Jon OggInvestors are on the hunt for solid research ideas now that stocks have pulled back a bit. 24/7 Wall St. reviews many analyst research calls from Wall Street and from boutique firms to…
David Tepper’s Appaloosa hedge fund is one of the most respected and closely watched funds on Wall Street. Tepper makes frequent appearances on CNBC and Bloomberg TV, and often his comments alone will move…
courtesy Wal-Mart Stores Inc.Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) reported second-quarter fiscal 2014 results before markets opened this morning. The retailing giant posted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $1.24 on revenues of $116.2 billion.…
ThinkstockAnyone who doubted that the race for global personal computer (PC) supremacy has shifted outside the United States only needs to look at Lenovo’s most recent quarterly results. Revenue at the Chinese company rose…
courtesy of Cisco SystemsThe market was disappointed mightily when John Chambers, long-time Cisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) CEO and the dean of the nation’s tech executives, offered a dim forecast for his company and…
ThinkstockFargo, N.D., perhaps most associated with the Academy Award winning movie that many critics believed was the best of 1996, has become the jobs capital of the United States. The city’s unemployment rate is…
courtesy of the White HouseThe economy may be getting better, albeit at a slow pace. Americans do not seem to believe the improvement is fast enough or good enough, at least insofar as any…
ThinkstockOne more reason that gold prices should be falling is data on the demand for gold that dropped 12% in the second quarter, compared with the same quarter last year. However, demand for physical…
ThinkstockCisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) managed to beat earnings, but shares were selling off on profit taking and on guidance after the news. On Wednesday evening, Cisco shares hit lower lows because of internal…
courtesy of Cisco SystemsCisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) reported fourth-quarter and fiscal-year 2013 results after markets closed on Wednesday. For the quarter the networking giant reported adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.52…
August 14, 2013: U.S. equity markets opened lower this morning even after the eurozone reported positive GDP growth in the second quarter, bringing an official end to the continent’s recession. Germany’s GDP rose 0.7%…
ThinkstockChegg, Inc. has become the latest company to file to come public via an initial public offering. Financial terms have not been seen other than that the filing is for up to $150 million.…
ThinkstockAfter markets closed Tuesday night, solar installer Real Goods Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: RSOL) reported that revenues fell 3% and that it took an earnings per share loss of $0.11. Just a week ago SolarCity…
ThinkstockFollowing a disappointing outlook offered on Tuesday night following a near-miss earnings report, Cree Inc. (NASDAQ: CREE) took several ratings hits today, but one firm kept the stock as a ‘buy,’ only cutting the…
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