Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) soon will release its mini iPad. (Reuters) Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) delivers better-than-expected earnings and its CEO says the firm will move aggressively into mobile. (Reuters) ARM Holding…
It was twenty-five years ago today that the 1987 stock market crash came. Fortunes were lost on that day, but fortunes were also made in the aftermath. The NYSE was said to…
Some of the companies that trade as part of the Dow Jones Industrial Average already have reported earnings for the third quarter. The fate of their share prices, at least for now,…
The BAE merger with EADS faces more trouble from nations and shareholders. (Reuters) The International Monetary Fund points to the eurozone crisis as the most likely cause of a worldwide slowdown. (Reuters)…
P&GProcter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) is trying to fight shareholder activism at the moment as Bill Ackman has been trying to attract more attention to his calls against the path that P&G…
Jon C. Ogg The coming fiscal cliff represents a huge hurdle for America. Government and private sector forecasters have warned that the expiration of tax cuts, along with hundreds of billions of dollars in government…
General Electric Co.’s (NYSE: GE) current management never has liked being reminded of the conglomerate’s share price when superhero CEO Jack Welch left almost 12 years ago. Shares traded at approximately $37 when…
The fiscal cliff has been described as a potential disaster for the finances of individuals and corporations alike. If Congress and the White House do not reach an agreement on the budget…
Douglas A. McIntyre Spain will cut its budget ahead of a possible request for aid. (Reuters) Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC) tests systems that allow people to make payments via smartphone. (Reuters) Procter &…
Short sellers are still active in the high-dividend names out there. Apparently many are under the impression that the dividend bubble is worth betting against. Still, it takes keen conviction to short…
Short sellers appear to be increasing their bets against some of the key dividend stocks we track each and every day, judging by the August 15 settlement date for the short interest…
Church & Dwight Co. Inc. (NYSE: CHD) is trying to rectify its premium valuation with an acquisition. The consumer products company has traded at much higher valuations than its larger rivals like Procter…
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-B, BRK-A) and Warren Buffett have just released their most recent U.S.-listed equity holdings showing that there have been some significant changes in the positions of the Berkshire…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall St. research calls this Tuesday morning. Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. (NYSE: ARCO) started as Neutral at Credit…
Knight Capital Group Inc. (NYSE: KCG) raises $400 million. (CNBC) HTC reports that sales of its smartphones fell 45% year-over-year. (Reuters) The New York State Department of Financial Services apparently is investigating…
