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Here are today's mid-day options volume leaders… 1. Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) 527,458 contracts, 67.2% calls, 32.8% puts 2. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) 229,271 contracts, 68.2% calls, 31.8% puts 3. Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) 96,035 contracts, 56.4% calls, 43.6% puts 4. International Business...

It's time to gear up for Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) earnings! Keep your head in the game: The company releases its next round of earnings this Thursday, July 21, 2011. Want to skip the homework and get all the facts in one place? We thought so. Here is your everything-that-matters guide for this...

By Michael Comeau Big Blue may not be the most exciting tech firm, but its Q2 earnings show it's a monster at making money in corporate IT. The investment world's gotten used to so-so results and a lack of excitement from old-school tech behemoths like Dell (NASDAQ: DELL), Hewlett-Packard (NYSE:...

Wunderlich Securities raised its Check Point Software Technologies (NASDAQ: CHKP) price target from $49 to $60 in a research report published today. Wunderlich Securities maintained its Check Point Software Technologies Hold rating. In the report, Wunderlich Securities states, "Check Point (CHKP)...

The Dow Jones Industrial Average's 30 component companies are expected to increase their annual dividend payout by 12.66% year-over-year and 2.93% from the previous quarter, according to a second-quarter 2011 survey by Dow Jones Indexes. DJIA component companies' $101.6 billion expected...

According to Morgan Keegan, Check Point Software Technologies (NASDAQ: CHKP) announced 2Q11 results with revenue and EPS of $300 million (+15% Y/Y) and $0.68 ahead of consensus estimates for $295 million and $0.66, respectively. Morgan Keegan said that deferred revenue growth in 2Q11 increased 10...

Auriga has issued a report maintaining a Hold Rating on QUality Systems (NASDAQ: QSII). ACcording to Auriga, "Our HOLD rating stems from valuation, and also our view that the FQ1 consensus EPS estimate of $0.62 (implying 48% year-year EPS growth) is aggressive. Since QSII offers no guidance, and...

Morgan Stanley has issued a report reiterating the Overweight Rating on Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT). According to the report, "While PC data came in better than expected, softness in the developed and corporate PC markets suggests MSFT may not see upside to our FQ4 Windows est." MSFT has a $32 Price...

Morgan Keegan has raised the price target on Check Point Software (NASDAQ: CHKP) from $55 to $68 and maintains its Outperform rating.

Bank of America Merrill Lynch is out with its report today on Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), maintaining Buy. In a note to clients, Bank of America Merrill Lynch writes, "MSFT is at the cusp of its Windows 7 product cycle alongside the release of Windows Server 2008 R2. We see multiple levers for...

Deutsche Bank provided color on the security snapshot sector. Deutsche Bank's top picks are Fortinet Inc (NASDAQ: FTNT), Check Point Software (NASDAQ: CHKP), and Symantec (NASDAQ: SYMC). At the moment, Deutsche Bank has a Buy rating on FTNT and a Hold rating on CHKP and SYMC. On Monday, FTNT lost...

Sometimes the best investment opportunities are right in front of you and for one reason or another, you fail to take notice. This is the surprising case of how I failed to notice Radioshack's (NYSE: RSH) remarkable performance for far too long. I can tell what you are thinking. Radioshack… is...

It's time to gear up for Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) earnings! Keep your head in the game: The company releases its next round of earnings this Thursday, July 21, 2011. Want to skip the homework and get all the facts in one place? We thought so. Here is your everything-that-matters guide for this...

Pharmaceutical Product Development Inc (NASDAQ: PPDI) shares surged 16.04% to $32.33 at 10:32 am. The volume of PPDI shares traded was 568% higher than normal. According to The Wall Street Journal, PPDI is exploring a sale. Check Point Software Technologies Ltd (NASDAQ: CHKP) shares moved up 2.58...