The markets opened higher this morning and all three major indexes have managed to hold onto most of their gains of the early morning. The S&P 500 index topped 1,300 for the…
Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) and Applied Materials Inc. (NASDAQ: AMAT) are at two different ends of the spectrum in the semiconductor industry. Outside of being obvious leaders in their respective segments, they two…
Brand consultancy Interbrand has issued its latest report on brand value, and while the top five did not change, a gap is opening between the fourth and fifth place finishers. The largest…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street brokerage and research firms this Tuesday morning. Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (NYSE: BZH) Cut to Underperform at…
This shortened week is the first week full of many major companies reporting earnings season. We will have a clear direction for the financial leaders and many of the technology leaders after…
The Obama Administration introduced its latest job creation plan with great fanfare. The president gathered business leaders and offered examples of how many of them had brought jobs sent overseas back into…
Douglas A. McIntyre Germany’s economy took a step closer to recession. The government announced that its GDP grew at 3%, which was less that posted earlier. The economy contracted 0.25% in the final quarter of…
Dell (NASDAQ: DELL) to launch its first tablet PC late this year. (Reuters) NYSE Euronext (NYSE: NYX) and Deutsche Boerse will try to save their merger with a case for EC regulators. (Reuters)…
US equities opened strongly this morning and managed to maintain solid gains throughout the day. The in-line earnings report last night from Alcoa Inc. (NYSE: AA) and higher commodity prices — based…
These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street brokerage and research firms this Tuesday morning. Apollo Group Inc. (NASDAQ: APOL) Reiterated Buy and raised price…
Olympus sues its CEO and former board members for $50 million in compensation, and shares rise. (Reuters) China’s trade growth hits a two-year low in December. (Reuters) Philips warns of Q4 weakness…
Emulex Corporation (NYSE: ELX) is managing a feat in the world of technology… it is raising guidance for its quarter. The company’s second quarter preliminary guidance puts revenues in a range of $127…
Jon C. Ogg Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC) introduced its Ultrabook design at last year’s Computex show in May and has made a lot of noise about the competitor to the MacBook Air laptop made by…
The single greatest mystery of the fourth-quarter 2011 earnings season is why EPS growth will slow despite what is probably the most promising part of the recovery since the recent deep recession.…
http://platform.twitter.com/widgets/hub.1324331373.html The U.S. may start legal proceedings against Swiss financial firm Wegelin & Co. based on beliefs that it helped shield Americans from taxes. (Reuters) The EPA may send fresh water to…
