The big US companies with the weakest prospects have sold off by as much as 50% over the few months. But, because some of them have powerful brands, large customer bases, and…
Google (GOOG) lost a little bit of its prized search share in December according to Nielsen. Compared with November numbers, Google’s piece of the US market fell from 57.7% to 56.3%. Microsoft’s…
On tonight’s MAD MONEY on CNBC, Jim Cramer said he is sticking with his "buy cheap and oversold tech stocks" theme. The one he likes the best right now is Microsoft (NASDAQ:…
Douglas A. McIntyre Monday is a market holiday in observance of Martin Luther King Day in the U.S. But after that we have an earnings deluge with hundreds of companies issuing their earnings. For the…
Goldman Sachs has issued a broader snapshot of what to expect from Q4 earnings now that we have seen some of the companies report. This is also ahead of the earning deluge…
According to Reuters, IBM (IBM) issued a strong forecast for next year. Reuters writes that Bush and Congress are looking at a $150 billion package to improve the economy. Reuters reports that…
We already noted some changes out of Goldman Sachs in the beverage sector this morning, but there is a more decisive call today on Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), and that is after a…
Even if Google (GOOG) is winning in the search engine market, Yahoo! (YHOO) does have the most unique visitors of any web operation. That may be changing as Google gains ground overall.…
Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC) has just posted earnings. The processor and chip giant noted its EPS as $0.38 on revenues of $10.71 Billion. First Call had this quarter at $0.40 EPS on…
Today’s after-hours trading will be an interesting glimpse into shares of technology stocks at the NASDAQ and NYSE alike. Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) is set to post earnings after the bell and this may…
After Citigroup (C) and Merrill Lynch (MER) have announced their earnings, Wall St. will probably see what it expected. The estimates for write-offs, lay-offs, and new capital infusions are already out there.…
According to Reuters, the National Retail Federation and its members are preparing for a slow year. Reuters writes that the FCC has cleared Google (GOOG) to bid in the upcoming auction of…
On tonight’s MAD MONEY on CNBC, Jim Cramer said that after IBM (NYSE: IBM) raised its numbers that was just the excuse to rally tech as it was and oversold. he noted,…
Now that Microsoft (MSFT) and the EU seems to have come close to settling differences on the Window Media Player, the government body is back after Redmond again. According to Reuters "a…
Douglas A. McIntyre IBM (IBM) has come out raised guidance this morning on strong international orders. Big Blue put earnings at $2.80 EPS, and the First Call estimate was $2.60 EPS. and revenues came in…