ThinkstockIf you are a computer and technology buyer, then chances are high that you know CDW. The company is mostly online and sells computers, monitors, networking gear, software, and a myriad of other technology products…
ThinkstockFitch Ratings this morning cut its rating on Italian debt one notch from ‘A-’ to ‘BBB+’ with a negative outlook. And the ratings firm gave a long list of reasons for the cut. The…
ThinkstockMGIC Investment Corp. (NYSE: MTG) recovered handily this week, but profit taking and a dilutive $1.1 billion capital raise have put the brakes on in this troubled turnaround. So it is rather interesting to…
ThinkstockThe past year is one that the solar industry would just as soon forget. Global solar installation grew by a paltry 4.4% in 2012, but it is expected to rise by 14.4% in 2013,…
ThinkstockSmithfield Foods Inc. (NYSE: SFD) is trading higher on word that a top shareholder called Continental Grain Co. has sent a letter urging the company to consider strategic alternatives. These alternatives include a breakup…
ThinkstockEven though Americans spent 2012 reducing their net credit card debt in every quarter, for the full year net credit card debt rose by $36.2 billion. That is 21% lower than the $45.87 billion…
ThinkstockMexico is a land of great opportunity, led by a being a land of great risk. So what are investors supposed to think when the Bank of Mexico cuts its benchmark interest rates? Mexico’s…
ThinkstockWhile exchange traded funds (ETFs) have been dumping gold in the first two months of 2013, exactly the reverse is happening in the silver ETFs. Total silver holdings now amount to a near-record 20,253.6…
Thinkstock24/7 Wall St. is taking a look at key exchange-traded fund (ETF) features each and every day to help investors and the public navigate through issues around their personal finances. It has been said…
ThinkstockPharmacyclics Inc. (NASDAQ: PCYC) has had a monster stock performance, with gains of much more than 200% over the past year. Now the company is doing what some shareholders will feel bilked over, but…
ThinkstockThe price of Brent crude has dropped this morning on news that the leaky Brent pipeline system has been repaired and is flowing again. The Abu Dhabi-based company that owns the system is targeting…
Ed Brown, via Wikimedia CommonsOK, so this is finally some rockin’ good news on the jobs front. The Labor Department is out with its key employment situation for the month of February. Due to…
ThinkstockAs the market has printed new highs on a daily basis this week, we have reminded readers that there is a big difference between a bull market and market rally. Bear market rallies often…
courtesy of McDonald'sMcDonald’s Corp. (NYSE: MCD) probably wishes every year was a leap year. The company reported that global same-store sales fell 1.5% year-over-year in February, all because 2012 was a leap year and…
Jon OggThese are some of this Friday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall St. research calls. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) reiterated Outperform and $600 price target by Credit Suisse. Credit Suisse…