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L Brands Inc (NYSE: LB) CEO Les Wexner put it quite bluntly in his Q4 earnings recap: "We achieved our best year ever in 2015." This follows its earnings report that posted a top-line beat of $4.395 billion against the estimated $4.37 billion. The specialty retailer guided Q4 EPS at...

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) shares are up 5.4 percent in Friday’s session after a Q4 earnings report that certainly pleased the market. Was the report good enough to change Wall Street’s mind? Here’s what five top firms have to say. Raymond James Analyst Michael Turits...

QUALCOMM, Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOM) reported first-quarter 2016 results on Wednesday, reporting $5.77 billion in non-GAAP revenue and $0.97 diluted EPS. The company beat an anticipated $5.69 billion revenue and $0.90 EPS. Shareholders saw $2 billion in buybacks and $717 million in dividends. The...

Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) stock is up more than 15 percent on Thursday following a big earnings beat. The social media giant reported fourth quarter earnings of $0.79 per share versus estimates of $0.68, and revenue of $5.84 billion versus estimates of $5.37 billion. Here’s what Wall...

QUALCOMM, Inc (NASDAQ: QCOM) shares have been trending lower over the last three months, and are down 19 percent since October 28. FBR’s Christopher Rolland maintained a Market Perform rating for the company, with a price target of $56. The impact of fewer-than-expected shipments of...

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) reported its first quarter fiscal 2016 financial results after the market closed on Tuesday. The tech behemoth delivered earnings of $3.28 per share, beating the Street’s consensus by $0.04, on revenue of $75.872 billion, falling short of expectations for $76.855...

Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) updated its first-quarter earnings guidance on Tuesday. The company announced an EPS guidance of $0.03 for the period. The company's Q4 earnings declined compared to its fourth-quarter earnings results last year. Netflix has indicated its earnings fell to $29.74 million...

Shares of Relypsa Inc (NASDAQ: RLYP) were trading higher by more than 8 percent early Friday morning. The stock plunged more than 13 percent on Thursday following a bear research report by Elliot Favus of Favus Institutional Research. Adam Feuerstein, a senior columnist with The Street and known...

In a new report, FBR analyst Christopher Rolland takes a deep dive into global handset content trends. FBR has identified six key elements to watch heading into 2016. 6 Takeaways Though the firm remains bullish overall for many of the semiconductor names under its coverage, FBR believes that...

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) announced on Monday morning, ahead of tech event CES 2016, that 200 million devices have adopted and are now running on Windows 10 – its latest OS, launched last July. After the upbeat announcement, FBR & Co. analyst Daniel H. Ives decided to...

In a report published Wednesday, Daniel H. Ives of FBR & Co. shared an update on the state and outlook for the tech industry. Although the analyst expects attention to continue to concentrate around many of the same next-generation software technologies that garnered attention in previous years...

In a report issued Wednesday, FBR & Co.’s Daniel H. Ives shared an update on the state and prospects for the technology, media and telecom industry. Although the firm expects attention to continue to concentrate around many of the same next-generation software technologies that garnered...