VMware Inc. (NYSE: VMW) is still the essentially unchallenged king of virtualization. History dictates that when the king taxes the population too egregiously that bad things start to happen. This may be…
At about mid-day, the Dow is off nearly -4%, the Nasdaq is off nearly -4.5%, and the S&P 500 is down just over -4%. It’s not a good day, and things are…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Thursday morning. Biogen Idec Inc. (NASDAQ: BIIB) Raised to Outperform at Oppenheimer. Canadian…
The next round of smartphone patent buying may focus on Eastman Kodak Co. (NYSE: EK), the 130-year old photography giant that missed the digital bus. The $12.5 billion acquisition by Google Inc.…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Tuesday morning. AECOM Technology Corp. (NYSE: ACM) Reiterated Buy with $33 target at…
Jon OggYou already know about the S&P U.S. credit rating downgrade, but these are some of the top equity analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Monday…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Monday morning. AmerisourceBergen Corporation (NYSE: ABC) Cut to Hold at Citigroup. Cameron International…
If you have been a reader of 24/7 Wall St. for long, you know that we appreciate companies that pay dividends just about as much the investors who buy companies because of…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Thursday morning. AMR Corporation (NYSE: AMR) Cut to Sell at Ticonderoga. Bank of…
We are tracking many movers in the after-hours session, mostly on earnings reports. The movers and shakers are Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE: CMG), Cintas Corporation (NASDAQ: CTAS),…
24/7 Wall St. is probably not alone in noticing that there were very few earnings warnings issued by the major companies that dictate market trends going into the end of June. That…
There are several ways in which companies can return money to shareholders, but the two most common methods of returning cash to shareholders are dividends and stock buybacks. Dividends are rarely controversial…
Updated throughout the day The Administration will try to get business leaders to support concerns that failure to raise the debt cap could be dangerous for the economy (Reuters) Obama has pushed…
Fusion-io Inc. (NYSE: FIO) might not have closed near its highs on its initial public offering debut on Thursday, but this did command a double-premium if you consider that it raised the…
In the 1990s, Kevin Mitnick was the most wanted cyber-criminal in the world.  These days, Mitnick is wanted for another reason — his expertise. Demand for Mitnick’s services as security consultant  —…
