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Oppenheimer & Co. is out with a research report on Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) after Steve Jobs resigned and is keeping its Outperform rating and $460 price target. In a note to clients, Oppenheimer & Co. writes, "In a brief letter to Apple's board and Apple community, Steve Jobs announced his...

Pre-open movers US stock futures are mixed this morning, as investors are awaiting jobless claims data. Shares of Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) dropped about 2.6% in pre-market trading following the resignation of Chief Executive Officer Steve Jobs. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 23...

FBN Securities has lowered the price target on Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) from $550 to $530 and maintains its Outperform rating.

US stock futures are slightly lower this morning, as investors are awaiting jobless claims data. Shares of Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) dropped about 4.5% in pre-market trading following the resignation of Chief Executive Officer Steve Jobs. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 12...

Technology websites, blogs, and social media networks exploded in conversation Wednesday night, as it was announced by Steve Jobs that he would step down as the CEO of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). In a note to the Board and the Apple community yesterday, Jobs wrote that "I have always said if there ever...

Below are the top diversified computer systems stocks on the NYSE, the NASDAQ and the AMEX in terms of return on equity. The trailing-twelve-month return on equity at International Business Machines Corp (NYSE: IBM) is 69.26%. IBM's operating margin for the same period is 20.02%. The trailing-...

Some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are: Wall Street expects Hormel Foods Corporation (NYSE: HRL) to report its Q3 EPS at $0.35 on revenue of $1.87 billion. HRL shares rose 0.39% to close at $28.44 yesterday. Guess Inc (NYSE: GES) reported its FQ2 net profit at $60.7 million, or...

Samsung Electronics (SSNLF) shares rose 4 percent in Korea on Thursday, after a Dutch court rejected most of Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) claims that Samsung's Galaxy line of smartphones and tablets infringed on its patents.

CNBC Fast Money's Tim Seymour said on the show that Tenaris S.A. (ADR) (NYSE: TS) is a buy. Tenaris S.A. (ADR) (TS) gained 1.98%, and closed at $31.99. Guy Adami wants to buy CSX Corporation (NYSE: CSX) on Thursday. CSX Corporation (CSX) gained 2.44% today, and it closed at $21.00. Karen Finerman...

Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) Board of Directors today announced that Steve Jobs has resigned as Chief Executive Officer, and the Board has named Tim Cook, previously Apple's Chief Operating Officer, as the company's new CEO. Jobs has been elected Chairman of the Board and Cook will join the Board,...

Anyone one that knows anything about the ebb and flow of the markets knows that gold was severely overbought. Therefore, it is simply time for gold to pullback or even have a meaningful correction at this time. After all, gold has outperformed every asset class over the past 10 years. In 2001, gold...

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Samsung are butting heads in Europe over their new high-end cell phones. The Samsung Galaxy II is supposedly the iPhone's first true competitor. However, Apple is attempting to ban its sale in Europe, citing the fact that the Galaxy II is similar to the iPhone. To...

If the $499 iPad 2 is too expensive for your tastes, Vizio has a lower-cost solution – now with Hulu Plus support. Vizio is bragging today that it has produced the first Android tablet that can play Hulu Plus. Simply referred to as the Vizio 8" Tablet, Business Insider reports that this $299 iPad...

It seems like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) can do no wrong, from iPods, to iPhones, to iPads. Everything the company does turns to gold. AppleInsider is reporting that Apple is a backer of having an overseas profit tax holiday for U.S. companies. There is an estimated $1.5 trillion in cash overseas on...

This startup is attempting to bring a new dimension of audio to the books you read – at the pace you read them! Have you ever thought that books should have a soundtrack? No? That's because books were traditionally printed on paper, and paper doesn't have the ability to emit audio (not yet at...