by Jon C. Ogg ALL cut to Equal Weight at Lehman.APPB cut to Underperform at Bear Stearns.ARMHY cut to Hold at Deutsche bank.AXS raised to Hold at Citigroup.CEG started as Buy at Deutsche Bank.DB cut...
Yesterday I noted that Cisco Systems (CSCO) would need to go above and beyond expectations to impress the street, and that is just what the company did. CSCO closed up 1.05% at $25.10 in normal...
I noted that Cisco Systems (CSCO) would need to go above and beyond expectations to impress the street, and that is just what the company did. CSCO closed up 1.05% at $25.10 in normal trading and...
By William Trent, CFA of Stock Market BeatHaving had a chance to review the Analog Devices (ADI) conference call, we came away with a few observations. We’ll start with the commentary from CEO...
AIV raised to Buy at UBS.ALK started as Hold at Soleil.AMR started as Hold at Soleil.AXL raised to Overweight at JPMorgan.AVAV started as Market Weight at Thomas Weisel.AVB raised to Outperform at...
The reading for Q1-2008 GDP is out, and it’s no real surprise that GDP managed to show a small gain of +0.6% on the advance and preliminary number.  Bloomberg had noted a +0.5% Q1 GDP...
A report done for the management of the BBC boiled down to one conclusion–the broadcaster’s business reports need to get back to school Sir Alan Budd, the former chief economic adviser to...
Cramer came out tonight on CNBC’s MAD MONEY proposing that Yahoo! (YHOO) and eBay (EBAY) should get together and merge.  He is calling for this because the growth is slowing in both areas...
Skype, perhaps the world's most widely used free calling application, has added new features. But with the number of instant communication apps out there, this move may be lost in the shuffle.
Ben Bernanke is set to testify on in Washington D.C. before the U.S. House Budget Committee on the economic recovery.  If you look at the prepared comments, it certainly doesn’t sound like the...
Source: Microsoft Sweden, via Wikimedia CommonsAfter Steve Ballmer announced in August that he will step down as Microsoft Corp.’s (NASDAQ: MSFT) chief executive officer, director John Thompson was...
Secondary offerings are often meant for companies to raise more capital, but in the case of Noranda Aluminum, it appears that this is a call by Apollo Global Management to abandon ship.
The first attempts to market video phones are now 30 years or more old. They were run on residential landlines, weak sisters to the video conferencing just emerging at large companies. But, the...
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is indicated higher on a research note this morning from Robert W. Baird.  The firm initiated coverage with a Outperform rating, but the more important issue is the price...