Warren Buffett of Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.B) says the Japan disaster is a buying opportunity for companies based there (Reuters) AT&T (NYSE: T) will buy T-Mobile USA from Deutsche Telekom for $39…
The usually reliable Taiwanese website Digitimes reports that Asustek Computer is preparing to launch a new netbook with a retail price between $200-$250. To reach that price point, Digitimes cited sources who “believe” that…
We have some food for thought in today’s “The Daily Dividend” for investors. This morning brought news that Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) was initiating a $0.06 per share per quarter payout. …
FedEx (NYSE: FDX) profits will probably be higher but hurt by gas prices. (Reuters) Lehman Bros has set November 17 as the date to get approval of its bankruptcy plan. (Reuters) Problems…
Cortina Systems, Inc. has filed to come public in an initial public offering. We do not have financial terms other than that the first filing indicates that the sale will be up…
Jon C. Ogg Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Tuesday morning. American Superconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: AMSC) Cut to Hold at Needham. Central…
Xilinx Inc. (NASDAQ: XLNX) had a business update this morning that at least showed a reaffirmed guidance. Many analysts will be focusing on the highlights for the semiconductor segment, but we are focusing…
Bad press about Chevron (NYSE: CVX) rose on news that a federal judge would delay an $18 billion damage judgement made in Ecuador. Rite Aide was hit by poor press as the…
Analyst calls are sometimes favorable and sometimes off the mark. Still, analysts move stocks and often offer keen insight not seen elsewhere. Each week we review the major analyst calls for those…
The new MacBook Pro has a price tag between $1,199 and $2,499. It is more powerful than the mainframes IBM marketed in the 1960s. The computer has quad core processors, Thunderbolt technology,…
What’s Israel’s secret to success? Being at the right place at the right time. The Jewish state’s success is all the more remarkable considering its lack of natural resources such as oil…
Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) is among many of the established companies which has filed its annual report or 10-K with the SEC. These reports are almost always long and boring and unfortunately…
The US federal government could shut down as House Republicans battle the Administration on budget deficit matters (Reuters) Riots in Libya moved oil higher and Asia markets lower. (Reuters) Air France-KLM may…
Graphics processor maker Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ: NVDA) reports fourth-quarter earnings after markets close today, and analysts are expecting EPS of $0.21 on revenue of $894.6 million. When Nvidia reported its third-quarter earnings…
Investors love dividends and they love technology stocks. By and large it is hard to find very high dividend payout in technology. There are several chip stocks which pay over 3% in…
