Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-B, BRK-A) and Warren Buffett have just released their most recent U.S.-listed equity holdings showing that there have been some significant changes in the positions of the Berkshire…
The July 31st short interest reports for some of the big semiconductor makers are mixed, although the swings are quite large in most cases. We looked at eight stocks: Intel Corp. (NASDAQ:…
Everyone loves a good turnaround story, particularly in down-and-out technology stocks. The problem is that many turnarounds can never turn around. Computer Sciences Corp. (NYSE: CSC) was touted over and over as…
The story of American business has been about shipping the country’s manufacturing jobs overseas. However, there is another part of the story. Every year, American companies hire thousands of highly skilled foreign…
Knight Capital Group Inc. (NYSE: KCG) raises $400 million. (CNBC) HTC reports that sales of its smartphones fell 45% year-over-year. (Reuters) The New York State Department of Financial Services apparently is investigating…
A fresh report from the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), which is representative of U.S. leadership in semiconductor manufacturing and design, showed that worldwide semiconductor sales posted a slight drop of 0.1% to…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall St. research calls this Wednesday morning. Becton Dickinson and Co. (NYSE: BDX) cut to Underweight at JPMorgan. BMC Software…
wikicommons / SkimstaMany American companies have been lauded for their rapid rise to greatness, a process that sometimes takes less than a decade. These firms become leaders in their industries, are renowned…
The weakness of Seagate Technology PLC (NASDAQ: STX) is going to offer cover for more weakness at Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC). That is the theory of Stern Agee’s Vijay Rakesh after the disk-drive…
ARM Holdings PLC (NASDAQ: ARMH) is bucking the Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) drag. With its processor sales strong for smartphones and tablets, the British company managed to beat earnings expectations with a…
A two-year investigation into a European Union antitrust complaint against search giant Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) will apparently end with a settlement, not a protracted legal proceeding. That’s the report, at least,…
U.S. markets are set to open higher, buoyed by somewhat better-than-expected earnings. Late Wednesday, IBM (NYSE: IBM) posted a higher profit and boosted its earnings target for the year. EBay (NASDAQ: EBAY)…
The three major US stock indexes opened modestly lower this morning as there was little news out of Europe and Asian markets closed mixed. Traders were waiting to hear more from Fed…
Short-seller Jim Chanos is rather well-known for his alternative views, particularly betting against some very popular companies and growth or value stories. At the second Delivering Alpha conference (2012) this week, Chanos…
Thursday will mark yet another important day for this earnings season. The second quarter became more challenging for many companies, as we noted about so many tech warnings weighing on shares last…
