Filed under: Forecasts , Technology To say the least, the last 18 months haven’t been the most robust times for the U.S economy . Still, perhaps this is just my American upbringing, or my innate realist-that-hopes-for-the-best outlook, but even when economic activity is at a low point, and when headlines are filled with underperformance - and even outright fraud and theft by business officials — I still expect the American system to produce that game-changer — that breakthrough technology, or new sector, or even new way of doing business, that sets the wheels of commerce in motion.

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Is the U.S. overdue for a technological breakthrough?

Filed under: International Business Machines (IBM) , Stocks to Buy I ‘m Reiterating my Buy rating for International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM ) first recommended on February 18 2009 at a price of $91.51. IBM remains well-positioned to increase market share in key emerging markets, once global growth resumes.

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Think IBM: Think Big Blue, think big profits

Filed under: Earnings reports , Bad news , AMR Corp (AMR) , Recession AMR Corporation (NYSE: AMR ) got spanked in the second quarter, as frequent fliers kept their feet on the ground.

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AMR loses in Q2, however you measure it

Filed under: Cisco Systems (CSCO) , Dell (DELL) , Intel (INTC) , CIT Group (CIT) You can call it more positive data or you can call it better expectations than what was out there in recent days. But today can be almost entirely chalked up to Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC ) beating earnings by so much. Oil inventories and a tame CPI report did not hamper the rally at all, nor did the FOMC minutes hinting at a Fed exit strategy

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Closing Bell: Intel drives, green shoots semi-return (COF, CIT, LOCM, RICK, INTC, DELL, CSCO)

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Filed under: Analyst reports , Analyst upgrades and downgrades , Cisco Systems (CSCO) , Goldman Sachs Group (GS) , Palm Inc (PALM) , Lilly (Eli) (LLY) , Analyst initiations , PetroChina Co Ltd ADR (PTR) , Hunt(J.B.) Transport (JBHT) Analyst upgrades: Deutsche Bank upgraded HealthSouth (NYSE: HLS ) and Rehabcare (NYSE: RHB ) to Buy from Hold after raising its Post Acute Care sector view to Positive from Neutral.

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Analyst calls: MCO, VALE, GS, CSCO, PALM, LLY, JBHT, PTR

Intel’s upbeat outlook and stronger-than-forecast second-quarter figures set the stage for early gains on Wall Street.

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Before the Bell: Intel, Gannett, CPI and Empire State in focus

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — U.S. consumer prices rose a seasonally adjusted 0.7% in June, matching analysts’ expectations, as gasoline prices jumped higher, the Labor Department reported Wednesday.

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Economic Report: Consumer prices rise 0.7% in June, gasoline gains

Oil futures surge above $60 a barrel after the American Petroleum Institute reports a decline in crude supplies and better-than-expected results from Intel boost sentiment on Wall Street.

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Futures Movers: Oil rises as API reports fall in crude supplies

Stocks expected to move significantly in Wednesday’s trading include ASML, BT, Intel, Janus, Wolverine World Wide and Yum Brands.

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Movers & Shakers: Wednesday’s biggest gaining and declining stocks

Shares of Intel rally alead of Wednesday’s opening bell, playing off results that showed the world’s largest semiconductor company reporting a strong second quarter on an adjusted basis as well as a forecast for better-than-forecast revenue in the third quarter.

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Intel rallies on results, upbeat outlook