ThinkstockFirst Majestic Silver Corp. (NYSE: AG) reported second-quarter 2013 earnings before markets opened this morning. The Canada-based silver miner posted adjusted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.07 on revenues of $48.4 million. In the…
Frank Golhen, via Wikimedia CommonsThe New York Stock Exchange tracks margin debt for the U.S. market. The April 2013 figure of 384 billion in U.S. dollars marked an all-time high since records started in…
Investors and traders are often looking for new research ideas that can generate higher income or more profits. 24/7 Wall St. reviews many fresh research calls each morning to find great ideas from value…
These are the top analyst downgrades, cautious research notes and stocks to sell from Wall Street for Tuesday, August 13, 2013. They include Allot Communications, Microsoft, Vical and First Solar.
ThinkstockReal estate is always a solid addition to a diversified portfolio. It also is not as correlated to the stock market as other alternative type investments. The portfolio managers for the UBS U.S Select…
Courtesy ZTE Corp.Chinese mobile device maker ZTE Corp. is about to launch its ZTE One smartphone in the United States and the United Kingdom. The device will sell for $80 in the U.S. and…
ThinkstockArgus is an interesting firm that generates research ideas. Unlike the traditional bulge bracket Wall Street brokerage giants, and unlike boutique investment banking shops, Argus is truly independent in its research. The firm just…
courtesy J.C. Penney Co. Inc.As the fight between big J.C. Penney Co. Inc. (NYSE: JPC) shareholder and former board member William Ackman and some of the rest of the board rages on, no one has…
courtesy of KFCYum! Brands Inc. (NYSE: YUM) is not the first American company to stumble badly in China. It will not be the last, either. China is Yum! Brands’ most important market. The company…
Courtesy of Tesla MotorsArtist Andy Warhol once said, “In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes.” Elon Musk has had that 15 minutes and then some. However, it is time for him…
Tesla Motors blogElon Musk’s much talked about Hyperloop has been released in its infancy, and this already seems to be one of those projects that is likely to get lost in the shuffle. Unless Musk…
courtesy of NvidiaTake-Two Interactive Software Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO) is trading at its highest levels since the recession. Things are about to get even better for investors, if Bank of America Merrill Lynch is correct.…
With stocks within a few percentage points of all-time highs and with the stocks in a confirmed bull market, we wanted to consider the effect of stock splits in a time when market participation is…
Courtesy BlackBerry To call the reaction to BlackBerry Ltd.’s (NASDAQ: BBRY) admission that it exploring strategic alternatives “muted” is probably to understate the case. Investors can’t bring themselves to believe that anyone really thinks…
Steinway Musical Instruments Co. (NYSE: LVB) announced this morning that it has received an offer to acquire the company for $38 per share in cash from an unnamed investment firm. The offer trumps a…