ThinkstockIf you are a shale driller and into fracking, there is a huge opportunity for oil and gas exports after looking at the latest trade data. The latest report on international trade, the trade…
ThinkstockThe number of subscribers to cable, satellite and telecom video programming fell by 366,000 in the second quarter of 2013, according to research firm SNL Kagan. The summertime drop was not unexpected, and the…
Jon OggEach morning 24/7 Wall St. reviews dozens and dozens of Wall Street analyst research reports looking for fresh ideas for investors and traders. Some are stocks to buy and others are stocks to…
ThinkstockEven though the equity strategy team at UBS has downgraded U.S. equities to Neutral from Outperform, they remain very positive on large cap biotechnology names. Acknowledging in their recent report that the U.S. downgrade…
ThinkstockOppenheimer is returning to coverage on the energy master limited partnerships (MLPs), and it is focusing on what it calls the energy value chain. The energy value chain encompasses the entire MLP sub-sector areas,…
ThinkstockDollar General Corp. (NYSE: DG) reported second-quarter 2013 results before markets opened this morning. The discount retailer reported adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.77 on revenues of $4.39 billion. In the same…
The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) released its weekly report on mortgage applications this morning, noting a rise of 1.3% in the group’s seasonally adjusted composite index following a decline of 2.5% for the previous…
courtesy of Nokia Corp.The primary speculation about Microsoft Corp.’s (NASDAQ: MSFT) deal to buy Nokia Corp.’s (NYSE: NOK) handset business is that it gives the huge software company a building block to catch, or…
courtesy of Toyota Motor Corp.Recalls are part of the car industry and generally are accepted by the public — unless perhaps they come in blocks of many hundreds of thousands at a time. Eventually brands…
The World Economic Forum just issued the current Global Competitiveness Report (2013-2014). The study is one of the most dense and complex assessments of national economies. It also pretends to rate nations on which…
ThinkstockAs many as 40% of the homes sold in the U.S. in July were purchased in cash, up from 31% a year earlier, according to data published this week. Rising interest rates are partly…
ThinkstockLinkedIn Corp. (NYSE: LNKD) has filed a registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for a secondary offering of $1 billion in the company’s Class A common stock. The underwriters have…
September 3, 2013: U.S. markets opened higher on Tuesday morning following Monday’s Labor Day holiday with an upbeat reaction to European and Asian PMI reports. ISM data for the U.S. rose unexpectedly and July new…
ThinkstockStratasys Ltd. (NASDAQ: SSYS) has filed a shelf registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to allow it to issue sell an unspecified number of ordinary shares, warrants, and debt securities. At…
ThinkstockSince late June, copper prices have been trending upward, from a low of around $3.00 a pound to around $3.30 on Tuesday. Production is estimated to be 167,000 metric tons (tonnes) above demand this…