thinkstockDecember 16, 2013: Markets opened higher on Monday morning following better than expected economic data on productivity and industrial production. The Empire State manufacturing index missed expectations, but came in higher than November’s reading.…
Courtesy Herbalife Ltd.Weight management and nutritional products company Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE: HLF) filed amended documents with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Monday following a re-audit of the company’s filings for the past…
courtesy of Cisco SystemsWhen you think of Cisco Systems. Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) and ratings upgrades or downgrades, 99.9% of the time it would pertain to the Wall Street stock analyst ratings. This is the…
Jon Ogg in NYCThe merger gods have their worshipers yearning for more deals going into year-end. The proposed merger of Sprint Corp. (NYSE: S) and T-Mobile US (NYSE: TMUS) is not exactly a new…
courtesy of General Motors Co.General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) announced Monday that the company would invest $1.3 billion in five manufacturing sites in the Upper Midwestern states of Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana. The plants…
Wikimedia CommonsExxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE: XOM) received a huge endorsement in the past month or so when it became known that top investor Warren Buffett had taken a big stake in the integrated oil…
ThinkstockGeneral Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) is about to enter into 2014 with some wind at its back. We now know what GE plans to do with its U.S. consumer finance operations, and we know…
ThinkstockIndependent oil and gas company Hess Corp. (NYSE: HES) may be sorry that it sold off its refining business and transformed itself into an energy exploration and development firm. The company warned Monday morning…
courtesy of ebayWhile the S&P 500 index has gained nearly 25% in the past 12 months, online auction and retail site eBay Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY) shares have gained a mere 0.5%. Over 24 months,…
ThinkstockIf you want to know what a broad semiconductor downgrade looks and feels like, Oppenheimer has one for you going into 2014. The firm downgraded Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (NYSE: AMD), Broadcom Corp. (NASDAQ:…
courtesy of Twitter UPDATE: December 16, 2013, 11: 55 a.m. — While the three major indexes are posting nice gains today, shares of Twitter Inc. (NYSE: TWTR) are down about 3.8% following the two…
ThinkstockAvago Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: AVGO) announced Monday morning that it will acquire LSI Corp. (NASDAQ: LSI) for $11.15 a share, or a total of about $6.6 billion. The stock in both firms was halted in…
Jon OggStocks have pulled back marginally but are still close to all-time highs. We are sliding into year-end, and investors are trying to position themselves for 2014 and beyond. 24/7 Wall St. reviews dozens of…
Courtesy of American ExpressThe UBS quality growth at a reasonable price (Q-GARP) list is constructed using an initial quantitative screen of stocks based on: 1) quality metrics — high and stable profitability, 2) growth —…
ThinkstockIndependent oil and gas producer Harvest Natural Resources Inc. (NYSE: HNR) announced Monday morning that it has agreed to sell all its Venezuelan assets in two transactions for a total of $400 million. The…