The top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen on Friday morning include ATT, Chesapeake Energy, Lululemon Athletica, Microsoft, PayPal, Wal-Mart and Yahoo.
Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) reported fiscal first-quarter financial results after markets closed on Thursday. The company posted $0.76 in earnings per share (EPS) and $22.3 billion in revenue. There were consensus estimates…
Chris Lange Microsoft is scheduled to report its fiscal first-quarter financial results after the markets close on Thursday.
Chris Lange A third of the Dow Jones Industrial Average is reporting quarterly results this week, which has the potential to push the Dow back up to its highs.
October 14, 2016: Markets opened higher Friday after Thursday’s late in-the-day turn higher and decent earnings reports from three of the largest U.S. banks. The report on consumer spending indicated consumers are…
With its potential buyers gone, and a business stuck in reverse, one thing Twitter could do is turn its hoard of cash back to investors, probably via a one-time dividend.
Douglas A. McIntyre Despite the up and down nature of earnings from Twitter, it is an interesting franchise that under better corporate leadership could prosper.
Apple is the world's top brand, but Facebook is the fastest growing, according to the new Interbrand Best Global Brands 2016.
September 27, 2016: Markets opened slightly higher Tuesday even though the crude oil trade was crushed by word that there is no production freeze in the near-term frame. The tech, financial, and…
Investors have had plenty of reason to bet against Twitter as the turnaround of CEO Jack Dorsey has failed. User growth has plateaued and earnings have been troubling, as has guidance.
Following a three-year slide in satisfaction with personal computers, U.S. consumers have reversed field in 2016. PCs improved their customer satisfaction rating by 1.3% on the most recent American Customer Satisfaction Index…
The longevity of these four top technology companies that all pay a very solid and increasing dividend is a testament to current and former executives who steered them into new product arenas…
Investors love dividends and they love share buybacks. So why was it that last week's huge buyback and dividend hike at Microsoft were largely ignored by Wall Street?
Jon C. Ogg Twitter may or may not be for sale. Salesforce.com may or may not be the buyer. If Salesforce does make an offer, its shares could drop 25%.
Investors love dividends and stock buybacks, and Wednesday morning Microsoft announced that it was getting in on the act.
Trey Thoelcke 
