These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall Street research firms on Tuesday, March 11, 2014. They include AMD, Apple, CDW, Facebook and J.C. Penney.
thinkstockMarch 10, 2014: Markets opened lower on Monday following a weekend report that Chinese exports fell 18%. That’s generally viewed as an indication that the global economy is weak and that equities…
Paul Ausick ThinkstockAdvanced Micro Devices Inc. (NYSE: AMD) had an unusual end-of-week gain. It was a move that would have been missed by many investors. Still, this all fits in with the ongoing theme…
In a new research report, Jefferies analysts point out that they expect an acceleration in cloud data center transformation to software defined networking. These seven top chips stocks may benefit the most…
Intel has made the latest move in wearables by reportedly acquiring smartwatch maker Basis Science. The details were not revealed, but it is believed to have cost Intel between $100 million and…
With a strong start to the year, the top semiconductor companies could be poised for an outstanding 2014. Here are the five top names to buy according to J.P. Morgan that may…
ThinkstockHere is a look at the six Nasdaq-traded stocks with the largest number of shares held short as of February 14. Of the six, only one saw short interest fall, while the rest…
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.One of the most anticipated announcements at this week’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona was the introduction of the Galaxy S5 smartphone by Samsung Electronics. The time has come,…
Samsung ElectronicsWe can expect a blizzard of new product announcements and just plain announcements from the Mobile World Congress that kicked off Sunday morning in Barcelona. First out of the chute was…
Advanced Micro Devices has a proposed $500 million senior note offering, which will effectively finance a tender of other notes coming due. The ratings agencies have chimed in with mixed views.
One of the terrible things about taking interest rates to near zero and keeping them there is the savers in this country get murdered. After all these years of low rates, what…
thinkstockFebruary 19, 2014: Markets opened lower on Wednesday and after spending some time above the break-even line, all three major indexes sank following the release of the FOMC minutes. The energy sector…
JoeInQueens, via Wikimedia CommonsIn 2013 the United States spent more corporate money on research and development than any other country in the world. Of a total spending level of €538.8 billion (about…
bfishshadow via Wikimedia CommonsHere is a look at the six Nasdaq-traded stocks with the largest number of shares held short as of January 31. Of the six, four saw short interest fall while…
ThinkstockOpen Compute, or OCP for short, is an organization that was founded by Facebook in 2011. According to the organization’s website, Open Compute’s goal is to “build one of the most efficient…
Trey Thoelcke 
