Author: Benzinga

Intel, by the way, has had investor-friendly earnings announcements for the past several quarters now. In Q3 2009, Intel beat “even the most optimistic expectations.” They also had a 33% upside surprise in Dec 2009...

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has fallen 3.25% to $248.89 in early trading on Tuesday after Consumer Reports said that they cannot recommend the iPhone 4 because of an antenna problem. Now there is talk of a recall. “Apple will be...

Some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are: Shares of Allergan (NYSE: AGN), Biogen Idec Inc (NASDAQ: BIIB) and Genzyme Corp (NASDAQ: GENZ) soared on Friday. The surge in these stocks was driven by the speculation...

Jefferies and Company is out with a short research note this morning, which ponders the question of whether Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) can survive and thrive in China now that they can no longer redirect searches to its Hong...

For investors who are looking to allocate capital for the long term, Chinese exposure is a must. China is the fastest growing economy in the world, and is in the midst of what will likely be a multi-decade period of rapid growth...

Politics is a game-changer — nothing makes the markets gyrate (in either direction) more than an unexpected announcement by Timothy Geithner, breaking news on financial regulation reform or news of a rate hike/decrease by...

The Software Technology sector is experiencing an improvement in customer sentiment. However, it is also looking for more emulation, verification and prototyping. The hardware portion of chip development has grown from $5...

William Blair & Company is out with an analyst note this morning, where they reiterate their Outperform rating on shares of FactSet Research Systems Inc. (NYSE: FDS); they did not provide a price target. FactSet Research...

Financials are mostly in the red today despite the Dow being up 57 points and the S&P 500 (SPX) up 6 points. Here are how some key financial names are trading early this JP Morgan (NYSE: JPM) is down 59 cents, or 1.55%, to...