The three major U.S. stock indexes opened higher this morning, encouraged by a report from Europe that Spain was close to unveiling a rescue plan for the country’s banks that it would…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall St. research calls this Friday. Altria Group Inc. (NYSE: MO) raised to Buy with $39 target at…
The new Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone 5 brings in long customer lines in Asia. (Reuters) Apple’s map application receives poor reviews. (Reuters) Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) says it will no…
In a response to investors clamoring for new revenue streams, Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) today announced that it would begin to charge businesses for posting offers to consumers. Until now, businesses have…
Paul Ausick Premium content website Hulu, owned by several large multimedia companies, claims it will revolutionize how people get high-end video online and make a great deal of money in the process. VEVO claims the…
Nike Inc. (NYSE: NKE) will buy back $8 billion in shares. (Reuters) More than 5 million Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) members are children who have been banned from the social network. (Reuters)…
courtesy Facebook Inc.For the most part, Manchester United PLC (NYSE: MANU) and Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) are nothing alike. What could be further apart than a social network with one billion members…
Manchester United plc (NYSE: MANU) is holding up rather well considering that it posted a wider loss in the fourth quarter. The initial public offering in early August of the world’s most valuable soccer…
The NASDAQ OMX Group Inc. (NASDAQ: NDAQ) has announced its changes in the quarterly reranking of the NASDAQ Q-50 Index, and the effects will take place prior to market open on Monday,…
The Federal Reserve plans to gamble that QE3 will combat a flagging economy. (Reuters) Brent crude rises to $117 on the Fed announcement. (Reuters) The Nintendo Wii U will allow video program…
The short interest in the actively traded cult stocks and low-priced shares seems to always contain some big surprises. That is again the case as of the August 31 settlement date. We…
We tracked the short interest in the following Nasdaq most actively traded stocks: Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB), Sirius XM Radio Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI), Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC), Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT), Zynga…
ZyngaMany traders thought the 7.7% rise in Facebook Inc.’s (NASDAQ: FB) stock after CEO Mark Zuckerberg made comments at a TechCrunch conference about the firm’s future made no sense. He said little beyond…
The Federal Reserve likely will release plans for a stimulus package after members meet today. (Reuters) EADS and BAE hold merger talks. (Reuters) Apple Inc.’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone 5 may have more…
What happened to the market as a whole today hardly mattered. The DJIA was up only 0.07% to 13,335. But, almost all of the news was focused on a handful of stocks. The Apple Inc.…
