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BMC Software (NASDAQ: BMC) is on the rise again Tuesday on word of buyout interest from two separate firms. On Monday, Bloomberg reported that Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (NYSE: KKR) and TPG Capital have separately expressed interest in buying the Houston software firm. At this point, BMC...

Autodesk (NASDAQ: ADSK) is surging on Friday on word of its upgrade by Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS). According to TMC Net, Goldman Sachs upgraded the software heavyweight from Sell to Conviction Buy on Friday. As a result, shares have risen around five percent thus far on Friday morning. Piling on...

Yahoo Finance (NASDAQ: YHOO) recently asked its readers about their thoughts on big box retailers, particularly Best Buy (NYSE: BBY). "Best Buy holds its investor meeting today. The stock is down 40% in a year. Will you visit a big box store this holiday season?" The results are quite devastating...

Kara Swisher at allthingsd.com has the scoop on major meetings that are scheduled at Yahoo (NASDAQ: YHOO) for Tuesday, where Marissa Mayer is set to unveil her plans for turning the struggling internet company around. Swisher writes that "According to an internal memo Mayer sent out Friday, the...

According to a just released survey from Yahoo Finance, many citizens believe that the American Dream is no longer within reach. The results are so discomforting that Yahoo suggests that it represents the collapse of the "American Dream." The survey revealed that while 53% of Americans ages 18-34...

The stock market has incurred heavy technical damage during the recent sell-off, suggesting that any move higher is going to be a tough slog. On Yahoo Finance's Breakout show, Jeff Macke and Matt Nesto spoke to well-known technical analyst Louise Yamada. Her message? Buying stocks here isn't...

We have gone through some rocky times in the past few weeks, with volatility almost reminiscent of 2008. Volatility tends to scare off investors. Dividend yields, especially higher dividend yielding stocks tend to offer some protection in downturns such as the one we are currently experiencing....

With a constitutional business potentially in default, food stamps on the rise, and a government controlled mortgage company posting losses, could the image of the common family be in jeopardy? Rather an end to the common family, here is why the common family is only redistributing itself....

Canadian fund manager Eric Sprott appeared on Yahoo Finance's Breakout segment today with Matt Nesto and Jeff Macke to talk about how he is positioned in his hedge funds. He said that the major problem that he sees right now is the leverage in the banking system, which was exactly what brought Wall...

Twitter, the popular social networking site, is more than just a way to talk about what you had for lunch. It is also a great newsfeed. That is the point of view of Aaron Task, Wall Street Correspondent for Yahoo Finance (NASDAQ: YHOO) and host of Tech Ticker, who says that he checks it every...