ThinkstockAccording to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), more than one-third (35.7%) of all adults in the United States are obese. Obesity-related medical conditions include heart attack, stroke, type-2 diabetes and even certain types…
ThinkstockWe have tracked the short interest in the following North American Solar companies as of March 15: Canadian Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: CSIQ), First Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR), GT Advanced Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: GTAT), MEMC…
These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations from select Wall Street research calls on Tuesday, March 27, 2013. They include AOL, Bed Bath & Beyond,General Mills, Google and Oracle.
ThinkstockWe have tracked the key short interest changes as of March 15 in the following semiconductor leaders: Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC), Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (NYSE: AMD), Micron Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: MU), SanDisk Corp.…
ThinkstockThe journey to any gambling and entertainment mecca is an experience that even non-gamblers often want to put in their travel bucket list. Located off the Chinese coast on the South China Sea, the…
ThinkstockThe Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) released its weekly report on mortgage applications this morning, noting an increase of 7.7% in the group’s seasonally adjusted composite index, following a drop of 7.1% for the previous…
Thinkstock24/7 Wall St. is reviewing ETF strategies, nuances and trends with regularity, and we cannot help but to wonder about the so-called hedged international exchange traded funds (ETFs). These hedged ETFs are outperforming right…
ThinkstockWe have recently begun tracking short interest in the publicly traded companies that either make 3D printing systems or provide design and other services using the machines. As of March 15, short interest has…
ThinkstockWe have tracked the key short interest changes as of March 15 in the following large cap stocks: General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE), Nokia Corp. (NYSE: NOK), Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC), Verizon…
ThinkstockThe short interest in the actively traded low-priced stocks and cult stocks saw some significant changes since the end of February, with more bets against these companies on the rise. We compared the March…
Short sellers have kept their attack up against the high-dividend stocks, perhaps indicating that many investors believe that the bull market may turn back toward growth rather than paying a higher premium for income.…
courtesy J.C. Penney Co. Inc.J.C. Penney Co. Inc.’s (NYSE: JCP) CEO Ron Johnson is either lowering prices on much of the troubled retailer’s store inventory or raising those prices instead. Most analysts believe neither…
courtesy of Apple Inc.T-Mobile began to offer its “no contract” phone plan and said it will sell the Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone 5 starting next month. A debate has begun about whether the…
courtesy of Wal-Mart Stores Inc.Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) owned up to the fact that investigations into bribery allegations, particularly in Mexico, could cost it a great deal of money. In its 10-K, the…
Brian Solis, via Wikimedia CommonsJ.C. Penney Flip-Flop J.C. Penney Co. Inc.’s (NYSE: JCP) CEO Ron Johnson is either lowering prices on much of the troubled retailer’s store inventory or raising those prices instead. Most…