Updated throughout the day. Aol (NYSE: AOL) has hired investment bankers to look at strategic option which may include a bid for Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) (WSJ) Sara Lee (NYSE: SLE) is close…
Chine criticized the US for its QE2 program because it believe the move will add to much liquidity to emerging markets. (Reuters) Regulators have begun to examine Citigoup debt funds to see…
The most common method of valuing stocks is the good old P/E ratio that measures the share price versus the trailing 12-months earnings. For many tech and biotech stocks, that means that…
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE:WMT) started a digital movie download service with Hewlett-Packard Corp. (NASDAQ:HPQ) in 2007 that lasted for about a year until it was shut down because of lack of consumer…
Comcast Corp. (NASDAQ: CMCSA) has been declared dead so many times  that CEO Brian Roberts might want to dress up like a vampire for Halloween. First, the media declared Comcast its…
Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) is in the middle of the oldest dilemma on the Interne: how to make money doing cool stuff. It’s the old “why buy the cow when you can get…
Reuters: Â What might have become a currency war before the G20 has turned to very tentative cooperation. Reuters: Â Emerging nations will have more say in IMF policies. WSJ: Â Bank of…
Active traders have several big moves this morning that are on the trading radar screens. We are tracking key moves in shares of Align Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALGN), Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN),…
Reuters: Â The US will push a trade and foreign exchange agenda at the G20 meeting. Reuters: Â Fed officials are still not in agreement about quantitative easing. Reuters: Â American International…
These are some of this Thursday’s key analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls. Agrium Inc. (NYSE: AGU) Raised to Buy at Stifel Nicolaus. Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN)…
E-commerce sales are still below 10% of all retail sales in the US, but the category has posted a better growth rate than bricks-and-mortar revenue for some time. comScore reported that between…
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…
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…
These are some of this Wednesday’s key analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls. Alcatel-Lucent (NYSE: ALU) Raised to Buy at Jefferies. Allstate Corporation (NYSE: ALL) Started as…
Maybe everyone is hanging on for the unemployment report, but this Friday morning there are many key influential analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls. Alcoa Inc. (NYSE:…
