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Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) seems to be in a sphere all by itself these days, and its fiscal second-quarter results no doubt will be the highlight of the earnings reports due this week. However, others also on tap this week to share their results for the most recent quarter include Amazon.com (NASDAQ:...

Today, Illinois holds its Republican Primary, as the candidates hope to add to their delegate counts. Polls show a close race between frontrunners Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum. While the focus is on Illinois, let's have a look at the stocks of some of the many corporations headquartered in the...

Here's a quick look at some of the top performing Nasdaq stocks in February. These stocks all have a market cap of more than $500 million and they all pay a dividend. Aixtron (NASDAQ: AIXG) is up about 29% year to date, including a 19% rise in the past month. This $1.7 billion market cap machinery...

The earnings crunch rolls on this week. Among those scheduled to step into the spotlight are Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT), Chevron (NYSE: CVX), McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) and Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX). Analysts expect them post year-over-year earnings growth. AT&T (NYSE: T), Boeing...

IBM and 3M's Breakthrough Stacked Chip Technology Will Be 1,000 Times Faster Than Today's Chips Two of America's oldest and most successful manufacturers, 3M (founded in 1902) and IBM (founded in 1910), have teamed up to collaborate on a new 3D computer chip stacking process that could...

Nordson (NASDAQ: NDSN) is scheduled to report third-quarter fiscal 2011 results today, August 18, after the closing bell. While the industrial equipment maker posted record second-quarter results, the outlook for the third quarter disappointed analysts and some investors at the time. Now, analysts...

The earnings crunch continues this week even as the month of July winds to a close. Quarterly reports of note scheduled for the week include those from Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX), United Parcel Service (NYSE: UPS), Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM), Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX), Merck (NYSE: MRK) and Dow Chemical (...

Bank of America Merrill Lynch is out with its report today on 3M Company (NYSE: MMM), downgrading MMM from Neutral to Underperform. In a note to clients, Bank of America Merrill Lynch writes, "We are downgrading MMM to Underperform from Neutral. No change to our estimates or PO at this time. 3M's...

Deutsche Bank is out with its report today on 3M (NYSE: MMM), maintaining Buy. In a note to clients, Deutsche Bank writes, "Just as the completion of the transcontinental railroad in 1869 ushered in a new era of growth and prosperity for the US (and marked by the driving in of the 'Golden Spike...

In a report released yesterday, Citigroup commented on 3M (NYSE: MMM), United Technologies (NYSE: UTX), and Danaher (NYSE: DHR). On 3M, Citigroup writes, “New CFO David Meline reiterated 3M's playbook for driving organic revenue growth the historical rate of 4% to the 7%-8% target through new...