Short interest in a number of major financial firms rose for the period ending October 15. Shares short in Citigroup (NYSE:C) rose 51% to 178.1 million. The short interest in CIT (NYSE:CIT)…
Updated throughout the day        Updated 3.34 PM EST: Consensus figures for Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) earnings may be significantly too high (Barron’s) Updated 1.14 PM EST:  The whisper number for Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) is $1.47 EPS…
Reuters:Â Â US corporations are concerned about the weakness of the dollar. Reuters:Â Â Bernanke says that global imbalances in trade and cash flows must be addressed. Reuters:Â Â Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT) is attacking new markets…
These are the top early-bird analyst upgrades and positive research calls which we have seen from Wall Street early this Monday morning: Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE: AMD) Raised to Buy at UBS.…
The short interest in Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) was steady in the period that ended on September 30 at 16 million shares.The bet being made against RIM (NASDAQ:RIMM) rose 13% to 13% to 19.2 million.…
These are some of the top stocks to watch for active trading today based on pre-market and after-hours volume activity. There are links through to more detailed coverage and volume analysis at…
A number of short sellers are not buying the tech rally and have substantially increased their positions in Microsoft (MSFT), Dell (DELL), Cisco (CSCO), Symantec (SYMC), and Palm (PALM). Among other major…
Goldman Sachs is out with some key calls in technology sector today. While some calls are positive, our take on this is more of a cautious stance due to the broad nature…
It’s taken a back seat to health care, but one of the next big agenda items for President Obama’s administration is cybersecurity, a priority that is becoming all the more clear following…
Data Domain, Inc. (NASDAQ: DDUP) keeps getting higher and higher bids in the bidding war that has erupted between EMC Corp. (NYSE: EMC) and NetApp, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTAP). Interestingly enough, this has…
Reuters:Â Â Small banks are worried that new regulations will hurt their earnings. Reuters:Â Â A judge approved the sale of GM assets. Reuters:Â Â Rio Tinto (RTP) sold its food packaging assets for $1.2…
These are the top pre-market analyst upgrades and downgrades this Wednesday morning in early trading. American Water Works (AWK) Started as Buy at Brean Murray. CardioNet (BEAT) Cut to Hold at Citigroup;…
These are the top pre-market analyst upgrades and positive research calls we have seen from Wall Street firms this Wednesday morning: Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY) Started as Outperform at Oppenheimer. MAP…
Apple’s (AAPL) march to make the iPhone a viable alternative to the business-oriented RIM (RIMM) Blackberry and perhaps netbooks, which are posting surging sales, got a boost from software security companies. Symantec…
These are some of the top pre-market analyst downgrades and cautious research calls from Wall Street this Thursday morning: American Superconductor (AMSC) Cut to Hold at Deutsche Bank. AT&T (T) Cut to…
