U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning following better-than-expected reports on eurozone PMI. The improvements still did not push eurozone country PMI readings into the expansion area, and the EU’s statistical branch,…
Jon OggInvestors and traders alike are usually on the lookout for new ideas that will generate profits. 24/7 Wall St. looks over research calls from Wall St. and beyond to find great…
courtesy Best Buy Co. Inc.As the first quarter ended, analysts marveled at the best performing stocks in the S&P 500 — Best Buy Co. Inc. (NYSE: BBY), Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) and…
courtesy of AppleApps analytics firm Flurry said today in a blog post that mobile devices known as “phablets” — that is, a device with a screen size larger than 5 inches but…
ThinkstockToys”R”Us, battered by the same problems that have beset Barnes & Noble Inc. (NYSE: BKS) and Best Buy Co. Inc. (NYSE: BBY), has pulled its initial public offer in at statement filed…
courtesy of AppleLarger screens and faster networks are leading to increased usage of mobile devices, especially smartphones, for watching video. That’s one conclusion drawn from a global survey of mobile phone owners…
ThinkstockThis might be one of those times that’s it difficult to tell the players even with a scorecard. The battle for control of the living room is about to be joined in…
courtesy of YouTubeGoogle Inc.’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) YouTube management bragged about reaching the one billion active user level. But it said little about its revenue contribution to the search company, because it makes almost…
ThinkstockThe Office of the Comptroller of the Currency lowers its rating of J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) management. (Reuters) Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac expect to pay back taxpayer money…
The recent drop seen in Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) may not have been a shock to many astute investors and it may not be a shock to anyone who has read much…
ThinkstockThe unit of Safeway Inc. (NYSE: SWY) that issues gift cards and other prepaid and reloadable cards this morning filed a Form S-1 with the U.S. Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) to…
U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning following a better-than-expected report on new jobless benefits claims in the U.S. and a mostly inline report on producer prices (more coverage here). In Europe,…
Jon OggThese are some of this Thursday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from select Wall St. research calls. Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) cut to Neutral from Overweight at J.P. Morgan.…
courtesy of NetflixThe head of marketing at Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) criticizes Google Inc.’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) Android software and its largest adopter, Samsung. (Reuters) Citadel will sell the shares it still has…
Wikimedia CommonsThanks to today’s launch of the Kindle Fire HD 8.9-inch tablet from Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) in five European countries and Japan, Amazon claims that now “it is able to lower…
