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Mad Money Lightning Round: Cramer Likes Gentex, Micron Technology (AES, CHS, ASNA, BTU, WLT, LLY, LYG, GNTX, MSFT, INTC, CSCO, MU)
Tuesday, March 29, 2011 - 1:22am | 315On CNBC's Mad Money, Jim Cramer said during the Lightning Round that AES Corp (NYSE: AES) is a “great play on the growth of electricity. That's an inexpensive stock." He likes Chico's (NYSE: CHS). He added, “That's a nice turn over there. It reminds me of Ascena Retail Group (NASDAQ: ASNA)."...
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Progress Software Reports Q1 EPS of $0.42 vs. $0.42
Monday, March 28, 2011 - 4:31pm | 74Progress Software Corporation (NASDAQ: PRGS) announced today results for its fiscal first quarter ended February 28, 2011. On a non-GAAP basis, revenue totaled $134.3 million, also up 5 percent compared to the same period a year ago. Software license revenue increased 9 percent to $51.3 million...
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Progress Software Reports EPS Exactly In-Line With Estimates: $134.2M (PRGS)
Monday, March 28, 2011 - 4:31pm | 20Progress Software Reports Q1 EPS Exactly In-Line With Estimates: $134.2M (NASDAQ: PRGS)
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Which Stocks Are in Bill Gates' Portfolio? Part 1
Monday, March 28, 2011 - 3:13pm | 120Bill Gates, chairman of Microsoft (MSFT) and co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, is America's richest man. Naturally the stock portfolio of anyone with his net worth would pique an investor's curiosity. So Investment Underground took a look at Gates' portfolio of 28 stocks. Gates has...
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3 Gold Miners Set to Profit Big From Gold Above $1375
Monday, March 28, 2011 - 3:09pm | 120Bill Gates, chairman of Microsoft (MSFT) and co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, is America's richest man. Naturally the stock portfolio of anyone with his net worth would pique an investor's curiosity. So Investment Underground took a look at Gates' portfolio of 28 stocks. Gates has...
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Is Nokia Stuck Behind The Technology Curve? (NOK, AAPL, MSFT)
Monday, March 28, 2011 - 1:38pm | 367Nokia (NYSE: NOK) CEO Stephen Elop is trying to stop counter-productive traditions in the company. Nokia executives take an annual vacation every July, a prime time for new technology releases. While Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) launches and ships out new iPhones, Nokia managers are relaxing at lake...
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NASDAQ Stocks Hitting 52-Week Highs (JOSB, AEGR, KNXA, DRCO)
Monday, March 28, 2011 - 10:17am | 148Jos. A. Bank Clothiers Inc (NASDAQ: JOSB) shares rose 3% to create a new 52-week high of $48.68. JOSB is scheduled to report its FY10 results on March 31. Aegerion Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: AEGR) shares gained 4.50% to create a new 52-week high of $17.90. AEGR had $44.10 million in total cash...
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J.P. Morgan Maintains RHT Underweight
Monday, March 28, 2011 - 7:21am | 87J.P. Morgan has published a report maintaining Red Hat Inc's (NYSE: RHT) Underweight Rating. According to J.P. Morgan, "RHT reported a better than expected top line, none of which made it to the bottom line when excluding a lower tax rate. Strong revenue, billings, and bookings were better than...
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US Stock Futures Up As Investors Await Economic Data, Crude Oil Drops To $104.92 a barrel
Monday, March 28, 2011 - 6:30am | 466US stock futures are slightly higher this morning, as investors are awaiting economic data. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 12 points to 12,182, while futures on the S&P 500 index rose 1.3 points to 1,311.30. Nasdaq 100 futures climbed 6.75 points to 2,323.75. US stocks...
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Earnings Scheduled For March 28 (PRGS, CALM, CCM, PVH, GENT, HPJ, NVAX, IDSA, NEWN, OTIV, PEIX, PIP, WYY)
Monday, March 28, 2011 - 2:10am | 350Progress Software Corporation (NASDAQ: PRGS) is expected to post its FQ1 EPS at $0.42 on revenue of $134.17 million. Cal-Maine Foods Inc (NASDAQ: CALM) is projected to post its Q3 earnings at $1.03 per share on revenue of $284.80 million. Concord Medical Services Holdings Ltd (NYSE: CCM) is...
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Stocks To Watch For March 28 (PVH, PRGS, IDSA, CALM, CCM)
Monday, March 28, 2011 - 1:59am | 200Some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are: Wall Street expects Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation (NYSE: PVH) to report its Q4 EPS at $0.82 on revenue of $1.37 billion. PVH shares gained 2.23% to close at $60.40 on Friday. Analysts are expecting Progress Software Corporation (NASDAQ...
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Kinect Not Just a Game
Saturday, March 26, 2011 - 12:24am | 354The gesture recognition technology behind the popular Kinect is finding widespread applications outside the world of gaming. A new pilot program sponsored by Microsoft's (NASDAQ: MSFT) Live@Edu is improving the educational experience of primary school children, beginning with a South African...
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Red Hat Is Red Hot
Friday, March 25, 2011 - 3:01pm | 110Over the past few years, cloud computing has become a hot topic. A variety of companies -- like NetSuite (NYSE: N) -- have built applications that are based on Internet technologies. The result is improved productivity and lower costs. Yet, in order to continue to propel the cloud-computing...
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Hewlett-Packard Is The DJIA's Leading Laggard Today (HPQ)
Friday, March 25, 2011 - 2:02pm | 57Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) is the biggest loser today among the 30 stocks within the Dow Index. HP is currently trading at $42.46, 1.4% lower than yesterday's close. The downward pressure is caused by the stellar earnings report from their leading rival, Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL).
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March Market Madness: Microsoft (MSFT)
Friday, March 25, 2011 - 1:34pm | 294As we mentioned earlier, this month we are going to be looking at the stocks that make up the DJIA. Next up – Microsoft (MSFT). Over the last few weeks we4 have started with a discussion of some of the more important features of our “OneSheet” stock overviews. Now we are going to present the...