First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) had been trying to recover from its lows but its shares have stalled in recent days. Now comes news that the firm has hired Georges Antoun as…
Alcatel-LucentAlcatel-Lucent, S.A. (NYSE: ALU) recently saw its shares jump due to earnings from Juniper Networks, Inc. (NYSE: JNPR) but the new earnings report from the company itself shows that the ties are…
Jon OggApparently having a short selling strategy under a hedge fund exchange-traded fund model has been working. This week we received notice that the assets under management for AdvisorShares ActiveBear ETF (NYSE: HDGE) hit a record…
Texas Instruments Inc. (NASDAQ: TXN) is trading up so far with the broader equity and technology markets. The question which needs to be asked is “Should it really be up?”… The warnings…
Jon OggEach weekend we review the many analyst calls we track during the week. Some turn out to be very insightful and some turn out to be not so great. For better…
Jon OggThese are some of this Thursday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls. Brocade Communications Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: BRCD) Reiterated Hold at Argus. Cabela’s, Inc. (NYSE:…
Sometime next week, the US Department of Justice is expected to give its stamp of approval to Google Inc.’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) $12.5 billion acquisition of Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. (NYSE: MMI) and…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street brokerage and research firms this Tuesday morning. Amgen Inc. (NASDAQ: AMGN) Reiterated Buy and Raised target to…
LM Ericsson Telephone Company (NASDAQ: ERIC) turned in even weaker earnings than what many say should have been expected. Its fourth quarter earnings should have been of little surprise when you consider…
There are several stocks trading more heavily than usual this morning, and also experiencing large gains or drops in share prices. These include Illumina Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN), LM Ericsson Telephone Co. (NASDAQ:…
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has another blow-out quarter driven by iPhone sales. (Reuters) Japan has its first trade deficit since 1980. (Reuters) Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) posts weak earnings on a revenue drop. (Reuters)…
Shares of Nokia Corp. (NYSE: NOK) are tumbling today following a glum forecast from one of the company’s main chip suppliers. ST-Ericsson, a joint venture between STMicroelectronics N.V. (NYSE: STM) and LM…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street brokerage and research firms this Thursday morning. AstraZeneca PLC (NYSE: AZN) Cut to Underweight at JPMorgan. BlackRock,…
An analyst likes Nokia Corporation (NYSE: NOK) despite every misstep and problem caused by better more well-heeled smartphone makers. Credit Suisse is out with an upgrade this morning that took that rating…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Friday morning. Amgen Inc. (NASDAQ: AMGN) Raised to Neutral with $57.00 price target objective…
