After the close of trading today will come earnings from two key players in technology and communications: Oracle Corporation (NASDAQ: ORCL) and Research-in-Motion Ltd. (NASDAQ: RIMM). Traders and investors alike will be…
The head of Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE: GS) said that an ex-director leaked confidential information. (Reuters) The prime minister of Portugal stepped down as his austerity plan was rejected by Parliament. (Reuters)…
Are investors forgetting the lessons of the dot-com bust of the 1990s?It would seem to be the case. Just like in the Clinton administration, companies with uncertain prospects are attracting insanely high…
Earnings season is supposed to be over, but we have a packed week full of earnings due from off-calendar quarterly earnings reports. We have compiled Thomson Reuters estimates and added color where…
Lawson Software Inc. (NASDAQ: LWSN) is trading well above its current fresh $11.25 cash buyout from Golden Gate Capital and Infor. There is a reason… Investors believe more is coming. Carl Icahn…
Hewlett-Packard’s (NYSE: HPQ) new CEO Léo Apotheker laid out a relatively simple formula for the expansion and improved profitability of the large technology firm that completely ignores the work of his successful predecessor…
It was just two years ago today that the U.S. markets reached an absolute bottom. Investors were reeling and the public was literally getting ready for a breakdown of the system. After…
One of the co-founders of Facebook is looking to unload $300 million worth of shares in the pioneering social networking company, according to the New York Post. The question is why. Sales…
Obama called for a spending freeze for some government discretionary spending. (Reuters) The Federal Reserve will probably stick to it plans to buy bonds and noted economic improvement. (Reuters) Toyota Motor (NYSE:…
Short sellers cut their bets against tech shares as earnings seasons approaches, based on data of short interest in major stocks as of December 31. Shares short in Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) dropped…
Microsoft’s (NASDAQ: MSFT) CEO Steve Ballmer is not going anywhere. Some analysts say that the company’s performance at CES was poor. The world’s largest software firm said sales of its Kinect video…
Dot Hill Systems Corporation (NASDAQ: HILL) is finding itself back in favor this morning. The company has aspects of the cloud for investors but it is more for storage solutions, software, and…
These are some of this Monday’s key analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls. Airgas Inc. (NYSE: ARG) Raised to Overweight at Piper Jaffray. American Capital Agency Corp.…
When Novell, Inc. (NASDAQ: NOVL) agreed to be acquired by privately held Attachmate Corp. in late November, part of the deal included the concurrent sale of some of Novell’s intellectual property to…
These are some of this Friday’s key analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls. Amgen Inc. (NASDAQ: AMGN) Raised to Outperform at Leerink Swann. AON Corporation (NYSE: AON)…
