February 2011

Live Nasdaq Composite: Chip Selloff and Rising Yields Weigh on Nasdaq After Jobs Report Stuns

Jon C. Ogg | Feb 18, 2011 at 10:51 AM EST

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…

Jon C. Ogg | Feb 18, 2011 at 10:35 AM EST

Federal 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…

Jon C. Ogg | Feb 18, 2011 at 9:40 AM EST

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…

Jon C. Ogg | Feb 18, 2011 at 9:07 AM EST

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…

Jon C. Ogg | Feb 18, 2011 at 8:24 AM EST

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…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 18, 2011 at 8:11 AM EST

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.…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 18, 2011 at 7:45 AM EST

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)…

Jon C. Ogg | Feb 18, 2011 at 7:31 AM EST

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…

Jon C. Ogg | Feb 18, 2011 at 7:15 AM EST

$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…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 18, 2011 at 5:46 AM EST

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…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 18, 2011 at 5:08 AM EST

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.…

Jon C. Ogg | Feb 18, 2011 at 4:40 AM EST

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. …

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 18, 2011 at 4:15 AM EST

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…

Jon C. Ogg | Feb 17, 2011 at 5:17 PM EST

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…

Jon C. Ogg | Feb 17, 2011 at 4:34 PM EST

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. …

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Month: February 2011

National Bank of Greece, Healthy Enough for M&A (NBG)

Federal Judge Orders Action on Drilling Permits in US Gulf of Mexico (BP, ESV, CVX, COP, XOM, RDS-A, HLX)

Introducing the Smartphone ETF (FONE, A, ALU, ALTR, AAPL, ARMH, T, ATML, BRCM, CIEN, FLEX, GOOG, MRVL, MU, NOK, QCOM, RIMM, TLAB, VOD, XLNX)

When ETFs Have Stock Splits (TQQQ, URTY, UMDD, UPRO)

Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (APD, AIXG, BRCD, CLF, JDSU, MCO, PEP, SPWRA, VOD, WTW)

The Twitter-24/7 Wall St. Market Report (2/18/2011) China Rate Increase, Zynga IPO

Today’s Best Market Rumors (2/18/2011) Zynga IPO, Little iPhone

10 Hidden Gems In SIRIUS XM’s Annual Report (SIRI, DISH, T, S, RIMM)

$100 Oil: Brent Crude Versus WTI Crude Spread Issues (USO, BNO)

Deepwater Commission: “Complex Systems Almost Always Fail In Complex Ways”

The Poor Do Not Use Facebook

GrowOp: The Hydroponic IPO For Medical Marijuana

Media Digest (2/18/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Unusual After-Hours Stocks on the Move (BRCD, DUCK, INTU, NR, JWN, SPWRA, RRGB)

Insider Sells $305 Million in Molycorp Stock (MCP)

Live Nasdaq Composite: Chip Selloff and Rising Yields Weigh on Nasdaq After Jobs Report Stuns

Good News for NVIDIA, Amazon, and Micron Investors: New Research Shows Trillion-Dollar Stocks May 10X

Vanguard’s $223 Billion Growth ETF VUG Is Quietly Beating Most Large Cap Active Funds at One Tenth the Cost

SPYI’s 12% Yield Was 95% Return of Capital Year to Date and That Is the Real Story Holders Need to See

How One 58-Year-Old Added $14,000 in Social Security Benefits Through Self-Employment

43% of Twenty-somethings Are Already Caregivers, but Hidden Costs Could Be Quietly Wrecking Their Retirement

Good News for NVIDIA, Amazon, and Micron Investors: New Research Shows Trillion-Dollar Stocks May 10X

Vanguard’s $223 Billion Growth ETF VUG Is Quietly Beating Most Large Cap Active Funds at One Tenth the Cost

National Bank of Greece, Healthy Enough for M&A (NBG)

Federal Judge Orders Action on Drilling Permits in US Gulf of Mexico (BP, ESV, CVX, COP, XOM, RDS-A, HLX)

Introducing the Smartphone ETF (FONE, A, ALU, ALTR, AAPL, ARMH, T, ATML, BRCM, CIEN, FLEX, GOOG, MRVL, MU, NOK, QCOM, RIMM, TLAB, VOD, XLNX)

When ETFs Have Stock Splits (TQQQ, URTY, UMDD, UPRO)

Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (APD, AIXG, BRCD, CLF, JDSU, MCO, PEP, SPWRA, VOD, WTW)

The Twitter-24/7 Wall St. Market Report (2/18/2011) China Rate Increase, Zynga IPO

Today’s Best Market Rumors (2/18/2011) Zynga IPO, Little iPhone

10 Hidden Gems In SIRIUS XM’s Annual Report (SIRI, DISH, T, S, RIMM)

$100 Oil: Brent Crude Versus WTI Crude Spread Issues (USO, BNO)

Deepwater Commission: “Complex Systems Almost Always Fail In Complex Ways”

The Poor Do Not Use Facebook

GrowOp: The Hydroponic IPO For Medical Marijuana

Media Digest (2/18/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Unusual After-Hours Stocks on the Move (BRCD, DUCK, INTU, NR, JWN, SPWRA, RRGB)

Insider Sells $305 Million in Molycorp Stock (MCP)

Live Nasdaq Composite: Chip Selloff and Rising Yields Weigh on Nasdaq After Jobs Report Stuns

Good News for NVIDIA, Amazon, and Micron Investors: New Research Shows Trillion-Dollar Stocks May 10X

Vanguard’s $223 Billion Growth ETF VUG Is Quietly Beating Most Large Cap Active Funds at One Tenth the Cost

SPYI’s 12% Yield Was 95% Return of Capital Year to Date and That Is the Real Story Holders Need to See

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