ThinkstockDuring the bull market for technology stocks in the 1990s, investors eagerly awaited the quarterly results from the large-cap technology leaders. The personal computer was being totally integrated into the home and…
ThinkstockThe second half of last year was supposed to bring some improvement in server sales following a first half during which customers were sitting on their wallets waiting for new products. The…
IslandAirLarry Ellison, the billionaire founder of Oracle Corporation (NASDAQ: ORCL), is adding yet another odd purchase to his vast private holdings. His purchase of megayachts, racing yachts, multiple airplanes, mansions, and more…
Jon C. Ogg ThinkstockWe have heard it on Wall St., in Las Vegas, even in the movies: “show me the money.” There is a good reason why. Corporate spending is the fuel that drives profits,…
ThinkstockAmericans are often concerned about how Chinese economic growth and the rise of major Chinese businesses could impact U.S. interests. With the People’s Republic expected to pass the United States in gross…
Jon OggThe Argus research company has provided investors with quality, independent equity research since 1934. For the individual investor, a source for independent research is always a positive for a portfolio. With…
U.S. equity markets opened lower this morning as concerns about European markets reared up again. The U.K.’s PMI came in lower than expected and consumer confidence was lower, sending equities markets on…
courtesy of OracleOracle Corp. (NASDAQ: ORCL) has promised no more large mergers for the near-term, although buying a $1.6 billion company still appears to be fair game for Larry Ellison and his…
Jon C. Ogg Jon OggThese are some of this Friday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall St. research calls. Anheuser-Busch InBev S.A./N.V. (NYSE: BUD) cut to Hold at Soc-Gen. Buffalo Wild Wings Inc.…
Thinkstock The United States has always prided itself as one of the most innovative countries in the world. In fact, patenting in a wide range of scientific fields has been on the…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall St. research calls this Friday. Alliant Techsystems Inc. (NYSE: ATK) cut to Market Perform at FBR Capital…
courtesy Best Buy Co. Inc.Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) and Best Buy Co. Inc. (NYSE: BBY) are each in trouble as the business environments they helped to create become passe and investors wonder…
courtesy SAP AGSAP A.G. (NYSE: SAP) reported preliminary fourth quarter and full-year 2012 results before markets opened this morning. The enterprise software company reported adjusted quarterly operating profit of €1.96 billion on…
ThinkstockAfter a solid year for information technology spending by major corporations in 2012, companies surveyed by analysts at UBS A.G. (NYSE: UBS) suggest that spending will decline in 2013. In fact estimates have dropped…
courtesy Dell Inc.The plans for Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ) and Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) to revive their fortunes were based, and still are to some extent, on a move into IT consulting…
