American internet speeds are slow, very slow by international standards. That may be one of the reasons that the $787 billion economic stimulus package has a large financial commitment to building broadband…
Short sellers moved out of tech stocks in large volumes at mid-month. Based on short interest figures as of August 14, shares short in Intel (INTC) fell 33% to 88.3 million. The…
Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN) may still be the leader in its space in the U.S., but the company has become very ‘yesteryear’ for investors. The company recently performed much ‘less-worse’ than expectations…
Several companies run annual brand valuations. It is a good business for advertising and marketing firms to be viewed as experts on brands. Brand values are based on the cash flow they…
Reuters: The Congressional Oversight Panel said the Treasury should do more to get toxic assets off bank balance sheets. Reuters: A federal judge still refuses to sign off on an SEC deal…
Analysts have hoped that the rate at which Americans become unemployed will slow in the second half of 2009. There has been some evidence that the period in which the economy would lose…
Reuters: The recession has badly hurt investments in green technologies. Reuters: Obama called for deeper China ties with the US. Reuters: BP’s (BP) profits fell sharply. Reuters: Bank of America (BAC) will…
AT&T (T) appropriately makes the point that its earnings now are driven by its cellular business and its new fiber broadband. The company now has 79.6 million wireless subscribers. The Apple (AAPL)…
Wall St. analysts expect Apple’s earnings to do better than estimates. This is not surprising. Apple (AAPL) has a history of setting low expectations about its figures and then beating them handily.…
What started as a qu ery to the FCC last month by Sen. John Kerry, (D-Mass.), and a handful of other senators asking whether exclusive deals between carriers and cell phone makers…
Cellular providers including Sprint (S), AT&T (T), and Verizon Wireless (VZ)(VOD) have had the broadband wireless market all to themselves. WiFi offered some modest competition, but its service only works within a…
Reuters: Toyota’s (TM) new management has a rocky road. Reuters: A poll shows confidence in Obama’s economic plans drops. Reuters: Apple’s (AAPL) Jobs was at work. Reuters: Ford (F) and Nissan will…
Yahoo! (YHOO) and Google (GOOG) actually have something to worry about, if Steve Ballmer is not bluffing. The Microsoft (MSFT) CEO says that he company is prepared to spend 5% to 10%…
These are the top analyst upgrades and positive research calls we have seen from Wall Street this Thursday morning with about two hours until the market opens: Abercombie & Fitch (ANF) Raised…
Reuters: The US faces a long period of economic stagnation. Reuters: Obama will release plans for a financial market overhaul. Reuters: The White House will not help California fix its deficit. Reuters: …
