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Earning Preview: Research In Motion - Analyst Blog
Wednesday, December 15, 2010 - 11:00am | 943Research In Motion Ltd. (RIMM) will announce the third quarter financial results of fiscal 2011 on December 16, after the closing bell. We expect the earnings momentum to continue for the company due to two reasons. First, third and fourth quarters of fiscal year generally remains seasonally...
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Teradata Widens Wal-Mart Agreement (TDC, WMT)
Wednesday, December 15, 2010 - 10:43am | 56Teradata (NYSE: TDC) announced an agreement to broaden its partnership with Walmart (NYSE: WMT). The agreement includes an upgrade and expansion of Walmart's data warehouse environment to provide next-generation capabilities. Shares of TDC are down 3 cents in early trading to $42.42.
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Teradata Renews Partnership With Walmart
Wednesday, December 15, 2010 - 10:12am | 68Teradata Corporation (NYSE: TDC) today announced an agreement to broaden its partnership with Walmart (NYSE: WMT). The agreement includes an upgrade and expansion of Walmart's data warehouse environment to provide next-generation capabilities. The Teradata technology will offer an expected 50...
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Stocks with Lots of Cash and No Debt
Wednesday, December 15, 2010 - 3:32am | 459Cash is king. If you don't believe it, look at Apple (AAPL), with more than $25 billion in cash. On top of that, the company is debt free. Maybe that is why the stock is up over 345% over the last five years. Many investors look for debt free stocks selling at or near cash per share. These are...
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DELL to Acquire Compellent - Analyst Blog
Tuesday, December 14, 2010 - 5:30pm | 568Round Rock, Texas-based PC maker Dell Inc. (DELL) signed a definitive agreement to acquire storage-solution provider Compellent Technologies Inc. (CML). The all-cash deal, valued at $960.0 million, or $27.75 per share of Compellent, is expected to be completed by early 2011. It is expected to be...
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DELL to Acquire Compellent - Analyst Blog
Tuesday, December 14, 2010 - 5:15pm | 568Round Rock, Texas-based PC maker Dell Inc. (DELL) signed a definitive agreement to acquire storage-solution provider Compellent Technologies Inc. (CML). The all-cash deal, valued at $960.0 million, or $27.75 per share of Compellent, is expected to be completed by early 2011. It is expected to be...
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Latest In Radware Takeover Speculation (RDWR)
Tuesday, December 14, 2010 - 12:57pm | 228Radware (NASDAQ: RDWR) continues to trade higher on takeover speculation following a Globes article from an Israeli news daily. In that article, Globes mentioned the possibility of a $1B acquisition by HP (NYSE: HPQ) or IBM (NYSE: IBM). Today, Globes provided updated thoughts in another article...
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Tuesday's Mid-Day Options Volume Leaders (C, BBY, WMB, BAC, AAPL)
Tuesday, December 14, 2010 - 12:36pm | 106The overall market is in hover-mode as it waits for the FOMC rate decision, though no change to rates or language is expected. Here are your mid-day options volume leaders… 1. Citigroup (NYSE: C) 387,493 contracts, 88.8% calls, 11.2% puts 2. Best Buy Co. (NYSE: BBY) 115,708 contracts, 58.3% calls...
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Unconfirmed Rumors Circulate that VirnetX Holding Corp (VHC) will settle with Apple Inc. (AAPL) major positive for (VHC)
Tuesday, December 14, 2010 - 11:07am | 39Unconfirmed Rumors Circulate that VirnetX Holding Corp (VHC) will settle with Apple Inc. (AAPL) major positive for (VHC)..
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Piper Jaffray Downgrades Compellent To Neutral On Dell Takeover Deal
Tuesday, December 14, 2010 - 10:34am | 66Piper Jaffray has lowered its rating on shares of Compellent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: CML) to Neutral. At the same time, Piper Jaffray has raised its price target to $27.75 (from $25) to reflect Dell Inc.'s (NASDAQ: DELL) recent takeover offer on shares of CML. Compellent currently trades at $27.98...
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Company News For Dec 14, 2010 - Corporate Summary
Tuesday, December 14, 2010 - 10:33am | 814• Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) announced a quarterly dividend increase of 11% to $0.20 • Sanderson Farms (NASDAQ:SAFM) reported fiscal fourth quarter earnings of $2.08, beating Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.69, on revenues of $529.1 million, which was ahead of Zacks Consensus Estimate of $524.0 million • ...
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Stock Market News for Dec 14, 2010 - Market News
Tuesday, December 14, 2010 - 10:33am | 804On Monday, the markets closed mixed with Nasdaq ending its eight day winning streak while other major indices edged slightly higher. Expectations that the Senate would pass the tax-cuts package helped the markets gain modestly. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.2% to 11,428.56. The...
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Stock Market News for Dec 14, 2010 - Market News
Tuesday, December 14, 2010 - 10:07am | 804On Monday, the markets closed mixed with Nasdaq ending its eight day winning streak while other major indices edged slightly higher. Expectations that the Senate would pass the tax-cuts package helped the markets gain modestly. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.2% to 11,428.56. The...
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Company News For Dec 14, 2010 - Corporate Summary
Tuesday, December 14, 2010 - 10:06am | 814• Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) announced a quarterly dividend increase of 11% to $0.20 • Sanderson Farms (NASDAQ:SAFM) reported fiscal fourth quarter earnings of $2.08, beating Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.69, on revenues of $529.1 million, which was ahead of Zacks Consensus Estimate of $524.0 million • ...
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ETF Argument, This Nerd Weighs In
Tuesday, December 14, 2010 - 9:25am | 945The fallout and debate from both the Kauffman Report and Bogan Paper continues to flow which is a positive for anyone trying to figure out their best way to construct a portfolio. The latest contribution to the discussion comes from Kendall Anderson in a post called Seven Questions For ETF...