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Monthly Archives: July 2011

Vulnerable Stocks From Soros Fund Liquidation (ARX, BFLY, DNDN, EM, EXTR, HNR, IOC, MRCY, PLG, PWER, URS, VC, WPRT, AGRO)

Posted: July 26, 2011 at 9:59 am

George Soros is getting out of the hedge fund business.  Oddly enough, the regulatory climate under Dodd-Frank and other new legislation are the major reasons cited more than his age.  ...
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DryShips Acquires Competitor (DRYS, OCNFD, EGLE, EXM, GNK)

Posted: July 26, 2011 at 9:51 am

In October 2007, shares of bulk carrier DryShips Inc. (NASDAQ: DRYS) traded as high as $124/share. The share price today is less than $4/share, but that is not stopping the ...
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SunPower Clouds Outlook for Solar (SPWRA, TOT, FSLR, STP)

Posted: July 26, 2011 at 8:55 am

After markets closed yesterday, solar PV maker SunPower Corp. (NASDAQ: SPWRA) released a preliminary report for its second quarter and the news was not pretty. SunPower has been a high-flyer ...
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Top Active Trader Alert Stocks (BIDU, BRCM, FNDT, NFLX, SIRI, SONE)

Posted: July 26, 2011 at 8:48 am

Active traders and day traders have many stocks to choose from this Tuesday morning. We are tracking news and  moves in shares of Baidu, Inc. (NASDAQ: BIDU), Broadcom Corporation (NASDAQ: BRCM), Fundtech, Ltd. ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (BBVA, STD, EP, EE, FNSR, FSLR, GFI, GS, HLIT, HCA, MENT, NFLX, PETM, RYAAY, S, TJX, VCLK)

Posted: July 26, 2011 at 8:18 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Tuesday morning. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE: BBVA) Started as Neutral ...
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Today’s Best Market Rumors (7/25/2011) Walmart Streaming, Fiat Merger

Posted: July 26, 2011 at 8:15 am

Updated throughout the day. Chrysler and Fiat will merge soon (Reuters) Walmart (NYSE: WMT) will launch a new streaming movie service (various) The USPS will announce closing of as many ...
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This Week’s 11 IPOs on Deck (ADSI, AMID, CHEF, CJES, DNKN, HZNP, TNGO, TEA, UAGR, WAIR, WGH)

Posted: July 26, 2011 at 7:54 am

We have more than ten initial public offerings on the docket this week.  If all price, this will be the busiest IPO week since late in 2007 before the recession ...
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Tech “Have Nots” Cisco And RIM Lose More Ground

Posted: July 26, 2011 at 6:25 am

Most of the focus on tech earnings this season has been on the extraordinary gains of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) and even older companies like Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) ...
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The White Get Richer

Posted: July 26, 2011 at 6:21 am

The financial advantages of being white in American get better by the year. That is the conclusion of a new study from the Pew Research Center. Blacks and Hispanics have ...
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China–Soon The World’s Search Engine Capital

Posted: July 26, 2011 at 6:17 am

Baidu (NASDAQ: BIDU), the most used search engine in the largest internet market in the world, has come of age. The company will be larger than Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) in ...
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Top After-Hours Movers on Earnings & Beyond (BIDU, BRCM, COMV, HXL, NFLX, SANM, SPWRA, TXN)

Posted: July 25, 2011 at 5:16 pm

We are tracking some major movers in the after-hours session this Monday evening, mostly on earnings.  The top movers and shakers in the after-hours today are Baidu, Inc. (NASDAQ: BIDU), ...
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Beyond Earnings… 8 Things To Help Netflix Stock Hit $400 (NFLX)

Posted: July 25, 2011 at 3:20 pm

Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) is one of the top earnings reports for this week.  It is unlikely to be a market-mover, but Netflix is perhaps one of the top high-dollar ...
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Crude Oil Could Rise to $120/Barrel by Year’s End

Posted: July 25, 2011 at 1:53 pm

When futures options for crude oil predict that prices will rise to $120/barrel by the end of the year, and industry analysts are looking at prices closer to $101/barrel, it's ...
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Selecting A Peak Buyout Price for E*TRADE (ETFC, AMTD, SCHW, GS, MS)

Posted: July 25, 2011 at 1:36 pm

24/7 Wall St. has long considered E*TRADE Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: ETFC) as a buyout candidate in the world of online brokerage firms.  The company made some big gambles in an ...
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The Ten Best Investments If The US Defaults

Posted: July 25, 2011 at 12:25 pm

The odds that the U.S. will default on its debt on or after August 2 increase each day. Some credit analysts believe the odds are in favor of insolvency. In ...
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