Twitter (TWTR) Upgraded to 'Buy' by UBS

Twitter (TWTR) got upgraded to 'Buy' by UBS today (02014.09.10). UBS initiated coverage on TWTR on 02013.11.13 at 'Neutral'; downgraded it to 'Sell' on 02014.02.06; and upgraded it to 'Neutral' on 02014.07.30.

TWTR closed yesterday (02014.09.09) at $50.61. 52-week range: $29.51 - $74.73.

Sold Some Yahoo! (YHOO) at 13 $Pi ($40.84)

Yahoo! (YHOO) made a new 52-week high of $41.82 today (02014.09.08) and I sold some at 13 $Pi ($40.84). Alibaba is getting close to going public.

Yahoo! (YHOO) Gets a Raised Price Target

Yahoo! (YHOO) news on 02014.08.28: Bank of America-Merrill Lynch raised its price target for Yahoo! (YHOO_) to $40 from $39 Thursday, reiterating its "buy" rating. Wow! Target price increased by a whole buck.

YHOO closed yesterday (02014.08.27) at $38.18. 52-week range: $26.82 - $41.72.

Bruker (BRKR) Gets a 'Downgrade'

Bruker (BRKR) got downgraded from 'Sell' to 'Strong Sell' by Zacks Investment Research yesterday (02014.08.26). I have no plans on selling any of our BRKR shares even though the company did lower current year guidance when they released 2Q'14 results earlier this month. BRKR closed yesterday (02014.08.26) at $20.25. 52-week range: $17.75 - $24.93.

Cray (CRAY) Gets a 'Buy' Recommendation

Cray (CRAY) got a 'Buy' recommendation by a research firm this morning (02014.08.26). CRAY closed yesterday (02014.08.25) at $27.81. 52-week range: $21.30 - $42.09.

Red Hat (RHT) Hits a New 52-Week High

Red Hat (RHT) hit a new 52-week high of $62.69 yesterday (02014.08.19). RHT moving about $60 has me thinking about eventually realizing the accidental quadruple (i.e. $67.48). I'll probably jinx this, but I placed a good-till-cancel order to sell some RHT at $67.48.

Google (GOOG) Went Public 10 Years Ago

Google (GOOG) (GOOGL) went public one decade ago today on 19 August 02004. GOOG's IPO price was $85. Since going public GOOG did execute a 2:1 stock split making the IPO price $42.50. GOOG and GOOGL closed yesterday (02014.08.18) at $582.16 and $592.70, respectively.