We have already introduced the 2011 Dogs of the Dow for investors looking into 2011. The term “dogs” might imply that they are the worst performers when they are actually just the…
There has been an amazing feat in 2010. All of the most recent companies which have been booted out of the Dow Jones Industrial Average have outperformed their replacement stocks and the…
There is a long-standing debate over the effect and impact of share buyback plans. What is not up for debate is that many companies have given big updates or announced new buyback…
There are several rumors and developments happening this morning. We are tracking these and other situations, with updates throughout the day pending developments. China is considering a tightening of credit by tightening…
The Battelle Memorial Institute, which looks at R&D in major nations, says that China will pass Japan as the No.2 spender next year. “China is expected to spend $153.7 billion on R&D…
President Obama will host a meeting for a number of large company CEOs in Washington this week. The heads of Google (NASDAQ: GOOG), Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO), IBM (NYSE: IBM), and PepsiCo (NYSE:…
There have always been questions about whether stock buybacks are an effective return of cash to shareholders. The theory is a simple one: reducing the number of shares outstanding boosts the price…
How many ways are there to cause a company’s share price to fall -15%? PC maker Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) and storage provider Compellent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: CML) may have found a…
These are some of this Monday’s key analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls. Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE: ANF) Added to Goldman Sachs Conviction Buy List. Air…
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (also called The Dow, Dow 30 and the DJIA) is what most Americans think of as the “stock market.” The widely followed benchmark of 30 American stocks,…
The market is entering a shaky period, but it is still way up for the year. As you usually see, many stocks are actually at new 52-week lows. Imagine how these would…
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: BRCD) is one of the potential acquisition targets as I.T. and communications equipments giants look to consolidate their storage, networking, and data center offerings under one company. …
Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ) is out with earnings and the IT and PC giant reported $1.33 EPS on $33.28 billion in revenues. Thomson Reuters had estimates of $1.27 EPS on revenue of…
John Chambers is currently a misguided CEO. We have been very vocal about the need for a dividend here, and the company has finally promised to initiate paying one. Where Chambers is…
Jon C. Ogg These are some of this Thursday’s key analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls. Abbott Laboratories (NYSE: ABT) Cut to Market Perform at Bernstein. Alcatel-Lucent (NYSE: ALU) Cut…
