ThinkstockApple vs. Congress Near the top of the business headlines is the battle that Congress has started to wage with Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) over the taxes it pays. By some measures, the company…
courtesy of AOL, IncYahoo! Inc.’s (NASDAQ: YHOO) profits in Asia will help balance the risk of its Tumblr buyout. (Reuters) A successful vote to split the chairman and CEO jobs at J.P. Morgan Chase…
ThinkstockThe 2013 version of BrandZ’s Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brands put Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) in first place with a valuation of $185.1 billion, ironic, given the company’s trouble. The research shows how…
U.S. equity markets opened lower this morning but soon rose above the break-even line where it stayed until noon when share prices began to dip. That was quite a shift from Asian markets, where…
courtesy of ArcelorMittalSterne Agee has released a consolidated report showing the firm’s top analyst stock picks in energy and industrials now that we are out of the first quarter earnings season. This will highlight…
ThinkstockPrivate equity firm Vista Equity Partners has agreed to acquire Websense Inc. (NASDAQ: WBSN) for $24.75 a share in cash, or a total of about $907 million. The Internet security firm will become a…
These are the top analyst downgrades, cautious research notes and stocks to sell from Wall Street for Monday, May 20, 2013. They include Bank of America, Charles Schwab, SanDisk and Bed Bath & Beyond.
These are the top analyst upgrades and stocks to buy from select Wall Street research calls on May 20, 2013. They include J.C. Penney, Pandora Media, Priceline.com and T-Mobile US.
ThinkstockAs federal officials investigate insider trading at Steven Cohen’s SAC Capital Advisors, the noose has begun to tighten around his neck. There has long been a suspicion that he was aware of the illegal…
via Wikimedia CommonsYahoo! Inc.’s (NASDAQ: YHOO) $1.1 billion cash buyout of Tumblr already has been criticized because of the large sum involved compared to Tumblr’s extremely modest revenue, estimated at $13 million last year.…
ThinkstockThe original concept behind the creation of the suburbs was that they were an oasis for the middle class, fairly far from the bustle of cities and away from the poor who were housed…
Courtesy BlackBerryChesapeake Cleans Up Its Act Chesapeake Energy Corp. (NYSE: CHK) finally has succeeded in throwing out its morally challenged CEO Aubrey McClendon and some of his equally morally challenged board. McClendon not only enjoyed…
courtesy of Facebook Inc.The drop in the budget deficit puts less pressure on a compromise by the White House and Congress over the federal deficit. (Reuters) Yahoo! Inc.’s (NASDAQ: YHOO) board approves a $1.1…
via Wikimedia CommonsJust as there were rumors that Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) would buy social media site Tumblr, there are not rumors that the deal is finished. It is not clear what a $1.1…
U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning, taking advantage of buying opportunities after yesterday’s slide in equities’ prices. In the U.S., the Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment index and the Conference Board leading…