Sir Howard Stringer’s appointment in 2005 as Sony’s CEO was meant help turn the company into what it used to be–Apple (AAPL) based in Tokyo and not Cupertino. With products like the…
If investors had a notion that short sellers were going to stay in big financials, they were wrong. Short interest in the weakest companies in the sector dropped. Shares short in Citigroup…
The good news is that PC sales are not dead if the latest iSuppli data is accurate. But there are some trends in which are going to revolutionize the PC industry. We…
Palm, Inc. (NASDAQ: PALM) has managed to secure an additional investment from Elevation Partners for $100 million. It is easy to understand why Palm would want the investment, but we’d note that…
Douglas A. McIntyre Research in Motion Ltd. (NASDAQ: RIMM) is set to report earnings at the close today. The Blackberry smartphone maker is expected to post earnings (from First Call, Thomson Reuters) at $0.83 EPS…
Douglas A. McIntyre These are some of the top pre-market analyst downgrades or cautious calls seen from Wall Street early this Thursday morning with more than two hours to the open: Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) Started…
According to Reuters, Chrysler will idle its plant for a month to cut inventory and costs. Reuters reports that the SEC is under fire over the Madoff investigation. Reuters reports that Obama…
Rumors from Apple (AAPL) headquarters in Cupertino that Steve Jobs is alive and well are keeping the company’s shares well above their multi-year low of $79.14 hit a few weeks ago. Shares…
Douglas A. McIntyre It is getting rather thin in analyst coverage, but these are the top ten analyst upgrades and downgrades we have seen this Wednesday morning: ActivIdentity (NASDAQ: ACTI) Started as Buy at Stanford…
As Freud said, "Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar". It is not always a symbol for a part of the male anatomy. It is a smoke, a pleasure, something to do…
Douglas A. McIntyre According to Reuters, the Fed may need to use a trillion dollars to halt the economy from moving into a period of deflation. Reuters reports that OPEC will make the largest production…
It must be hard for Apple (AAPL) to be dragged off the top of the hill. It has been there so long. Steve Jobs has been hailed as the best CEO in…
According to Reuters, retail sales will probably drop further after the holidays. Reuters reports that the shock waves of the Madoff scandal are spreading around the financial world. Reuters writes that the…
Many investors and traders alike have been hoping that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) would be largely immune or at least a little shielded from the horrible consumer trends. It looks like Goldman…
Douglas A. McIntyre One piece of data does not a trend make. The University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Poll shows a little uptick last week. But, coming in the holidays, people’s spirits many be brightening.…
