If you think the long-gone uptick rule or naked shorting was important for financial stocks, you might wonder what was going on in technology stocks with short sellers. In the major NASDAQ…
Back in January, the Supreme Court placed stringent limitations on scheme liability — the notion that investment banks and accounting firms that inadvertently helped companies commit accounting fraud could face civil liability…
EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC) is having a rough day, yet it is on no news of its own. The blame lies with Cisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) after its earnings. Is it…
We just got earnings out of Cisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO). Despite the fact that the company beat its estimates, keep in mind that this is an incomplete report until John Chambers…
Douglas A. McIntyre We may have an FOMC decision on interest rates due at 2:15 PM EST today, but technology stock traders may actually care more about what John Chambers of Cisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:…
Douglas A. McIntyre Cisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) reports after the close on Tuesday and you can count on technology investors and traders alike to pay attention to the comments of CEO John Chambers more…
Douglas A. McIntyre Next week we may have the FOMC meeting, but analysts and economists are looking for no change in rates with the language growing more hawkish on inflation and more cautious on the…
Brocade Communications Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: BRCD) has announced an agreement to acquire Foundry Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: FDRY). Brocade will pay a combination of $18.50 of cash plus 0.0907 shares of Brocade common…
These aren’t all of the downgrades or negative analyst calls we have seen this Wednesday, but these are some of the impact analyst calls we are seeing: ADC Telecommunications (NASDAQ: ADCT) Cut…
These are some of the downgrades or more cautious calls from Wall Street analysts this Friday morning: Applied Materials (NASDAQ: AMAT) Cut to Hold from Buy at Citigroup. Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO)…
The short interest in most financial and industrial companies rose sharply for the period ending June 30. Shares sold short in Washington Mutrual (WM) rose 21.6 million to 276.4 million. Short interest…
There have been many inquires around on Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO) this morning. There are two issues moving the stock, of which one is real and one is conjecture. CEO John Chambers…
Douglas A. McIntyre The market took big dips in 2001 and 1987. One was due to a national catastrophe and another was focused on Wall St.’s impression that the market had run too far, too…
Most people think of Jerry Yang as the Chief Yahoo! over at Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO). But there is another Jerry Yang role, and we aren’t talking about him living up to…
Goldman Sachs has come out with some positive calls in the communications technology group, and one of the stocks has been given an upgrade. Specifically, Goldman Sachs noted that it is maintaining…