9:12am ET
Investing
A Dell (DELL) Buy-Out Of Sun (JAVA): Not Likely
There have been rumors that Dell (DELL) may feel it needs to do something with Sun (JAVA), now that Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) has cut a deal to buy EDS (EDS). Dell may need…
HPQ Coverage Page 90
11:35am ET
Consumer Electronics
Dell To Dominate Tech Earnings (DELL, HPQ, EDS)
This coming Thursday after the close, we’ll get to see earnings out of Dell, Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL). Unless others steal the show with unknown news, this should dominate much of the tech…
3:14am ET
Investing
Short Sellers Make Huge Bets Against Financials, Flee Tech
Short sellers are making significant bets that most financial stocks traded on the NYSE will fall sharply. Data is as of May 15 and compares to information on April 30. Short interest…
2:45am ET
Media
Media Digest 5/21/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
According to Reuters, Microsoft’s (MSFT) Steve Ballmber said his company will not bid for Yahoo! (YHOO). Reuters writes that HP’s (HPQ) operating margin rose to 10% in the last quarter. Reuters writes…
6:40am ET
Investing
Top 10 Pre-Market Analyst Calls (BRL, BE, EDS, HPQ, IRM, MHP, MCO, RSH, SNH, SNN, SOV)
These are not the only analyst calls this morning, but these are some of the impact calls we are seeing this Tuesday morning: Barr Pharma (NYSE: BRL) raised to Outperform from Neutral…
2:52am ET
Media
Media Digest 5/13/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
According to Reuters, HP (HPQ) plans to buy EDS (EDS) to better compete with IBM (IBM). Reuters writes that AIG (AIG) says it sees no reason to follow the request of its…
5:23pm ET
Investing
Why Didn’t Dell (DELL) Buy EDS (EDS)?
Late word is that Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) plans to buy technology outsourcing company EDS (EDS) for something like $13 billion. Shares in EDS rose almost 28% on the rumor. HPQ has a market…
3:17pm ET
Investing
H-P Confirms EDS Talks, Who’s Next? (EDS, HPQ, ACN, CSC, ACS, PER, UIS, ACXM, BE)
As traders look to the news covering whether or not Electronic Data Systems Corporation (NYSE: EDS), there was a release from Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ) that confirmed the two companies were engaged…
2:10pm ET
Investing
Market Talk: H-P & EDS??? (HPQ, EDS)
If you thought big tech mergers were over, there may be another one brewing. Be sure to focus on the term "may"" in that. The WSJ has reported that Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ)…
Douglas A. McIntyre 9:47am ET
Investing
CEOs Who Don’t Get Out Often Enough, And Some Who Do
The hallmark of some of the most successful companies over the last fifty years is that the CEOs spent a great deal of their time with customers and at company locations around…
12:20pm ET
Consumer Electronics
H-P Proves Theoretical Circuits, Theoretically (HPQ)
Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) has announced that researchers from its own research facility in HP Labs have proven the existence of the theoretical "fourth fundamental circuit element" in electrical engineering. H-P said that…
Douglas A. McIntyre 6:00am ET
Consumer Electronics
Good News For Dell (DELL) And HP (HPQ): PC Manufacturing Rising
The company which builds a large portion of the world’s PCs is raising its estimates for the number of units it will build this year. Taiwan-based Quanta Computer, has raised its shipping…
11:40am ET
Investing
Dell (DELL): Short Sellers Show The PC Firm Disrespect
David Herro, Harris Associates’ chief investment officer, recently said that he loves Dell (NASDAQ:DELL) as an long-term buy. A lot of short sellers don’t see it that way. The short interest in…
4:50am ET
Consumer Electronics
The Mac: Apple’s (AAPL) Achilles’ Heel
Most analysts thought that the good news out of Apple (AAPL) was that Mac sales were up 51% to 2,289,000. Nothing could be further from the truth. iPod sales sales have slowed…
10:52am ET
Consumer Electronics
Apple’s Run Ahead of Earnings; Stock May See $150 or $180 After News (AAPL, DELL, HPQ)
After today we’ll get to see earnings out of Apple (NASDAQ: APPL). The estimates for the computer and portable device giant from First Call are $1.07 EPS on $6.96 billion in revenues. …