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Memories Of March Return As Momentum Stocks Hit Hard
Tuesday, July 8, 2014 - 4:49pm | 1900U.S. stocks sold off hard with momentum stocks seeing larger losses with names like Twitter, Facebook, FireEye and others under-performed major indices significantly. The Fed's richmond President Jeffrey Lacker commented that U.S. inflation has bottomed and is moving towards its target...
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Barron's Recap: 2014 Midyear Roundtable
Saturday, June 14, 2014 - 5:16pm | 860This weekend in Barron's online: the 2014 Midyear Roundtable, why most investing professionals are below average, as well as the prospects for Goodyear, Franklin Resources, Tribune Company, Electronic Arts, Southwest Airlines, Big Lots and more. Cover Story "2014 Midyear Roundtable -- Picking Up...
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Earnings Expectations For The Week Of January 27: Facebook, Google, Apple And More
Monday, January 27, 2014 - 7:56am | 982The earnings crunch is on this week. Highlights will include reports from Amazon.com, Apple, Boeing, Comcast, Facebook, Google and Yahoo! All of them are expected to report year-over-year growth in per-share earnings. But analysts are looking for declining profits from the likes of Caterpillar,...
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Barron's Recap: Watch Out Apple, Here Comes Lenovo
Saturday, September 7, 2013 - 3:21pm | 895This weekend in Barron's online: how Lenovo is putting the moves on Apple and Samsung, as well as the prospects for Microsoft, Bob Evans Farms and Chinese and Korean stocks. Cover Story "Lenovo on the Attack" by Leslie P. Norton. Lenovo has come out of nowhere to become the global leader in...
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Barron's Recap: Should Pot Be Legal?
Sunday, June 2, 2013 - 8:03pm | 853This weekend in Barron's online: the case for the legalization of marijuana, the hidden costs in tech and the prospects for Intel, Waste Management and recent spinoffs. Cover Story "Should Pot Be Legal?" by Thomas G. Donlan. According to the Pew Research Center, 52 percent of Americans now...
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SanDisk Earnings Preview: Solid First-Quarter Results Expected
Tuesday, April 16, 2013 - 7:21am | 741SanDisk (NASDAQ: SNDK), which Zacks upgraded to Strong Buy last week and Forbes said could rise to more than $60 a share, is scheduled to report its first-quarter 2013 results Wednesday, April 17 after the markets close. Investors will be watching to see if tailwinds from stable NAND pricing and a...
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Barron's Recap (3/23/13): World's Best CEOs
Sunday, March 24, 2013 - 1:12pm | 1115This weekend in Barron's online: the annual list of the best chief executives in the world, and the prospects for Darden Restaurants, Sarepta Therapeutics and Seacor Holdings. Cover Story "World's Best CEOs" by Andrew Bary. Barron's ninth annual list of the 30 best chief executives in the...
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Barron's Recap (12/22/12): Betting on Europe in 2013
Saturday, December 22, 2012 - 2:24pm | 879This weekend in Barron's online: the outlook for European stocks in 2013, the prospects for PNC Financial Services and Central Garden & Pet, uncovering the hidden potential for higher corporate earnings, and a fresh look at Washington, D.C. Cover Story "Europe on Sale" by Jonathan Buck....
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Barron's Recap (10/20/12): Technology Outlook
Monday, October 22, 2012 - 8:18am | 921This past weekend in Barron's online: who benefits as the PC era wanes, the prospects for Annie's, Texas Industries and National Oilwell Varco, as well as four rising dividend plays. Cover Story "Bye-Bye PCs" by Tiernan Ray. As the personal computer era wanes, this week's cover story says, Dell...
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EMC-Lenovo Deal Troubles HP Investors
Wednesday, August 1, 2012 - 4:26pm | 539EMC Corp.(NYSE: EMC), the biggest maker of data storage devices, and Lenovo Group, the world's second-biggest personal-computer maker, announced a major partnership Wednesday intended to help boost sales of storage equipment and servers that run corporate networks. That could may be bad news for...
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Six Stocks Insiders Are Buying
Thursday, January 12, 2012 - 7:49am | 1020Insiders may sell shares for any number of reasons, but there is really only one reason insiders buy shares of a company -- they believe the stock price will move higher and they want to profit from it. Pullbacks and sell-offs provide a perfect opportunity for investors who have faith in a company...
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Stifel Nicolaus Maintains Buy on EMC
Wednesday, July 13, 2011 - 9:14am | 79Stifel Nicolaus is out with its report today on EMC (NYSE: EMC), maintaining Buy. In a note to clients, Stifel Nicolaus writes, "With our positive view on the storage market, coupled with EMC's product/portfolio depth, we retain our Buy and $33/sh. target price (19x C2012 consolidated non-GAAP EPS...
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Who Wants to Be CEO at AMD?
Thursday, June 16, 2011 - 9:31am | 192It seems no one wants to be chief executive of Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE: AMD). Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) Chief Operating Officer Tim Cook, Oracle's (NASDAQ: ORCL) Co-president Mark Hurd, EMC's (NYSE: EMC) Chief Operating Officer Pat Gelsinger and Carlyle Group Managing Director Greg Summer...
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Deutsche Bank Reiterates Buy on EMC (EMC)
Tuesday, May 10, 2011 - 8:31am | 109Deutsche Bank is out with its report today on EMC (NYSE: EMC), reiterating Buy. In a note to clients, Deutsche Bank writes, "In front of a record crowd, EMC outlined its strategy to grow faster than the broader IT market, take share and detailed how it is uniquely positioned to benefit from the...
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Morgan Stanley Raises EMC Target From $30 To $32
Thursday, April 21, 2011 - 10:34am | 27Morgan Stanley is raising its PT on shares of EMC Corp. (NYSE: EMC) from $30 to $32. EMC currently trades at $28.28.