ARM Holdings PLC (NASDAQ: ARMH) is bucking the Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) drag. With its processor sales strong for smartphones and tablets, the British company managed to beat earnings expectations...
The good news is that many of these post-IPO losers are actually popping back up now that the markets overseas are pulling us up.  The bad news is that this latest downdraft in the market over the...
It is April Fools’ Day but we are not going to propagate any hoaxes.  What we do want to revisit is some of the great frauds which have originated outside of public companies and managed to harm...
Source: Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Wednesday.Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARNA) Cut to Neutral at...
When you have a credit rating downgrade of the U.S. followed by a 300+ point drop in the DJIA and another near-100 point drop in the NASDAQ, it is no shock at all that you are seeing some big...
DRAM price trends were not exactly going that great for chip makers this summer.  It was brutal.  Now we are seeing some production cuts, so even if demand is slack this is offering some price...
The Blackstone Group L.P. (NYSE: BX) may look like it has a huge portfolio of public stocks to many investors.  While that is actually true, the bulk of this is due to its portfolio companies coming...
Source: Jon OggThese are some of this Monday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls.Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: MDRX) Started as...
These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Tuesday morning.The Active Network, Inc. (NYSE: ACTV) Started as Buy at BofA/ML;...
Everyone, or most everyone, loves initial public offerings and the allure of great gains on the great growth engines of the next decade.  Sometimes things just don’t work out as well as the hype...
Source: Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall St. research firms this Friday.Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (NYSE: BK) cut to Neutral at...
A raft of good earnings reports pushed the markets higher at opening this morning, sending the Dow Industrials up about 200 points at mid-day. For some reason traders are hopeful that this...
The recent sell-off has been brutal to semiconductors and chip stocks of late.  To make matters worse, investing in technology and semiconductors can be brutal during the summer months.  Still,...
The 2011 Class of Private Equity-Backed IPOs is really off to a rough start.  The market conditions of late have all culminated to create a cautious IPO environment and even a cautious private...
Source: Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Wednesday morning.Allstate Corporation (NYSE: ALL) Started as...