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

The great hard-disk drive shortage seems to be nearing completion. BlueFin Research analyst Paul Peterson asserts in a note this morning that the supply imbalance in hard drives that was triggered by last year?s flooding in Thailand is not as dire as originally feared, which is good news for PC manufacturers that had been struggling ...

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

A new iPhone app promises notify you when the FBI or other law enforcement agents find your personal information in a cyber criminal?s database. While the presence of your personal information in a criminal?s database might not mean that a fraud has already been committed, it might suggest that one may occur in the near ...

pubblicato il: 16/03/2012 - 15:22

The club capable of sustaining a $10 billion outlay gets more exclusive by the day. Only a few short years ago, there were a half dozen players in semiconductor development, back when the tab for membership was a mere $3 billion. Now it's down to three.

pubblicato il: 16/03/2012 - 15:19

Sprint this morning announced that it has decided to terminate its deal to use spectrum licensed to LightSquared, the increasingly troubled wireless broadband startup backed by investment firm Harbinger Capital. While not surprising ? LightSquared?s prospects have been crushed by concerns that the company?s network would interfere with GPS signals ? the news is being ...

pubblicato il: 16/03/2012 - 15:18

For those who stuck with equities, now may be a good time to lock down profits. The pleasant ride you?ve seen this year may be less a bull market growing stronger than a relief rally, Capital economist John WynNe writes in a note to investors this morning. ?Our global allocation strategists lean towards thinking it ...

pubblicato il: 16/03/2012 - 15:17

Why does government??bother with??trust funds? As the Senate's just-passed highway bill proved yet again, Congress is turning these funds into little more than accounting shams. In theory, it makes sense to establish special accounts where designated revenues are set aside for a specific purpose. But in practice, is grossly abusing the idea. There is a ...

pubblicato il: 16/03/2012 - 15:17

A letter sent by a PETA attorney to Los Angeles District Attorney, Steve Cooley, reveals what HBO producers would rather keep quiet: horses that died for "Luck" weren't fit to race.

pubblicato il: 16/03/2012 - 15:12