American Economic Confidence Slips
The Conference Board reported that consumer confidence rose to 70.4 in February from 64.8 in January. Consumer evaluation of the present situation rose to 33.4 — the highest level since November of 2008 — from…
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Newest first · Page 7Home Depot Versus Wal-Mart: Two Reads on the Economy (HD, WMT, LOW, COST, TGT)
Jon OggThe Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE: HD) and Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) both reported earnings this morning. Both also gave two very different reads on the economy and the implications may be in…
Chesapeake Leaves the Fayetteville Play (CHK, BHP, BP, PXP, BCS, XOM, HK, POT)
It’s hardly news any more when Chesapeake Energy Corp. (NYSE: CHK) sells off more assets. This time is a little different, though, because of the buyer. BHP Billiton plc (NYSE: BHP) has agreed to…
Companies & Funds Hit with Libya Exposure (ACM, E, EWI, OXY, RDS-A, BP, PBR, AFK, EGPT, TUR, EIS)
Another week, another North African country on fire. As you would expect, many large American and European companies do business in these nations. Libya has followed turmoil in Egypt and Bahrain and we wanted…
The 24/7 Wall St./Flame Index: Best Buy Stumbles
The company which received the most negative press today is Borders Group which has not only declared Chapter 11 but is in the process of closing 200 stores. Google (NASDAQ GOOG) ranks second because…
Housing Crushed, Again
“Data through December 2010, released today by Standard & Poor’s for its S&P/Case-Shiller. Home Price Indices, the leading measure of U.S. home prices, show that the U.S.National Home Price Index declined by 3.9% during…
Streaming Music Service Spotify In Line for $100 Million in Venture Funding (SNE, C, AAPL, AMZN, WMG, SIRI)
The leading online music streaming service in Europe, Spotify, is reportedly in line to get an injection of $100 million in venture funding as it seeks to launch its service in the US. If…
Top Active Trader Alert Stocks (BHP, CHK, CLDA, FRX, JASO, MENT, YHOO, ZRAN)
Active traders and day traders have many stocks to choose from this Tuesday morning. We are tracking news and moves in shares of BHP Billiton (NYSE: BHP), Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NASDAQ: CHK), Clinical Data, Inc. (NASDAQ: CLDA), Forest…
Solar Power’s Sizzle in 2011 (SPWRA, FSLR, STP, TSL, TAN)
For a while there in 2010, investors didn’t show much love for the solar stocks. But that changed almost overnight since January 1st. SunPower Corp. (NASDAQ: SPWRA) shares are up about 40% since the…
Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (CPN, KEX, MMM, MCP, NOK, NVTL, OVTI, TXT, WFMI, WMB)
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Tuesday morning. Calpine Corp. (NYSE: CPN) Raised to Overweight at Barclays. Kirby Corporation (NYSE: KEX) …
Ten Hidden Gems in the Netflix Annual Report (NFLX, TWC, CMCSA, DTV, SATS, T, VZ, AAPL, AMZN, GOOG, BBY, WMT, CSTR)
Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) recently joined the waves and waves of public companies which filed their 10-K annual reports with the SEC. We often dig through these and other reports to find tidbits that…
Cisco’s Message to Wall Street: Stay here, I’ll be back
Once upon a time, Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) founders Ben Bosack and Sandy Lerner wanted to email each other from their respective offices located in different buildings at Stanford University but were unable to…
The Ten Nations Which Suffer Most From The Global Food Crisis
The price of many agricultural commodities rose more than 25% from June 2010 to December 2010, according to a recent World Bank study. There are several reasons that the report is alarming. The first…
When Does Time Run Out For Wal-Mart CEO?
When does time run out for Wal-Mart CEO Mike Duke? The stock market seems to believe he has done a good job. Wal-Mart’s stock trades at $55.38, about midway between its 52-week high and…
Moody’s Japan Outlook And The Price Of Oil
Moody’s put the rating of Japan’s debt on credit watch. The outlook was cut to “negative” from “stable.” The government of Japan’s current rating is Aa2. Moody’s said, “The rating action was prompted by…