may never be the same again.…
These are this Wednesday’s top day trader and active stock alerts. We have more detailed data on volume and price analysis with links through to VSInvestor.com on each stock: BB&T Corp. (NYSE:…
Reuters: HP (HP) issued optimistic guidance. Reuters: China is investing in the private housing sector. Reuters: Buffett says the US is on a slow path to recovery. Reuters: US regulators urged Citigroup…
Sony’s (SNE) PS3 and Microsoft’s (MSFT) Zune both have the same problem. They substantially under-sell the market leaders. In the case of the Zune, that is Apple’s (AAPL) iPod which has a…
Wall St. analysts and the media have spent the weeks after the release of the Palm (PALM) Pre on the Sprint (S) network wondering how the handset is actually selling and whether…
Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN) may still be the leader in its space in the U.S., but the company has become very ‘yesteryear’ for investors. The company recently performed much ‘less-worse’ than expectations…
Research-in-Motion Ltd. (NASDAQ: RIMM) was running this morning in our top day trader alerts, but it turns out that there was much more to the call than meets they eye. RBC Capital…
Douglas A. McIntyre Fidelity Management & Research Company, or FMR, was among the giants which released its quarterly holdings over the most recent days. While it is always interesting to see which holdings are the…
Two years ago, GPS products cost more than $1,000. Car companies charged as much as $2,500 for the systems. Tom Tom and Garmin (GRMN) stocks hit remarkably high levels on demand for…
Reuters: The Chinese are learning the problem of easy access to credit cards. Reuters: The US recovery is still slow while France and Germany are rebounding. Reuters: UBS (UBS) clients in America…
Several companies run annual brand valuations. It is a good business for advertising and marketing firms to be viewed as experts on brands. Brand values are based on the cash flow they…
Apple’s (AAPL) market cap is now$148 billion. Google’s (GOOG) is only $143 billion. The disparity between the two numbers does not make sense. Google has been the faster-growing company, at least historically.…
The Apple (AAPL) App Store, with over 1.5 billion application downloads, has become a tremendous market where software developers can sell their products. Individuals or corporations must register with Apple and pay…
Douglas A. McIntyre Reuters: China is now Africa’s largest trading partner. Reuters: Australia says China’s latest Rio Tinto (RTP) charges are not new. Reuters: Publicis will buy Razorfish from Microsoft (MSFT). Reuters: UBS (UBS) tax…
Reuters: A bubble may be forming in the corporate bond market. Reuters: Wall St. firms have made $1 billion on the break up of AIG (AIG). Morgan Stanley(MS), Goldman Sachs (GS), JP…