The three major U.S. stock indexes opened lower this morning, but the blame goes to some poor earnings report from U.S. firms rather than to international news. European markets were down slightly…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations we have seen from Wall St. research calls this Friday. Abbott Laboratories (NYSE: ABT) raised to Outperform at Wells Fargo.…
The three major U.S. stock indexes opened lower this morning and really never got on track the entire day. The lower opening was likely a reaction to China’s weakest quarterly GDP growth…
Nokia Corporation (NYSE: NOK) was originally trading higher on earnings but shareholders have grown very used to disappointment by this fallen leader. The troubled cellphone maker managed to show third quarter revenue…
Nokia Corp. (NYSE: NOK) reported third quarter results before markets opened this morning. The mobile handset maker posted a net loss of €0.07 (about $0.09) per share on revenues of €7.2 billion…
China’s gross domestic product rises only 7.4%, but some data shows its economy may have bottomed. (Reuters) An analysis issued by the White House shows that Chinese telecom Huawei Technologies has not…
The three major U.S. stock indexes opened higher this morning following a report that economic sentiment in Germany came in better than expected (more coverage here) and that U.K. inflation was lower…
It is hard for a company to have such poor prospects that its shares trade near a 52-week low while the overall stock market stands at multiyear highs. But some of these…
Economists and researchers believe data for the fourth quarter demonstrate that the fiscal cliff could hammer growth between now and year’s end. If so, the stock market may take a steep tumble as it…
It is easy to dismiss the new Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) challenge to Apple Inc.’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) iTunes. The world’s largest software company will bundle a music service with the Xbox 360 and…
Once again, Coca-Cola was ranked the most valuable brand in the world, according to Interbrand, one of the nation’s top global brands experts. Apple, to the surprise of none, was very close…
AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) is coming to the aid of Nokia Corp. (NYSE: NOK). As it no longer has the exclusive for the Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone, AT&T has been free…
Nokia Corp. (NYSE: NOK) is about to get a boost from AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T). Reports indicate the huge wireless service network will launch the new Lumia 920 and 820 smartphones. Each…
Macau Gambling Revenue Macau gambling revenue came in short of expectations. Macau has become the Mecca of gaming firms as activity has slowed, particularly in places like Las Vegas and Atlantic City.…
Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) today was denied a motion for summary judgement in a patent case file by Vringo Inc. (NYSEMKT: VRNG). The denial means that the judge found that there are…
