National Bank of Greece, Healthy Enough for M&A (NBG)
National Bank of Greece SA (NYSE: NBG) is doing something odd. It is trying to make an acquisition. It was not that long ago that there were serious worries about NBG’s future. Now, NBG…
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Newest first · Page 9Federal Judge Orders Action on Drilling Permits in US Gulf of Mexico (BP, ESV, CVX, COP, XOM, RDS-A, HLX)
Federal Judge Martin Feldman has pushed the Obama administration to resume drilling in the Gulf of Mexico ever since late June 2010. That’s when he first ruled against the moratorium on drilling ordered by…
Introducing the Smartphone ETF (FONE, A, ALU, ALTR, AAPL, ARMH, T, ATML, BRCM, CIEN, FLEX, GOOG, MRVL, MU, NOK, QCOM, RIMM, TLAB, VOD, XLNX)
They say there is an ETF for everything. Now comes the launch by First Trust Advisors L.P. for a Smartphone ETF. The First Trust NASDAQ CEA Smartphone Index Fund (NASDAQ: FONE) offers investors a…
When ETFs Have Stock Splits (TQQQ, URTY, UMDD, UPRO)
Investors love stock splits. Occasionally you actually see stock splits occur in Exchange Traded Funds. These splits technically do not change the compositions or the price mechanisms, but they may drive liquidity as ETF…
Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (APD, AIXG, BRCD, CLF, JDSU, MCO, PEP, SPWRA, VOD, WTW)
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Friday morning. Air Products & Chemicals Inc. (NYSE: APD) Raised to Buy at Deutsche Bank.…
The Twitter-24/7 Wall St. Market Report (2/18/2011) China Rate Increase, Zynga IPO
Twitter has, by most estimates, 175 million members, which makes it one of the largest social networks in the world. All major media companies are on Twitter and some have more than one million…
Today’s Best Market Rumors (2/18/2011) Zynga IPO, Little iPhone
Updated throughout the day. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has not decided whether to introduce a smaller versions of the iPhone (NYT) Zynga may have an IPO next year (NYT) Citadel may sell itself to Cumulus…
10 Hidden Gems In SIRIUS XM’s Annual Report (SIRI, DISH, T, S, RIMM)
SIRIUS XM Radio Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI) filed its annual report this week for 2010. While many investors know many of the larger outstanding issues, annual reports always contain factoids that most investors do not…
$100 Oil: Brent Crude Versus WTI Crude Spread Issues (USO, BNO)
Oil is really trading above $100.00 now. Brent Sea Crude April11 Futures on ICE were at $102.97 Thursday, while WTI Crude March11 futures went out at $86.45. What is interesting is that there is…
Deepwater Commission: “Complex Systems Almost Always Fail In Complex Ways”
The seven members of The National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling might as well have stayed at home instead of venturing out to examine why the well exploded and sent…
The Poor Do Not Use Facebook
The poor do not use Facebook much. Neither do the poorly educated. Facebook users are not only usually college graduates. They tend to make more than $90,00o a year and be under the age…
GrowOp: The Hydroponic IPO For Medical Marijuana
Medical marijuana is easily one of the most controversial businesses in America today. It is also one super-fast growth industry. 24/7 Wall St. is always on the lookout for issues where Wall Street meets…
Media Digest (2/18/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg
The head of the Bank of Japan said that easing by the G20 central banks was necessary even though it may be causing inflation in the emerging world (Reuters) The head of Time Inc…
Unusual After-Hours Stocks on the Move (BRCD, DUCK, INTU, NR, JWN, SPWRA, RRGB)
We have several huge stocks on the move in the after-hours session. We are tracking the moves and active trading in Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: BRCD), Duckwall-Alco Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ: DUCK), Intuit Inc.…
Insider Sells $305 Million in Molycorp Stock (MCP)
You already knew about the insider sale secondary offering from the Molycorp. Inc. (NYSE: MCP) in last week’s key sale. This has hit the stock in recent trading days, but an SEC filing showed…