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Dell Shares Jump As Report Says Company Considering Options For Its 81% Stake In VMWare
Wednesday, June 24, 2020 - 3:57am | 309The shares of Dell Technologies Inc. (NYSE: DELL) and VMware Inc. (NYSE: VMW) jumped in the pre-market session on Wednesday. What Happened Dell is considering options for its 81% stake in the cloud company, including creating a spinoff, the Wall Street Journal reported earlier in the day....
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Big Tech Reaches New Record Heights At The Stock Market
Tuesday, June 9, 2020 - 11:52pm | 419Shares of several major technology companies, including Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB), Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), Amazon Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), and Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT), reached new all-time highs at Tuesday's close. What Happened The Big Tech stocks have surged as the novel...
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Veritone Comes Crashing Back To Earth
Tuesday, October 17, 2017 - 1:25pm | 516Veritone Inc (NASDAQ: VERI) stock dipped another 7 percent on Tuesday and is now down more than 60 percent from its all-time high in less than a month. Veritone’s volatility has been incredible since a Barron’s article triggered a buying spree back in August, and traders are now trying...
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BGR: Twitter's Mysterious Takeover Suitor Could Be Google
Tuesday, April 7, 2015 - 11:52am | 201Shares of Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) are surging on Tuesday, following rumors about a potential takeover bid. While details on the alleged deal are scarce, market chatter reveals there are two –- unnamed -- companies that have approached Twitter management with “serious”...
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Airlines In 2014 – Good Bet or Bad Deal?
Monday, January 6, 2014 - 12:05pm | 669In general, airline stocks did well in 2013, leading some analysts such as Jack Hough of Barron’s to promote at least some airlines for 2014. Hough likes Delta (NYSE: DAL) in particular. Hough included that airline in a list of what he called turnaround stocks. Hough wrote, “The company has...
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Barron's Recap (3/31/12): What a Power Shift in Congress Would Mean for Investors
Sunday, April 1, 2012 - 8:48am | 896This weekend in Barron's online: what a shift in power in Congress would mean for investors, the prospects for Franklin Resources and for independent refiners in the Midwest, and an interview with America's preeminent forensic accountant. Cover Story “Power Shift” by Jim McTague. Whether or not...
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Barron's Recap (3/24/12): Profiles of the World's Best CEOs
Sunday, March 25, 2012 - 10:16am | 941This weekend in Barron's online: the annual listing of the top 30 corporate chiefs, a look at Deere, International Game Technology and Alexion Pharmaceuticals, as well as growth in Latin American airlines. Cover Story “World's Best CEOs” by Andrew Bary. Barron's offers up its annual listing of...
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Barron's Recap: Home Prices on the Rebound, the BATS Global Markets IPO
Sunday, March 18, 2012 - 10:05am | 877This weekend in Barron's online: signs point to a rebound in U.S. home prices, a look at Total, Novartis and Qualcomm, as well as the IPO of the third-largest stock exchange in the United States. Cover Story “Home Prices Ready to Rebound” by Jonathan R. Laing. U.S. home prices have fallen 34%...
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Barron's Recap (3/10/12): Online Brokers Ranked, a Looming Financial Storm
Sunday, March 11, 2012 - 11:11am | 875This weekend in Barron's online: the 17th annual ranking of online brokers, an impending “financial storm,” ANN on the rebound, Harman International finds the sweet spot, and more. Cover Story “Online Investors Cut the Cord” by Theresa W. Carey offers Barron's 17th annual ranking of online...
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HTML5 Could Kill the App Store By 2015
Monday, September 12, 2011 - 11:15am | 381Was this Apple's plan all along? Today, the Mac and iPhone maker hates compact discs and DVDs. The company is so determined to get us off traditional software that it is practically forcing consumers to buy Mac OS X Lion online. Tomorrow, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is going to hate downloads. This is...
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Top Percentage Gainers and Losers as of 12pm 7/5/11
Tuesday, July 5, 2011 - 11:03am | 668Best 1) Immucor (NASDAQ: BLUD): Shares of Immucor are currently trading up 30.2% from Friday's close to $27.00. The company has agreed to be acquired by TPG Capital for $27 per share in cash. The deal is valued at $1.97 billion. 2) Coffee Holding (NASDAQ: JVA): Shares of Coffee Holding are...
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Barron’s Teresa Rivas Asks Traders To Check Out Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT)
Wednesday, May 19, 2010 - 2:32pm | 348According to an article written by Teresa Rivas on Barron’s shareholders of Wal-Mart Stores (NYSE: WMT) seem to be smiling after the company rolled back its forecasts for the fiscal second quarter. Yesterday, the company had reported its Q1 results, with EPS exceeding the expectations and guidance...
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Barron's: Roth Cuts Chip Stocks
Monday, May 17, 2010 - 1:18pm | 306According to an article on Barron’s, analyst Arnab Chanda of Roth Capital thinks that the big rally in chip stocks is over. He writes, “We believe that the upturn that began [in] November 2008 is likely coming to an end, based on numerous data points and metrics suggesting that Q2 is likely to be...
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Barron’s Says IBM Should Trade At A Higher Multiple
Monday, December 28, 2009 - 9:14am | 88Barron’s cited International Business Machines Corp (NYSE: IBM) Chief Executive Officer Sam Palmisano in an interview as saying that the company is focusing on expanding its presence in the emerging markets. IBM is also taking up projects geared towards information technology and infrastructure,...
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Barron’s Thinks That Cablevision (CVC) Is On The Right Track
Sunday, September 13, 2009 - 8:09pm | 141Cablevision’s (NYSE: CVC) decision to spin off Madison Square Garden and related assets is the first step to unlocking stock's value, thinks Barron’s Jay Palmer. For Barron’s this deal is important because it frees Cablevision (CVC) from $1 billion cost of renovation of the arena and clarifies its...