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What's Hot on TheStreet
Friday, November 12, 2010 - 2:26pm | 271Here's what Benzinga's reading on our friend, TheStreet.com. What's Hot On TheStreet Why Your Business Should Be an Open Book Most small-business owners have an open-door policy. When you've only got a few employees, holing up alone in an executive suite isn't an option. But being truly open...
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Apple Plummeting, Down 3% (AAPL)
Friday, November 12, 2010 - 1:33pm | 49Shares of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) are plummeting, losing more than $9 per share, on fairly heavy volume. It's already traded more than 9.8 million shares today, while the average volume is 18 million shares. At last check, shares of AAPL were off $9.95 to $306.70.
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Friday's Mid-day Options Volume Leaders (C, CSCO, AAPL, RIMM, BAC)
Friday, November 12, 2010 - 12:43pm | 110The overall market is currently lower on the session, though off the lows of the day. The S&P 500 (CBOE: SPX) is trading at $1,202.40, off by 11.14 points. Here are your mid-day options volume leaders… 1. Citigroup (NYSE: C) 587,770 contracts, 87.0% calls, 13.0% puts 2. Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:...
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Kazakh Railways Turns to IBM for Smarter Transportation System
Friday, November 12, 2010 - 12:07pm | 109IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that it has been selected by National Company Kazakhstan Temir Zholy), to provide hardware and software to help Kazakh Railways to optimize its freight and passenger operations. The system includes an IBM z10 mainframe computer. As part of a project with a total...
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Apple Bringing Growth To Japan (AAPL)
Friday, November 12, 2010 - 12:00pm | 97Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) continues to show growth, and develop in new markets, as it's now brining movie rentals to Japan, according to CNET. Japanese iTunes users can now buy or rent over 1,000 movies from the top Hollywood studios, and have 30 days to start watching, once the purchase has been...
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Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Cisco Systems, Hewlett Packard, International Business Machines, Juniper Networks and Viacom - Press Releases
Friday, November 12, 2010 - 11:33am | 1552For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – November 12, 2010 – Zacks.com Analyst Blog features: Cisco Systems (CSCO), Hewlett Packard Company (HPQ), International Business Machines (IBM), Juniper Networks (JNPR) and Viacom Inc. (VIA.B). Get the most recent insight from Zacks Equity Research with the free...
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Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: J.C. Penney Company, Macy's, Kohl's Corporation, Computer Sciences Corporation and Hewlett-Packard - Press Releases
Friday, November 12, 2010 - 11:33am | 1369For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – November 12, 2010 – Zacks.com Analyst Blog features: J.C. Penney Company Inc. (JCP), Macy's Inc. (M), Kohl's Corporation (KSS), Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) and Hewlett-Packard Company (HPQ). Get the most recent insight from Zacks Equity Research with...
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Again? Micrsoft For RIMM Rumor Making Rounds (RIMM, MSFT)
Friday, November 12, 2010 - 11:17am | 100The ever present, but never acted upon rumor is making its rounds again today, sending up shares of Research In Motion Limited (NASDAQ: RIMM). The rumor, if you don't know by now, is that Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) will buy RIMM to expand its presence in the smart phone market, to compete with the...
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HP Combats Slowing PC Sales With Commercial Printing Hardware
Friday, November 12, 2010 - 11:12am | 122Where do you go after achieving your primary goal in life? Now that Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) is bigger than Dell (NASDAQ: DELL), the company has found itself in a difficult position: the PC market is shrinking. One way to deal with this problem is to simply tackle another market. CNNMoney...
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Stock Market News for November 12, 2010 - Market News
Friday, November 12, 2010 - 10:33am | 1011Sharp differences among global leaders over trade policies and a flaring currency dispute that was keeping investors on toes lost some significance on Thursday as Cisco System's disappointing outlook surprised the market and sent stocks lower. The Dow average plunged more than 126 points before...
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Dell's Earnings Results Expected On 11/18
Friday, November 12, 2010 - 9:38am | 157JP Morgan has published a research report on Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) in response to the company's 3Q preview while earnings results are expected on 11/18. In the report, JP Morgan writes "We think shares of Underweight-rated Dell could trade sideways to down in the near to mid-term. Despite easing...
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J.P. Morgan Underweight On Avid Technology (AVID)
Friday, November 12, 2010 - 8:45am | 88J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. is Underweight on Avid Technology (NASDAQ: AVID), and has a $13.50 price target on shares. In a note sent to investors, J.P. Morgan writes, "We attended the 2010 Analyst Day event at AVID's new headquarters in Burlington, MA. AVID, after many years of restructuring and...
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What is Your Hearing Age? Can You Hear This Now?
Friday, November 12, 2010 - 12:08am | 276If you are one of those people who listens to music and podcasts all the time, you may want to check your hearing. There is software-based protection for your ears that Apple (AAPL) provides for use with its products, to help prevent or cut down on hearing loss. If you want a quick check to see how...
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2010 Fund Performance Period 11
Thursday, November 11, 2010 - 5:05pm | 4669If, after reading the blog content you might have an interest in participation for the mutual fund, please consider reading why this blog exists. [Jan 2008: Reader Pledges Toward Mutual Fund Launch] [May 2008: Frequently Asked Questions] Our story in Barron's [A New Kind of Fund Manager] [November...
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Norway Awards IBM $120M Contract
Thursday, November 11, 2010 - 3:07pm | 60At the Smarter Industries Symposium today in Barcelona, IBM (NYSE: IBM) announced it has entered into an agreement with Central Norway Regional Health Authority to provide information technology to support all hospitals in Norway and improve coordination and reporting of health information,...