Well, this was inevitable. As I noted yesterday, with Apple?s stock price flirting with $600, the stock has soared past the target prices that many Street analysts had been using for the stock. That leaves them with a conundrum: raises their targets or reduce their ratings. So far, it looks like what we?re going to ...

pubblicato il: 16/03/2012 - 15:23

Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 3/20/12, Navios Maritime Holdings Inc (NYSE: NM) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.06, payable on 4/12/12. As a percentage of NM?s recent stock price of $4.26, this dividend works out to approximately 1.41%. Below is a dividend history chart for ...

pubblicato il: 16/03/2012 - 15:23

Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 3/20/12, International Game Technology (NYSE: IGT) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.06, payable on 4/6/12. As a percentage of IGT?s recent stock price of $16.49, this dividend works out to approximately 0.36%. Below is a dividend history chart for IGT, ...

pubblicato il: 16/03/2012 - 15:23

At Innorobo 2012 in Lyon, France there were a lot of robots running around. Robots dancing in sync, the ubiquitous cleaning robots and a handful of large robots gliding around the exhibition hall. Toyota was even there with their urban scooter, which they call a personal transporter, the Winglet. Announced in 2008, but still no ...

pubblicato il: 18/03/2012 - 14:55

As the saying goes, there are many possible reasons for an insider to sell a stock, but only one [...]

pubblicato il: 16/03/2012 - 22:55

On a slow Friday afternoon, almost any rumor you want to dream up can move stock prices. Exhibit A: Research In Motion shares jumped 93 cents, or 6.9%, to $14.38 today in a move that my buddy Tiernan Ray at Barron?s reports is due to rumors that Samsung might take a stake in the company. ...

pubblicato il: 16/03/2012 - 22:55

I am a long standing fan of the Ig Nobel awards. The Ig Nobel awards are an initiative by the magazine Air (Annals of Improbable Research) and are handed out on a yearly basis - often by real Nobel Prize winners - to people whose research "makes people laugh and then think" (although its motto ...

pubblicato il: 16/03/2012 - 22:55

? This past Monday morning I saw a particularly surprising headline in my email inbox. It read in all caps: THANKS FOR AN OLD DRAKE BULLDOG. The letter read as follows: ? ?Hello Jim, I just wanted to wish you and all your friends "Good Luck" in putting together your NCAA Bracket picks.?? I also ...

pubblicato il: 16/03/2012 - 22:55

San Marino announce their tribute to Facebook as their entry for The Eurovision Song Contest. It's a masterstroke in PR, a rulebreaker, and potential viral hit all in one three minute package.

pubblicato il: 16/03/2012 - 22:55

The allure of these miniature pools inspired artists, poets and even royalty.

pubblicato il: 16/03/2012 - 22:55