Cyprus and the Price of Oil
ThinkstockThe apparent resolution of the banking crisis in Cyprus has sent the price of WTI crude oil up more than 1.5% today, now above $95 a barrel. Brent crude is also up about 0.7%,…
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Newest first · Page 342The Risk-Reward Case for Sarepta — Stock Going to $19 or $47 by Mid-May
ThinkstockSarepta Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: SRPT) should have received a huge boost from “The Barron’s Effect” on Monday. The financial publication, which historically has been referred to as the “Investor’s Weekly Bible Reading,” gave Sarepta a…
America’s Most Popular Energy Drinks
The energy drink business has grown from a niche market to a multibillion one in a short time. Red Bull sold more than $3.3 billion worth of energy drinks in 2012 in the U.S.…
Schulze Returns to Best Buy — That Should Fix Everything
courtesy Best Buy Co. Inc.Consumer electronics retailer Best Buy Co. Inc. (NYSE: BBY) this morning announced that founder and former chairman Richard Schulze will return to the company as Chairman Emeritus. Schulze also has…
Nasdaq to Pay $62 Million for Facebook IPO Mess
ThinkstockThe U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved a plan submitted by The Nasdaq OMX Group Inc. (NASDAQ: NDAQ) that provides up to $62 million in compensation for investors who lost money during…
Top Stocks to Buy From the Merrill Lynch Core Portfolio (BAC, SPY, V, JPM, GILD, OXY, HON, HD, WMT)
Typically, large Wall St. firms suggest a broad asset allocation portfolio for their clients. Within the portfolio, they use a designated weighting for each stock that makes the cut. For the individual investor, the…
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (ARG, ALL, BBRY, CEO, CMCSA, FINL, HSP, JCP, LIFE, RBS, SYW, SIAL, SPW, WFM)
Jon OggInvestors and active traders are always on the lookout for new ideas to generate profits. 24/7 Wall St. looks over research calls from all over to find great ideas. Many research-driven ideas for…
Canaccord Genuity Aggressively Upgrades LED Stocks for Huge Upside
ThinkstockCanaccord Genuity raised LED stocks in part of valuation and in part on the growth prospects ahead. We already have seen some serious bounces from the leader here, but the calls are not just optimistic.…
Dollar General Results, Buybacks Boosting Shares
ThinkstockDollar General Corp. (NYSE: DG) reported fourth-quarter and fiscal 2012 results before markets opened this morning. The discount retailer reported diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.97 on revenues of $4.21 billion for the…
Deutsche Bank Picks Winners for the Secular Bull Market (HON, GE, IBM, QCOM, UTX, ITW, EMC, ACN, C, ALL, INTC, APH, ROK, PCP, GOOG, MSFT, WYNN, VIAB, SLB, CTSH)
We have reported recently that despite many calls of an “aging” four-year bull market, what we have experienced since the market lows of March 2009 has been a cyclical bull market within a long-term…
Apollo Group’s Results Look Better Than They Are
Flickr, James SarmientoApollo Group Inc. (NASDAQ: APOL) reported fiscal second quarter 2013 adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.34 on revenue of $834.4 million. In the same period a year ago, the for-profit…
Cyprus Deal Saves Its Euro Status, Makes Cyprus Irrelevant Again
ThinkstockCyprus has reached a bailout deal that will keep the tiny island nation in the European Union. As we pointed out, those with bank deposits of less than 100,000 euro apparently will go mostly…
Another Likely Survivor of the Chinese Solar Shakeout: JA Solar
ThinkstockJA Solar Holdings Co. Ltd. (NASDAQ: JASO) reported fourth-quarter and full year 2012 results before markets opened this morning. The China-based solar panel maker reported a net loss per American Depositary Share (ADS) of…
WiFiSlam Acquisition Expected to Have Little Impact on Apple
courtesy of Apple Inc.Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has bought WiFiSlam, a company with technology that allows mobile devices to show the location of their owners. Some press outlets believe that Apple will use this…
T-Mobile Unveils Contract-Free Value Plans
ThinkstockT-Mobile runs well behind Verizon Wireless, AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) and Sprint-Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S) in the race for wireless customers in the United States, despite its upcoming marriage with MetroPCS Communications Inc. (NYSE:…