Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall St. research calls this Wednesday. Barrick Gold Corp. (NYSE: ABX) cut to Hold at Argus. Changyou.com Ltd. (NASDAQ:…
thinkstockAdvanced Micro Devices Inc. (NYSE: AMD) has hired J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) to explore options, which may include the firm’s sale. (Reuters) Federal Reserve Vice Chair Janet Yellen says…
courtesy of Cisco SystemsCisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) has just reported its first quarter earnings results. The communications and networking equipment giant has reported earnings of $0.48 EPS on $11.88 billion in…
Jon C. Ogg U.S. equity markets opened lower this morning on softness in Asian markets and another punt in the eurozone. In Asia, China is rumored to be ready to expand its property tax program,…
courtesy of Cisco SystemsCisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) is set to report earnings after the close of trading today. With the pressure on public spending and with the slowing economy, one has…
Jon C. Ogg courtesy of Cisco SystemsCisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) is set to report earnings this week on Tuesday after the close of trading. One has to wonder just how good this earnings can…
Jon C. Ogg By Jeff Ooi., posted to LensaMalaysia.com via Wikimedia CommonsPerhaps believing that the worst is over for some of America’s most troubled companies, or fearing a year-end rally that could lift all ships,…
U.S. equity markets opened lower this morning, but climbed out of their hole early with a boost from the strong showing on consumer sentiment. In Asia, China posted retail sales and industrial…
ThinkstockSome companies are in real trouble. Some are under severe industry pressure, and some are just faltering due to missteps and bad luck. With the economy remaining weak and with the markets…
These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall St. research calls this Friday. ADT Corp. (NYSE: ADT) added to the U.S. Focus List at Credit Suisse.…
thinkstockNews Corp. (NASDAQ: NWSA) reported first fiscal quarter 2013 earnings after markets closed today. For the quarter, the media giant posted adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.43 on revenues of…
As corporate earnings are disappointing and as the economy remains very sluggish, companies are announcing big waves of layoffs. Some have said that the layoffs this time of year are seasonal, as…
You have seen massive broadening out by the large technology and communications equipment makers. It has been happening over and over, and we wanted to address the rumors that Juniper Networks Inc.…
The three major U.S. stock indexes opened lower this morning, and never really got untracked all day. Spanish 10-year bond yields fell 28 basis points to around 5.51%, while Spain again demurred…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations we have seen from Wall St. research calls this Wednesday. ADT Corp. (NYSE: ADT) started as Outperform with $45 target…
