FBR Capital Remains Bullish on Microsoft (MSFT) Ahead of Windows 10 Event

Cowen Reiterated Market Perform on Microsoft (MSFT) Following Windows 10 Device Event and New Surface Book Announcement

Cowen reiterated a Market Perform rating and $49.00 price target on Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) following a Windows 10 Device Event in NY. MSFT announced that it's entering the laptop market with its new Surface Book hybrid laptop / tablet. Featuring a 13.5" detachable screen, 12 hour battery life,... More

FBR Capital Remains Bullish on Microsoft (MSFT) Following Today's Windows 10 Hardware Launch

FBR Capital maintained an Outperform rating and $53.00 price target on Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) following today's Windows 10 hardware launch event in NYC. The event was primarily focused on new hardware/device launches to help propel Microsoft's market/mind share in the consumer segment. Another focus today was around Hololens, as this next generation augmented reality product/strategy represents a change from the status quo as Nadella goes after this land grab,... More

Microsoft (MSFT) Acquires Havok from Intel (INTC)

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) posted the following to its official blog on Friday:

Today, we are proud to announce that Microsoft has acquired Havok, the leading provider of 3D physics, from Intel (Nasdaq: INTC).

As we welcome Havok to the Microsoft family, we will continue to work with... More

Microsoft's (MSFT) Office 2016 Said Having Stability Issues with OS X El Capitan (AAPL)

Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) recently touted the launch of Office 2016, but the news isn't ringing too fondly in the ears of Mac users.

According to market reports, the latest Office is having trouble running on OS X El Capitan. Sources believe that the... More

Microsoft (MSFT), ASUS Enter Expanded Patent Licensing Agreement

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) and ASUSTeK Computer Inc. (ASUS) announced the expansion of an earlier patent licensing agreement between the companies. The deal includes a broad cross-license covering, for example, ASUS Android-based phones and tablets and Microsoft software, devices and services. It paves the... More

Amazon.com (AMZN) Aims to Ice Competition by Banning Certain Streaming Device Sales (AAPL) (GOOG)

Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN) is planning to cut-down on the competition in certain areas of the market.

According to Bloomberg, the e-Commerce giant is planning to bar the sale of video-streaming devices from Google (Nasdaq:... More

Notable Analyst Rating Changes 10/1: (DVN) (MSFT) (JD) Upgraded; (AGCO) (ILMN) (CROX) Downgraded

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Bernstein upgrades Devon Energy (NYSE: DVN) from Market Perform to Outperform with a price target of $58.

BofA/Merrill Lynch moves Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) from Underperform to Neutral and moves its price... More

UPDATE: salesforce.com (CRM) Active on Renewed Chatter

(Updated - October 1, 2015 10:29 AM EDT)

salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM) shares advanced Thursday morning on renewed, unconfirmed chatter about a deal with Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT).

There was also decent volume in weekly 70 call options, with over 2600 contracts traded today.

BofA/Merrill Lynch Upgrades Microsoft (MSFT) to Neutral

BofA/Merrill Lynch upgraded Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) from Underperform to Neutral with a price target of $46.00 (from $39.00). Analyst Kash Rangan noted year-to-date underperformance, easier comps, and its 3.3% dividend yield.

For an analyst ratings summary and ratings history on Microsoft... More