New from ADP that the private sector added 206,000 jobs this month helped push stocks higher. The three major exchanges–DJIA, NASDAQ, and S&P 500 were up nearly 3% Some stock of major…
After looking through the Research-in-Motion Ltd. (NASDAQ: RIMM) analyst upgrade from this morning, the call may offer more confusion. It was Bernstein, and the raised call was only to “Market Perform” from…
Jon C. Ogg Is Facebook worth more than Silicon Valley icon Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO)? The market seems to think so. Facebook may launch an IPO in the spring that would raise $10 billion and…
S&P may cut its outlook on France’s AAA debt. (Reuters) A judge blocks the $285 million settlement between Citigroup (NYSE: C) and the SEC. (Reuters) Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) says Kindle sales rose…
Among the most preposterous rumors about Yahoo!’s (NASDAQ: YHOO) potential sale is that private equity firm Silver Lake Partners and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) will take a 20% stake in the portal. What…
There are a number of rumors about which company or companies may buy part of all of Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO). There is even speculation that Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) could partner with Silver…
Douglas A. McIntyre Private equity firm Silver Lake and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) may make an offer for a minority stake in Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO)
Douglas A. McIntyre Shoppers appear to be continuing their searches for the perfect holiday gift in strong numbers today. Tracking site pricegrabber.com says that Cyber Monday searches will rise by about 15% this year, with…
Paul Ausick ComScore’s Video Matrix for October was released today. It showed that Google’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) YouTube property dominates online video viewship. Facebook, VEVO, and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) sites were distant seconds. The report…
Updated throughout the day. AT&T (NYSE: T) will sell more assets to get government approval of the buyout of T-Mobile (WSJ) Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) may participate in a bid for Yahoo! (NASDAQ:…
Moody’s says the EU debt crisis threatens the sovereign ratings of all nations in the region. (Reuters) Three large BSkyB shareholders will vote against James Murdoch staying on as chairman. (Reuters) The…
According to several media sources, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) has signed a confidentiality agreement with Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) that would allow the software giant access to Yahoo! financial statements and senior management. Microsoft has…
Douglas A. McIntyre Last quarter, China passed the U.S. as the world’s largest smartphone market. That means the fortunes of companies like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) will be decided as much in China as in the U.S. Some…
Stocks opened a bit lower this morning, but almost immediately turned around without being able to break through the opening numbers. Revised third-quarter US GDP numbers were worse than expected, falling to…
These are some of Tuesday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls. Amgen Inc. (NASDAQ: AMGN) Cut to Market Perform at BMO. AutoNation Inc. (NYSE: AN) Raised to…
