U.S. equity markets opened lower this morning following a weaker-than-expected employment report from ADP and concern that Friday’s report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics will follow the ADP lead (more coverage…
ThinkstockWorldwide shipments of PCs fell 13.9% in the first quarter of 2013, compared with the first quarter of 2012, according to the latest data from International Data Corp. (IDC). That is the…
ThinkstockThe ability for consumers to view the world from the screen of their smartphone or tablet device is quickly changing the technology world. The need for faster access, more processing power and…
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…
U.S. equity markets opened lower this morning following a mixed bag of data on the U.S. economy and mixed earnings results out this morning. In Europe, Germany’s retail sales fell sharply this…
Jon OggThese are some of this Thursday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall St. research calls. Comerica Inc. (NYSE: CMA) cut to Underperform at Bernstein. Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) has…
U.S. equity markets opened slightly lower this morning following not-much in the way of new data and a wait-and-see attitude until tomorrow’s meeting announcement from the FOMC, which began a two-day meeting…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall St. research calls this Tuesday. Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE: ANF) raised to Outperform at BMO. American…
U.S. equity markets opened mixed this morning on relatively little new data. In Europe, Italian consumer confidence rose more than expected and Germany auctioned 12-month bills at a positive yield for the…
ThinkstockDell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) has seen its shares rise handily on Monday on news (rumors really) that the company might be in talks with private equity firms in a possible go-private transaction. All…
Frank Golhen, via Wikimedia CommonsWednesday morning is bringing many unusual movers after the start of earnings season. Alcoa Inc. (NYSE: AA) is trading up about 2% after the company beat on revenues…
U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning following yesterday’s gains with another good start. In Asia, the North Korean rocket launch did not cause markets to run for cover and a very…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall St. research calls this Wednesday. Align Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: ALGN) cut to Underperform as Bear of the…
courtesy of DellShort sellers pressed into tech and Internet stocks during the period that ended November 15, a gamble that consumer spending on and business investment in electronics products and IT are…
The holiday deals out here for external storage almost seem too good to be true, particularly if you have purchased storage devices for a decade or more. We have commented on this…
