Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) is admitting failure in at least part of the consumer operations side of its business. Cisco announced plans to “exit aspects of its consumer businesses and realign the…
Short sellers who have bet against tech shares hit the exits during the period which ended on March 31. The short interest in the world’s largest chip company, Intel (NASDAQ: INTC), dropped 3%…
It is no secret that Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) has stumbled. It has been just about the only real loser of our ten stocks to own for the next decade from…
The ECB is likely to raise rates and more may come this year (Reuters) Portugal sought aid from the EU as its ability to raise money faltered (Reuters) A top M&A lawyer…
CEO years are like dog years. Most chief executives at large corporations are fortunate if they last a decade on the job. Cisco’s (NASDAQ: CSCO) CEO John Chambers, who has been on…
The SEC has a plan to lower market volatility (Reuters) A re-balancing of the Nasdaq 100 cuts Apple’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) influence on the index (Reuters) John Chambers, the head of Cisco (NASDAQ:…
The NASDAQ 100 has figured out a way to change its dependence upon and its dominance by Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL). A good old-fashioned reweighting is that plan. The NASDAQ confirmed this morning that…
These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Tuesday morning. Accenture plc (NYSE: ACN) Reiterated Outperform at Credit Suisse. Central European Media Enterprises (NASDAQ:…
Oracle Corporation (NASDAQ: ORCL) has been one impressive growth stock and it has absorbed almost all the smaller major players which could have posed competitive threats down the road. It has even…
America lost its lead as the world’s top manufacturer to China. That is in part the basis of the argument that China’s Gross Domestic Product will pass America’s sometime before the middle…
After the close of trading today will come earnings from two key players in technology and communications: Oracle Corporation (NASDAQ: ORCL) and Research-in-Motion Ltd. (NASDAQ: RIMM). Traders and investors alike will be…
We have some food for thought in today’s “The Daily Dividend” for investors. This morning brought news that Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) was initiating a $0.06 per share per quarter payout. …
Twitter has, by most estimates, 175 million members, which makes it one of the largest social networks in the world. All major media companies are on Twitter and some have more than…
Active traders and day traders have many stocks to choose from this Friday morning. We are tracking news and moves in shares of Star Scientific, Inc. (NASDAQ: CIGX), Celera Corporation (NASDAQ: CRA), and Cisco Systems,…
Douglas A. McIntyre Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) is finally declaring its first dividend ever. Unfortunately, this is what a realist would call a very underwhelming payout. The company approved a quarterly dividend of $0.06…
Jon C. Ogg 