Reuters:  CIT (CIT) is rushing to get financing before its goes bankrupt. Reuters:  Bank earnings are boosting recovery hopes. Reuters:  IBM (IBM) hiked its full-year outlook. Reuters:  Google’s (GOOG) quarterly results were…
These are some of the top stocks to watch this morning for active trading today based on pre-market and after-hours volume activity. There are links through to each with more detailed coverage…
Nokia (NOK) posted poor earnings, but handset sales rose to 103 units, up 11% from the immediately previous quarter. Revenue dropped 25% to 9,9 billion euros. Net income was down 73% to…
Douglas A. McIntyre There is still some conversation about the federal government restricting short-selling activity in certain stocks. The counterargument to these restrictions is that short selling plays an important role in the valuation of…
These are some of the top analyst downgrades or cautious calls we have seen early this Tuesday morning: American Commercial Lines (ACLI) Cut to Market Perform at Morgan Keegan. AMR Corp. (AMR)…
Software is supposed to be a high margin business and hardware a sector in which most companies struggle with gross margins. Hardware components are expensive and there is almost no getting around…
We have another rough couple of quarters ahead of us in PC and computer sales. There are some things to take heed here which will come front and center for the sales…
Intel (INTC) means to push deeply into the mobile chip market. That is bad news for the two companies that own most of the territory now–TI (TXN) and Qualcomm (QCOM). Intel is…
Research-in-Motion Ltd. (NASDAQ: RIMM) is set to report earnings after the close of trading today. This will be a key report that can impact rivals such as Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), Nokia…
Contrary to the growing optimism for a takeout, Palm (PALM)Â is a company with little revenue, huge losses, a messy financing situation, and an expensive stock that would appear to have few suitors.…
Research-in-Motion Ltd. (NASDAQ: RIMM) will be the biggest earnings released this week for tech investors because it will be a direct reflection on rivals Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), Nokia (NYSE: NOK), and…
Companies in the handset business envy RIM (RIMM) and Apple (AAPL) and covet their market share in the smartphone business. Analysts assume that the Blackberry and iPhone will slug it out, vying for…
Reuters:Â Â The US outlined new financial market reforms. Reuters:Â Â Obama lobbied MDs on his new healthcare package. Reuters:Â Â Russia hosted the first BRIC summit. Reuters:Â Â B of A’s (BAC) BlackRock (BLK) stake…
Reuters:Â Â The heads of the emerging markets, the so-called BRICs, held their first global summit. Reuters:Â Â Obama will be tested this week on financial reforms. Reuters:Â Â Rich nations are working on an…
These are the top pre-market analyst downgrades and cautious research calls we have seen from Wall Street early this Friday morning with more than two hours until the market opens: ABB (ABB)…
