Spain’s unemployment rate rose to 21.5% last quarter. (MarketWatch) EU officials not expecting China to invest in the region’s bailout, despite reports to the contrary. (Reuters) Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) to keep its…
The Dow Jones Industrial Average , measured by the DIAMONDS (NYSE: DIA) is back above 12,000 again. Keep in mind that the low on October 4, just 23 days ago, was 10,362.26. …
Sony (NYSE: SNE) has decided to buy out its 50% partner in the Sony Ericsson smartphone joint venture. That is another bad decision, one that will cost the Japanese company in money and…
Eastman Kodak (NYSE: EK) is in talks to raise $900 million from investors. It is a perfect chance for financiers and the board to replace CEO Antonio Perez, who has run the…
Douglas A. McIntyre The headline number from Nokia Corp.’s (NYSE: NOK) third quarter earnings report is that sales fell by -13% year-over-year. But there were some positives as well. Instead of an expected EPS loss…
It’s that time of year again, when proxies are released and many business publications run lists of the highest paid CEOs at America’s large public companies. The compensation figures are extraordinarily high,…
For the sixth straight quarter, Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC) has posted record sales, partly due to a 22% increase in sales to PC makers. Does that indicate that the PC makers like…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Monday morning. American Capital Agency (NASDAQ: AGNC) Cut to Market Perform at JMP…
Jon OggThese are some of this Friday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen having an impact from Wall Street research calls. Baker Hughes Inc. (NYSE: BHI) Cut to Market Perform at…
Dell (NYSE: DELL) has held the number two spot in the world’s PC market share ranks for years. It has been just behind Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ), which is still trying to decide…
There are news reports that Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) may not spin off its large PC business. The business is a financial drag on the company’s prospects. HP will be hurt if a…
Alcoa (NYSE: AA) earnings bring markets lower. (Reuters) Senate defeats the Obama jobs bill. (Reuters) Sony (NYSE: SNE) says a third party tried to sign into 93,000 PlayStation accounts. (Reuters) The Research…
Sony-Ericsson is one of the great losers in the smartphone race, which has largely been won by Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Google’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) Android-based phones. Yet, Sony (NYSE: SNE) foolishly wants…
Jon OggThese are some of this Wednesday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen having an impact from Wall Street research calls. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) Reiterated Overweight at JPMorgan; Reiterated Outperform…
World stock markets hit 15-month lows. (Reuters) Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) to launch the iPhone 5 as competition grows from Google’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) Android. (Reuters) China warns of a trade war if Congress…
