Intel (INTC), which is the largest maker of PC and server chips in the world, announced earnings that beat analyst expectations. No one would have known that by looking at the collapse…
Citi adds Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) to the Recommended List, saying more upside could play out. Citi has a Buy rating and $22 price target on MSFT. Citi analystsays, “While the tech sector…
Douglas A. McIntyre There have been a number of news reports recently saying that Microsoft (MSFT) and Yahoo! are back in the process of negotiating a combination of their search businesses to take on the…
Douglas A. McIntyre According to Reuters, GM (GM) has been told by Treasury to begin work on a bankruptcy. Reuters reports that China’s growth has started to move inland from the coast. Reuters reports that…
From The Wall Street Journal, Steve Jobs is working from home and is still involved in critical decisions at Apple (AAPL). From AllThingsDigital and to no one’s surprise, Microsoft (MSFT) and Yahoo! (YHOO)…
Nintendo executives are almost certainly upset that the Sony (SNE) PlayStation outsold the company’s Wii gaming system in Japan last month. The Wii has held a large margin in unit sales for…
The CEO of Intel (INTC) is not sure that the government stimulus package will do him or his industry any good. According to Reuters, the firm’s CEO Craig Barrett said stimulus packages…
These are some of the top analyst upgrades or positive initiations we have seen early this morning with about two hours until the open: Adobe Systems (ADBE) Raised to Outperform at RBC.…
According to The Wall Street Journal, large US companies held their R&D spending steady in the fourth quarter of last year even though in most cases their revenue fell. According to the…
The assumption is that the earnings for the first quarter from most companies in the S&P 500 will be atrocious. That can be set side-by-side with the fact that the market now…
The person who first said that a chain is only as strong as its weakest link has never lifted a V8 out of a Ford Mustang. But, the analogy works in most…
At 842, the S&P is pushing near a 25% gains since it bottomed for the year-to-date at 677 on March 9th. The bank stocks continue an extraordinary run over that period. Citigroup…
Most of the recent news about Google (GOOG) has been bad. Online advertising posted a slow fourth quarter. That unexpectedly included both display ads and search marketing which has made Google one…
Nintendo already has a significant lead in the game console business. Its Wii routinely outsells the Microsoft (MSFT) Xbox 360 and Sony (SNE) PS3. The Japanese company seems to think its advantage…
Based on the rise in the short interest in banks at mid-month, it is clear how badly investors betting bank stocks would go down were mauled. As of March 15, shares short…
