Often, the media discusses the issue of high CEO pay, but what about high pay for members of the board? More than a dozen public company boards had directors whose compensation averaged…
The G7 will hold emergency talks about the eurozone, with special consideration of Spain. (Reuters) A Reuters/Ipsos poll shows that few Facebook users buy goods and services because of advertising and “likes,” and…
The three major US stock indexes opened sharply lower this morning on weak PMI reports from Europe and even weaker news on US employment (our coverage here). The US ISM manufacturing index…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls this Friday ahead of the key jobs and employment data. The well known analyst…
Annual meetings of Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM) and Chevron (NYSE: CVX) will include questions about fracking. (Reuters) Ford (NYSE: F) will begin to buy out some of its pension funds. (Reuters) JP…
The three major US stock indexes opened lower this morning following a weak report on Chinese and German PMI readings (our coverage here and here). New US jobless benefits claims came in…
The recent sell-off has been brutal to semiconductors and chip stocks of late. To make matters worse, investing in technology and semiconductors can be brutal during the summer months. Still, many investors…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls this Thursday. Analog Devices Inc. (NYSE: ADI) Reiterated Buy with $43 target at Argus.…
Many members of the EU want Greece to remain a member but have begun to prepare for its departure. (Reuters) Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) posts better-than-expected earnings and says it will fire 27,000…
Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE: HPQ) is managing to escape the trap of Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) after earnings. Unfortunately, at least if you are a worker there, a decent portion of H-P’s rise…
Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) was nothing short of a really bad earnings report. The wart on the nose is a declining margin, declining earnings power, and less and less revenue growth. With…
Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) is set to report earnings after the close, one day before rival Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ) reports earnings. Dell is expected to report earnings of $0.46 EPS (down…
This week is going to be an earnings bonanza for investors who care about makers of personal computers. While Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is all of the rage, we have Dell Inc.…
The three major US stock indexes opened somewhat higher this morning as investors paid little attention to last night’s downgrade of Spain’s banks (more coverage here). With little economic data on tap…
24/7 Wall St. has compiled earnings previews for some of the top companies reporting in the week ahead. Estimates have been taken from Thomson Reuters for consensus earnings and targets and we…
