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If you have wondered why there have been so few legacy chip companies announcing mergers, you have to wonder no more.  After the close of trading came word that Texas Instruments Inc. (NYSE: TXN) is...
We are tracking after-hours movers on news this evening.  The largest moves on after-hours volume are being seen in Aeropostale, Inc. (NYSE: ARO), Clean Energy Fuels Corp. (NASDAQ: CLNE), Clearwire...
These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Tuesday morning. Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE: ANF) Raised to Buy at BofA/ML....
Earnings season has mostly come to a close but we still have many companies trickling out earnings which could easily move the needle on shares.  This coming week we will be watching out for...
The issue of intermittency is well-known in alternative energy circles. Solar panels don’t work when the sun doesn’t shine, nor do wind turbines when the wind doesn’t blow. But there is a more...
Many stocks are on the move this Friday morning.  Active traders and day traders are likely to be watching the moves seen in Capstead Mortgage Corp. (NYSE: CMO), GT Solar International Inc. (NASDAQ:...
Twelve of the Fortune 500 CEOs are women. Just twelve. Over the next year, that number is likely to go up considerably because of a confluence of economic and financial factors that have not existed...
National Semiconductor Corp. (NYSE: NSM) is making a push into solar via an acquisition.  The company has acquired Act Solar, Inc. to expand its portfolio of power optimization technologies along...
Broadcom Corporation (NASDAQ: BRCM) followed the path of other chip stocks and came out with lower guidance last night.  This was on the heels of atrocious guidance from Texas Instruments (NYSE:...
According to Reuters, The Tribune Company filed for Chapter 11. Reuters reports that Congress and The White House are close to a bill that would give Detroit modest loans. Reuters reports that Fannie...
National Semiconductor Corp. (NYSE: NSM) reported disappointing second quarter sales and profit for the second quarter after the close.  The chipmaker said that net income fell to $33.9 million, or...
Today may be a fairly important news day after the close for semiconductor stocks.  We have a mid-quarter update from Texas Instruments Inc. (NYSE: TXN) and an earnings report from National...
These are some of the top pre-market analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations we are seeing early this Monday morning with more than two hours until the open: John Bean Technologies (JBT)...
These are ten of the analyst calls we are focusing on early this Wednesday morning in pre-market trading: ASM Intl NV (NASDAQ: ASMI) raised to Buy at Jefferies. BorgWarner (NYSE: BWA) Raised to...
These are ten of the analyst calls we are keying in on this Friday morning: Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) added to CONVICTION BUY LIST at Goldman Sachs; stock up 2% pre-market. ArcelorMittal (NYSE: MT) raised...