ThinkstockThe simple statement by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that Philip A. Falcone of Harbinger Capital Partners has “agreed to be barred from the securities industry for at least five years” may list a…
ThinkstockWhile most people think private enterprise is responsible for innovation, a great deal of the technology Americans rely on comes from another well-known source: the U.S. military. Over the years, the military, and the…
August 19, 2013: U.S. equity markets opened mixed this morning as the Nasdaq eked out a positive start. The rocky start to the week is being attributed to rising 10-year Treasury yields which hit…
Jon OggWe recently had a chance to interview one of the portfolio managers for the Ranger Equity Bear ETF (NYSEMKT: HDGE), which is an actively managed short selling exchange-traded fund. It acts like a…
ThinkstockSo far this earnings season U.S. retailers haven’t put up a very good show. Retailers that have already reported results said that customers had become cautious again during the quarter and same-store sales reports…
It is no secret now that interest rates have risen. Long-term Treasury yields and even intermediate Treasury yields are now perhaps even starting to normalize even with Ben Bernanke and the Federal Reserve keeping…
Courtesy Research in Motion Ltd.Just last month, BlackBerry Ltd. (NASDAQ: BBRY) reportedly cut production of its Z10 and Q10 smartphones from a monthly total of 2 million to 1 million after sales in the…
courtesy of Groupon Inc.One of the knocks against Groupon Inc. (NASDAQ: GRPN) is that there are few barriers to entry for competing firms to offer a virtually identical product. All it takes are a…
courtesy Barnes & Noble Inc.In what has to be one of the stranger product announcements of recent times, Barnes & Noble Inc. (NYSE: BKS) said on Monday morning that it is releasing a suite…
ThinkstockIn last week’s SEC filings, investors were given a chance to see which stocks have been bought and sold by Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A). While new stakes were seen in shares…
ThinkstockRe/Max Holdings Inc. has filed a Form S-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for an initial public offering (IPO) to raise up to $100 million. The operator of franchised real estate…
Courtesy Boeing Co.The defense division of Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) is reportedly in position to win a $7.4 billion contract to supply the government of South Korea with 60 of the company’s F-15 fighter…
White House Photo by Pete SouzaLast week brought the latest full equity holdings of Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-B). While several key changes were made in the stakes, actually very few…
ThinkstockHighlighted in a Fortune magazine article in 1966, an obscure investment vehicle called the hedge fund was outperforming every existing mutual fund by double-digit figures. By 1968, there were some 140 hedge funds in…
Jon OggStocks have pulled back from highs and investors are on the hunt for solid research ideas. 24/7 Wall St. reviews many analyst research calls from Wall Street and from boutique firms to find…