U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning and trading stayed positive territory all day. No solution has yet been agreed to the Cyprus banking crisis (more coverage here), but the delay has had...
Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) was nothing short of a really bad earnings report.  The wart on the nose is a declining margin, declining earnings power, and less and less revenue growth.  With only 2% to...
We have seen many semiconductor and circuit calls this morning with upgrades and downgrades from Wall Street analysts.  Here are some of these upgrades and downgrades: Altera (ALTR) Cut to...
The July 31st short interest reports for some of the big semiconductor makers are mixed, although the swings are quite large in most cases.We looked at eight stocks: Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC),...
These are this Friday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls: AOL Inc. (NYSE: AOL) Started as Neutral at Goldman Sachs. BP plc (NYSE: BP) Raised...
Source: ThinkstockDespite an explosion in smartphone and tablet sales in 2012, overall semiconductor sales were down for the year. The three-month average for global chip sales was $24.74 billion in...
Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) is among many of the established companies which has filed its annual report or 10-K with the SEC.  These reports are almost always long and boring and unfortunately...
These are this Wednesday’s top 10 analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls: Achillion Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: ACHN) Started as Buy at Roth Capital....
These are some of this Tuesday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research notes: Allied Irish Bank plc (NYSE: AIB) Cut To Neutral From Buy By Goldman Sachs...
These are some of this Thursday morning’s top analyst research calls seen in upgrades, downgrades, and initiations: Actuant Corp. (NYSE: ATU) Raised to Outperform at Wells Fargo. BP plc (NYSE:...
Since the beginning of the year the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index is up about 17%. The run-up may be over for some chip makers and sustainable for others. Analysts have set some new target prices...
These are some of Wednesday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls.Aetna, Inc. (NYSE: AET) named Bull of the Day at Zacks. Big Lots Inc. (NYSE:...
These are ten of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from early Wall Street research calls this Wednesday morning: American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP) Started as Buy at...
By now everyone in the world knows that Apple blew the door off the hinges on its latest quarterly earnings report.  The consumer electronics giant overcame iPad shortages with very strong iPhone...
Looking for companies that are “cheap” is often a tricky situation when you just run the numbers.  Cheap stocks are usually cheap for a reason, and that reason is either because fears...