John Paulson made a fortune during and after the recession, but he and his investors have not been as successful since (to say the least). Paulson has been taking some ... Read Full Story »
U.S. equity markets opened lower this morning but all three major indexes managed to pull off small gain by the end of the trading session. In Asia, Japan’s 10-year bond ... Read Full Story »
U.S. equity markets opened slightly higher this morning even following a larger than expected rise in new claims for jobless benefits in the U.S. The final revision to fourth quarter ... Read Full Story »
The short interest in the actively traded low-priced stocks and cult stocks saw some significant changes since the end of February, with more bets against these companies on the rise. ... Read Full Story »
The home building industry may have been left for dead after the mortgage debacle and recession of 2008, but it continues to help lead markets higher and heal a very ... Read Full Story »
The short interest in the actively traded low-priced stocks saw some significant changes at the end of February. We compared the February 28 settlement date to the February 15 settlement ... Read Full Story »
MGIC Investment Corp. (NYSE: MTG) recovered handily this week, but profit taking and a dilutive $1.1 billion capital raise have put the brakes on in this troubled turnaround. So it ... Read Full Story »
Here are today’s five biggest gaining stocks at closing: Affymax Inc. (NASDAQ: AFFY) is up 53.7% at $3.52. China Information Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: CNIT) is up 36.6% at $1.38. Immersion ... Read Full Story »
U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning but struggled to maintain even a flat performance compared to yesterday’s close. Before the markets opened this morning, the Mortgage Bankers Association noted ... Read Full Story »
The stock market is up Wednesday, with Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.29%, the Nasdaq up 0.05% and the S&P 500 up 0.15%. Today's sole winner is an insurer that ... Read Full Story »
Here are today’s five biggest gaining stocks at closing: Acura Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: ACUR) is up 48.3% at $3.04. MGIC Investment Corp. (NYSE: MTG) is up 27.8% at $5.34 (new ... Read Full Story »
U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning and it didn’t take long for the DJIA to blow past its all-time intra-day high of 14,198.10 (more coverage here). There was a ... Read Full Story »
24/7 Wall St. is tracking the highly unusual volume increases in shares today. The Dow Jones Industrial Average hit a new all-time high today, but the volume on these news ... Read Full Story »
Radian Group Inc. (NYSE: RDN) has been on fire and shares are ticking up yet again on Tuesday. It has risen for eight consecutive trading days, and if Tuesday's preliminary gains ... Read Full Story »
These are some of this Tuesday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall St. research calls. A.G. Mortgage Investment Trust (NYSE: MITT) started as Neutral at Credit Suisse. ... Read Full Story »