ThinkstockRingCentral Inc. is the latest of the companies filing for an initial public offering. Its paperwork was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission to sell up to $100 million worth of its Class…
Argus is truly an independent research firm free from most of the same conflicts of interest of other research firms, which is why we give its research a close look when it issues upgrades…
ThinkstockQuestcor Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOR) and Under Armour Inc. (NYSE: UA) may seem to have little to nothing in common on the surface. Questcor is in the pharmaceutical business, while Under Armour is the…
ThinkstockU.S. adoption of high-speed broadband connections in homes has reached an all-time high of 70% according to the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project. The survey was taken in May and is…
Any time you see a merger announcement, you see a myriad of press releases pertaining to law firms and lawyers investigating the terms of the deal. This is in one sense the new form…
ThinkstockAs prices for solar panels and modules stabilize, stocks in the solar energy companies have once more put on a growth spurt. Since the beginning of the year shares of SunPower Corp. (NASDAQ: SPWR)…
ThinkstockIf you had questions about the “if and when” of the tapering of the $85 billion in bond purchases in quantitative easing, the answer is looking more and more clear that it will begin…
Brian Solis, via Wikimedia CommonsWithin the first hour of trading on Monday morning, shares of Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) have risen more than 3% and the company’s market cap has risen to about $102…
Siebertnet.comMuriel Siebert, founder of Siebert Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: SIEB), passed away over the weekend. Many new investors may not know her nor may they know just how important and influential she was on Wall…
ThinkstockMicrosoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) was the beneficiary late last week on news that Steve Ballmer has decided to retire. The news drove shares up roughly 7% to $34.75 on massive trading volume, and shares…
24/7 Wall St. reviews literally dozens and dozens of Wall Street analyst research reports each morning. Some calls are for stocks to buy and some are for stocks to sell. Some may be oriented…
ThinkstockThe sharp rise in mortgage interest rates over the past six months are going to do some serious damage to the nation’s largest mortgage lenders. Just last week, Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC)…
Courtesy EADS/AirbusThe report on durable goods each month is one of the most volatile of all economic reports. After all, the big-ticket items include consumer durable goods and capital spending efforts. Durable goods for…
Jon OggThis will be an interesting week for Wall Street analyst coverage as many traders, investors and analysts are out ahead of Labor Day. Still, we are seeing a surprising number of research calls…
ThinkstockThe second-quarter earnings parade has all but come to a end. One conclusion that is painfully obvious to the equity strategy team at Credit Suisse is that many companies beat earnings only by using…