courtesy of IBMInternational Business Machine Corp. (NYSE: IBM) has lost the capacity for revenue growth. The troubling trend began a long time ago. Its recent earnings confirmed that the huge tech firm…
ThinkstockCNN Money released its list of the 20 highest paid chief executive officers of 2012. It was refreshing to see some of the CEOs that have led their companies to long-term success made…
ThinkstockPortugal Austerity Ruling The highest court in Portugal ruled that some of the austerity measures to be employed by the government to curtail deficits are not constitutional. In reaction, the central government…
courtesy of Hewlett-PackardTwo humiliated members of the board of Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ) left and Chairman Ray Lane stepped down but will remain on the board. These actions address legacy issues, but…
Jon OggThe markets closed out the first quarter of 2013 with a big rally and the bulls seem to remain in charge. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) is up more than…
U.S. equity markets opened lower this morning following a stack of poor reports on the Italian economy. New industrial orders were down, industrial sales were down, and retail sales were down. To…
ThinkstockCredit Suisse has reviewed and screened the holdings of 857 large cap mutual funds and has seen that technology is very well represented in the top holdings on average at this universe…
These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations from select Wall Street research calls on Tuesday, March 27, 2013. They include AOL, Bed Bath & Beyond,General Mills, Google and Oracle.
courtesy of NetflixA Fed study says China growth will slow in 2030. (Reuters) Citigroup Inc. (NYSE: C) may cuts its cash position to $35 billion to redeem expensive debt. (Reuters) Battery problems…
ThinkstockThe Wall Street Journal and several other news outlets have reported that Blackstone Group L.P. (NYSE: BX) and Carl Icahn will make a bid to take Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) private via…
courtesy Dell Inc.The board of Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) set a “go-shop” deadline for one minute after midnight tonight to see if the company could entice a bidder to compete with Dell…
U.S. equity markets opened lower this morning and trailed slowly downward all day. The situation in Cyprus was unchanged this morning (more coverage here). In Europe, both manufacturing and non-manufacturing PMI fell…
Jon OggInvestors and traders seem to constantly look for new good research-driven ideas for stocks to buy and for stocks to sell. Some of these come from independent research firms and some…
courtesy Dell Inc.If Blackstone Group L.P. (NYSE: BX) can top an buyout offer by Michael Dell and Silver Lake Partners to buy Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL), the private equity firm may have…
ThinkstockEuropean Business Activity Cyprus is not the only major concern for the European Union. The purchasing managers index (PMI) for the region plunged in March as more evidence came in that austerity…
