ThinkstockThe technology analysts at Bank of America Merrill Lynch surveyed more than 175 respondents with a total information technology (IT) budgets of more than $5 billion, predominantly in the United States (87%…
Jon OggEarnings season has started as Washington, D.C., seems to have figured a way out of its shenanigans again. Now investors really have to be wondering which stocks to buy and which…
ThinkstockThe summer conference season has drawn to a close for this year. What has become an annual trek for hedge funds, mutual funds, portfolio managers and other investors to have the opportunity…
August 30, 2013: U.S. markets opened slightly higher on Friday morning but soured almost immediately. Data on personal income and personal spending was mixed and the Chicago Fed PMI reading came out as…
White House Photo by Pete SouzaJust as Steve Ballmer prepares to depart as CEO of Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT), the guessing game over who will take the reigns at the troubled tech…
ThinkstockMany of the firms that we cover around Wall Street have become more positive on the prospects for improved capital expenditure (capex) spending by corporate America as the year progresses and into…
With stocks within a few percentage points of all-time highs and with the stocks in a confirmed bull market, we wanted to consider the effect of stock splits in a time when market…
ThinkstockWith the S&P 500 trading at near record highs, and the internals starting to look a little wobbly, it is important to be very careful in picking stocks now. Goldman Sachs market…
ThinkstockSlowly, but surely, cloud computing is changing the way that technology is applied. The analysts at Deutsche Bank in a new research piece, have taken a deep-dive into the model and note…
Microsoft Sweden, via Wikimedia CommonsA billionaire should be able to take a few weeks off in the summer, particularly one who works as religiously as Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) CEO Steve Ballmer. His…
When we screen stocks at the Wall Street firms we cover, we always are anxious to provide our readers with the stocks that the top firms feel have the most upside from…
U.S. equity markets opened lower this morning following smaller-than-expected gain in ADP’s employment report. Other data out before the opening bell also weighed on stocks, including a drop new mortgage applications and weak…
Jon OggInvestors and traders are usually on the lookout for new research ideas that will generate higher income or more profits. 24/7 Wall St. reviews many analyst research calls from Wall Street…
U.S. equity markets opened slightly higher this morning but lost steam in the afternoon to finish with a loss for the first Tuesday in a record streak of Tuesdays. In Europe, Spain…
ThinkstockCustomer relationship management firm Salesforce.com Inc. (NYSE: CRM) has agreed to acquire cloud-based marketing firm ExactTarget Inc. (NYSE: ET) in a deal worth $2.5 billion. Salesforce.com will immediately begin a tender offer…
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