Jon OggThese are some of this Monday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall St. research calls. Adobe Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: ADBE) cut to Neutral at BofA/Merrill Lynch. Altera Corp.…
ThinkstockIf you are a computer and technology buyer, then chances are high that you know CDW. The company is mostly online and sells computers, monitors, networking gear, software, and a myriad of other…
U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning but struggled to maintain even a flat performance compared to yesterday’s close. Before the markets opened this morning, the Mortgage Bankers Association noted a 14.8%…
courtesy Best Buy Co. Inc.All industries in American business change and evolve over time. In some cases it is due to technological change, internal change within the specific industry, changes in consumer…
Jon OggThese are some of this Wednesday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall St. research calls. Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) started as Outperform at Leerink Swann. Best Buy Co.…
U.S. equity markets opened lower this morning following a number of disappointing data releases in Europe and Asia. Eurozone PMI remains on the pessimistic side, with a reading of 47.9, and the…
courtesy Best Buy Co. Inc.Richard Schulze has filed a statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission that basically confirms that he is not going to make a new big for shares of…
Jon C. Ogg courtesy Best Buy Co. Inc.Best Buy Co. Inc. (NYSE: BBY) was supposed to report results last night, but that was also the deadline for the company’s ousted founder to make a firm…
Paul Ausick courtesy Best Buy Co. Inc.Best Buy Co. Inc. (NYSE: BBY) founder Richard Schulze will not make an offer to buy a large stake in the company in exchange for three board seats,…
Douglas A. McIntyre courtesy of NetflixChina’s PMI slips to a slow 50.1 in February, a signal of slacking demand for manufactured goods. (Reuters) Groupon Inc. (NASDAQ: GRPN) fires its CEO after poor financial performance. (Reuters)…
U.S. equity markets opened mixed this morning as the federal budget sequester appears to be set to go into effect tomorrow. Global data releases were also mixed. In Europe, the consumer price…
courtesy Best Buy Co. Inc.We’ll know at midnight tonight whether or not Best Buy Co. Inc. (NYSE: BBY) founder Richard Schulze has put together an offer for the company he once ran…
Paul Ausick ThinkstockSears Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ: SHLD) reported fourth-quarter and fiscal year 2012 results before markets opened this morning. The department store operator reported quarterly adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $1.12 on…
ThinkstockThe Wall Street Journal published a rumor that Barnes & Noble Inc. (NYSE: BKS) chairman and large shareholder Leonard Riggio may try to takeover the part of the company that owns its stores through a leveraged buyout (LBO).…
Jon OggThe week ahead is going to have many key earnings reports. Retail is heavily represented, while technology and banking giants are non-existent. Some of these are stocks which can move big…