“Fast & Furious 6” Makes $34.5 Million, Kicks Ass Again
NOAA Will Smith was crushed in his new debut movie and “Fast & Furious 6” brought in $34.5 million in North American box office and reached a 10 day total of $170.4 million and…
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Newest first · Page 244China May PMI Jumbs, World’s Second Largest Economy Recovery?
Every month, China is moving back toward 10% GDP growth, or is headed for recession, depending on GDP, housing prices, interest rates which encourage lending or not, and, of course PMI. The problem with…
Gold and Silver Both Became Devil’s Metals in May, Value in Miners?
ThinkstockGold and silver investors are probably glad to see the month of May come to an end. The drop in the price of gold and in the price of silver continues and the metals…
Rising Interest Rate Risk For Big Dividends, Sector By Sector
The bull market appears to still be alive and well for equities, but the risk of rising interest rates is plaguing bonds and investments tied to big dividends. What equity investors also need to…
Are Netflix, First Solar, and Tesla Now Just Runaway Stocks?
Courtesy of Tesla MotorsYou already know by now that it is a bull market. Even if you missed out on the rally, the media is a constant reminder that the assessment that stocks were…
Afterthought: Was Chicago PMI Really That Strong? Commentary Says No
ThinkstockStocks were trading weak this morning before the economic news was out, but the markets had recovered going into the Chicago Purchasing Managers Index and ahead of the revised Reuters/University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment…
Lowe’s Chases Home Depot by Raising Dividend — a Lower Yield but Better Value
ThinkstockLowe’s Companies Inc. (NYSE: LOW) has held its annual meeting of shareholders. While the construction and repairs retailer reelected board members, approved compensation plans and ratified its accounting firm’s appointment, the big news is…
Consumer Sentiment Surges to Post-Recession High
ThinkstockThe Reuters/University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment report for May is out. It offers a revised number from the preliminary report two weeks ago, and revisions rarely move the market as much as preliminary reports.…
Chicago PMI Shoots Through the Roof in May
ThinkstockThe May report from the Chicago purchasing managers is out, and it is off the charts on a better-than-expected report. While April’s report was down at 49.0 and while Bloomberg had consensus at only…
Tender Offer Drives Interest in National Bank of Greece
thinkstockNational Bank of Greece S.A. (NYSE: NBG) had a lot of investors looking at Web-based quoting systems confused this week. The huge jump in share price was based on the equivalent of a 1:10…
Is Krispy Kreme a Real Stock Investment Again or Just a Donut?
ThinkstockKrispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. (NYSE: KKD) had a great run and the donut empire was set to make many investors rich as shares rose from $10 to about $50, but that was from 2001…
Personal Income and Spending a Big Disappointment
ThinkstockWe have now seen the report on personal income and spending for the month of April, and frankly both look a bit soft and may have a slight impact on some of the second-quarter gross…
Will Rising Interest Rates and Falling Prices Have an Effect on MLPs?
ThinkstockAfter underperforming the market last year, investors have received a catch-up trade with master limited partnerships (MLPs) delivering 31.11% in total returns over the past year, as measured by the market-cap weighted Alerian MLP…
Top 12 Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Calpine, CME, CVS, Panera and More
Investors and traders are usually on the lookout for new research ideas that will generate higher income or more profits. 24/7 Wall St. reviews many analyst research calls from Wall Street and from boutique…
Top Stocks That May Move Big at Jefferies Global Healthcare Conference
ThinkstockOnce again, the Wall Street conference calendar is heating up. Next week is the widely attended Jefferies Global Healthcare Conference in New York City. Following the success of last year’s conference, with more than…