Reuters: Derivatives traders dipped into $4 trillion in client collateral. Reuters: Home sales and durable orders improved. Reuters: The US softened its stance on private equity deals to buy banks. Reuters: The…
Markets in Asia were lower. The Nikkei fell 1.6% to 10,474. Toyota (TM) fell. The Hang Seng was down 1% to 20,243. China Unicom (CHU) moved on word of a relationship with…
Apple (AAPL) is about to launch its iPhone in China, the largest cellular phone market in the world. According to The Wall Street Journal, China Unicom (CHU), the second largest cellular carrier…
Nokia (NOK) is launching its netbook, a 10″ screen model which weighs 2.75 pounds and runs Windows. It comes into a remarkably crowded market. But, launching a product for the segment is…
Reuters: Bernanke will be reappointed as Fed chief. Reuters: New deficit projects could hurt Obama’s plans. Reuters: The SEC and Bank of America (BAC) asked a judge again to approve a deal…
Reuters: A faltering stock market may make it hard for China to cut financial support to the capital markets. Reuters: Roubini warned of a double dip recession. Reuters: Warner Chilcott will buy…
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…