thinkstockWe have tracked the key short interest changes as of December 14th in the following large cap stocks: General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE), Nokia Corp. (NYSE: NOK), Bank of America Corp. (NYSE:…
ThinkstockShort sellers have changed their bets in the high-dividend stocks now that the taxes are almost certain to change in this sector. We are seeing the bets against some of these great…
Frank Golhen, via Wikimedia CommonsThe Dogs of the Dow are measured out each year simply as the five highest common stock dividend yields among the Dow Jones Industrial Average’s 30 components. We…
courtesy of NetflixNetflix Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) management said the reason part of its service was out on Christmas Eve was that the technology and hardware owned by Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), which powers the video firm’s streaming product, were…
ThinkstockLed by smartphone makers Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), Samsung Electronics, and LG Electronics, 4G LTE phone shipments will rise from just under 91 million units in 2012 to 275 million units in…
ThinkstockHulu, the streaming video company jointly owned by The Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS), Comcast Corp. (NASDAQ: CMCSA) and News Corp. (NASDAQ: NWS), expects revenues of $695 million in 2012, up 65%…
ThinkstockWhen Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S) made its $2.1 billion offer yesterday for Clearwire Corp. (NASDAQ: CLWR), it was inevitable that some shareholders would object to the $2.90 per share bid as…
courtesy of Verizon WirelessOn the Redbox homepage, the DVD rental firm owned by Coinstar Inc. (NASDAQ: CSTR) has begun to promote a streaming movie service it plans to launch with Verizon Communications…
thinkstockThe Federal Reserve links bond buying to unemployment rates. (Reuters) The European Central Bank will have new authority over Europe’s banks. (Reuters) The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, which said it…
Short sellers have made some serious changes in the high dividend stocks now that the taxes are almost certain to change in this sector. We tracked the short interest changes from November…
ThinkstockGoogle Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) dominates Internet search. When comScore (NASDAQ: SCOR) posted its October U.S. search market numbers, Google had a whopping 66.7% of the total market share. What if Google decides that…
ThinkstockWhen any industry grows at a breathtaking speed, there are always big winners and big losers. Motorola and Nokia Corp. (NYSE: NOK) once dominated handset sales, now that world belongs to Samsung…
The Federal Reserve will begin a new round of bond buying in hopes of stimulating the economy. (Reuters) China shares reached a quarter-long high as government policy initiatives buoy investors. (Reuters) Nokia…
These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall St. research calls this Monday. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) reiterated Buy with $800 target and raised estimates at…
The top-rated wireless carrier in the U.S. is Verizon Wireless according to a survey conducted recently by Consumer Reports magazine. Verizon Wireless, a joint venture between Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) and…
