ThinkstockNews that Western Digital Corp. (NASDAQ: WDC) and is acquiring STEC Inc. (NASDAQ: STEC) has shares of STEC rising massively on Monday morning. What really matters here is that Western Digital’s move…
U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning following a report on U.S. unemployment that was better than analysts expected (more coverage here). There were literally hundreds of U.S. companies reporting earnings between…
U.S. equity markets opened mixed this morning as investors and traders tried to make sense of more than 150 earnings reports that were released between last night’s closing bell and this morning’s…
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…
U.S. equity markets opened mixed this morning with the DJIA and the S&P 500 higher, and the Nasdaq lower, dragged down by concern over the earnings of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) (more…
U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning following a string of solid earnings reports yesterday and after markets closed last night. As we note below, earnings results were more mixed today, but…
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…
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…
The three major U.S. stock indexes opened lower this morning and remained in negative territory all day. The decline is down to weak earnings from many U.S. firms reporting results today. In…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall St. research notes this Tuesday. AMC Networks Inc. (NASDAQ: AMCX) cut to Neutral at JPMorgan. Amgen Inc.…
ThinkstockWestern Digital Corp. (NASDAQ: WDC) reported fiscal first quarter 2013 results after markets closed today. For the quarter, the hard drive maker posted adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $2.36 on…
ThinkstockIt was just on Friday that Citigroup downgraded disk-drive makers Western Digital Corp. (NASDAQ: WDC) and Seagate Technology Ltd. (NASDAQ: STX) to Sell based on the current technology climate. Now we have a…
The three major U.S. stock indexes opened flat this morning, and after a brief stay in positive territory, shares went negative and remained no better than flat for most of the day.…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations we have seen from Wall St. research calls this Friday. Alpha Natural Resources Inc. (NYSE: ANR) cut to Neutral at…
