Twitter has, by most estimates, 100 million members, which makes it one of the largest social networks in the world. All major media companies are on Twitter and some have more than…
These are some of the top research calls for analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Wednesday: American Water Works (NYSE: AWK) Cut to Neutral at HSBC.…
Reuters: Japan’s plan to intervene in yen trading has not moved the currency lower. Reuters: Oil dropped as investor moved away from risk Reuters: Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) sued to keep Mark Hurd…
Mark Hurd does not beat his dog. He did not sexually harass a Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) contractor. He would never disclose HP trade secrets to his new employer Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) despite…
Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) has sued former CEO Mark Hurd who has just joined rival firm Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) as a co-president and member of the board of directors. Details of the suit…
Active traders have several key movers to focus upon for their return after a long weekend. We are tracking some key moves in Oracle Corporation (NASDAQ: ORCL), Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE: HPQ), Casey’s…
The 24/7 Wall Street Corporate Power Rankings of the 32 most important companies in America are determined by earnings, analyst rankings, important corporate news, trends in each firm’s industry, product introductions, management…
Reuters: Mark Hurd, former CEO of Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ), joined Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) as co-president. Reuters: The Justice Department is looking into the Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) deal to buy ITA Software.…
Reuters: Jobs data continues to push global equities up. Reuters: Daimler will increase its dividend Reuters: Nokia (NYSE: NOK) will release a new line of smartphones Reuters: Craigslist will block access to…
Former Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) CEO Mark Hurd may join Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) according to a report in The Wall Street Journal. Hurd was pushed out by HPs board, a move that Oracle…
Reuters: China has approached a Canadian fund about a rival bid for Potash (NYSE: POT) Reuters: The cost of Gulf clean-up hit $8 billion. Reuters: China said that its $2.45 trillion currency…
3Par announced that it received a revised proposal from Hewlett-Packard Company to acquire all of 3PAR’s outstanding common stock at $33 per share, which is an increase from its previously announced offer…
The Institute for Policy Studies, a progressive think tank, has published its 17th annual survey of CEO compensation, noting, among other things, that CEOs of the 50 firms that have laid off…
Buybacks may not be considered the best return of capital by many investors and market pundits, but they are M&A-alternatives for management of companies. The amount of share buybacks announced in August…
(DD, MCD, BA, CAT, KFT, AA, HPQ, MSFT, BAC, CSCO, VZ, T, IBM, CVX, TRV, KO, PG, MRK) For the calendar year through August 30th, the Dow Jones Industrial Average is down…
