ThinkstockCloud-based enterprise event management software provider Cvent Inc. (NYSE: CVT) sold 5.6 million shares of stock today at $21 a share in its initial public offering. The stock priced above its expected range of…
Jon OggStocks are back in the public interest, 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…
ThinkstockThe summer Wall Street conference season is starting to wind down, and next week will feature Jefferies Global Industrial Conference in New York City. The 2013 conference will feature an extensive range of public…
ThinkstockThe top 100 TV advertisers represent at least 50% of the market, and the top 20 represent 25 major brand advertisers. Their advertising agencies seek to buy media placements from a large, diverse group…
Courtesy BlackBerryIn an exclusive report this morning from Reuters, “several sources familiar with the situation” have said that BlackBerry Ltd. (NASDAQ: BBRY) may be considering the option of taking the company private as it…
ThinkstockJames River Coal Co. (NASDAQ: JRCC) reported second-quarter 2013 results before markets opened this morning. The coal miner’s diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $1.16 on revenues of $160.15 million. In the same period…
ThinkstockThe International Energy Agency (IEA) today lowered its oil demand growth forecast from 930,000 barrels a day in 2013 to 900,000 barrels a day and cut demand growth for 2014 from its previous estimate…
Courtesy J.C. Penney Co. Inc.; photo by Chris RupertAs a fight between major J.C. Penney Co. Inc. (NYSE: JCP) owner Bill Ackman and the balance of the firm’s board rages, the question too obvious…
ThinkstockSaginaw County, which is more than an hour’s drive north of Detroit, and Genesee County, about the same distance away, cancelled bond offerings, supposedly because the collapse of Detroit and the fallout that crushed…
ThinkstockOne thing about advertising trouble at large websites is that it is impossible to hide. Ads for cheap mortgages show up everywhere. Financial sites run ads for chocolate cereal. If these trends are a…
ThinkstockMolycorp Inc. (NYSE: MCP) reported second-quarter 2013 results after markets closed today. The rare earths miner posted an adjusted diluted loss of $0.36 per share on revenues of $136.9 million. For the second quarter…
ThinkstockPriceline.com Inc. (NASDAQ: PCLN) is out with its second-quarter earnings report. The travel discount website operator has managed to keep growing beyond the United States to the point that its market value is more…
August 8, 2013: U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning after China reported that its trade surplus narrowed to $17.1 billion in July, well below an expected surplus of $27.2 billion. Elsewhere in Asia,…
Courtesy The Goodyear Tire & Rubber CompanyWho doesn’t like a blimp? The soft, pillowy things just look friendly, whether looking down on a sporting event or just slowly flying around with an advertising message…
Hilton may be back as a public company, perhaps sooner rather than later. There have been many media reports around this on Thursday, but as your money matters to us we think this is…