Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) is still dealing with the fallout over its decision to snoop in the Hotmail inbox of a reporter who had leaked several early screenshots of Windows 8. Although Microsoft’s investigation allowed it to identify the employee who leaked the information, the company is now under fire for invading the privacy of one of its email account holders. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) shares after opening at $40.72 moved to $ 40.94 on last trade day and at the end of the day closed at $ 40.16. Company price to sales ratio in past twelve months was calculated as 4.01 and price to cash ratio as 4.00. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) showed a positive weekly performance of 6.53%.
Dow Chemical (NYSE:DOW) , the diversified chemical giant that has been in the news lately for its aggressive restructuring moves, has found favor with Citigroup. A couple of days back, the analyst firm upped its price target on Dow to $57 a share. The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE:DOW) shares fell -0.06% in last trading session and ended the day on $50.21. DOW return on equity ratio is recorded as 22.30% and its return on assets is 6.30%. The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE:DOW) yearly performance is 60.11%.
Standard 30 year fixed rate loans at Bank of America Corporation (NYSE:BAC) are available starting at 4.375% and APR of 4.522%. Shorter term 15 year FRMs are coming out at 3.500% carrying an APR of 3.710%. Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC) shares moved down -2.01% in last trading session and was closed at $17.56 while trading in range of $17.56 – $18.03 – Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC) year to date (YTD) performance is 12.85%.
Qualcomm Inc (NASDAQ:QCOM) has emerged the undisputed leader in the space, with other companies like NVIDIA and MediaTek fighting for market share. QUALCOMM, Inc. (NASDAQ:QCOM) weekly performance is 4.62%. On last trading day company shares ended up $78.19. QUALCOMM, Inc. (NASDAQ:QCOM) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is 4.55%. Analysts mean target price for the company is $81.43.