Why Do Americans Buy Undependable Cars?
ThinkstockThe top-selling cars in the U.S. in January came from General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) with total sales of about 195,000 vehicles, Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) with sales of about 166,000, Toyota Motor…
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ThinkstockThe recession and the housing bust are getting farther and farther away and must be part of everyone’s distant memory. A company called Taylor Morrison Home Corporation is soon to come public in an…
Omega’s Leon Cooperman Dumps Apple, Buys Facebook and Other Key Stocks
Leon Cooperman of Omega Advisors, Inc. is a hedge fund manager that can move stocks. The newest 13-F filing at the SEC shows that he made some significant portfolio changes as of the end…
Cisco Earnings Could Finally Bring the Stock Breakout
courtesy of Cisco SystemsCisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) may have had trouble over the past couple of years in growing its share price, but now hours ahead of earnings the stock is about 1.5%…
Insider Selling Rampage (GOOG, WWWW, AXS, AXP, MSFT, SLGN, TDG, K, NXST, OZM)
Insiders are still selling shares. Most investors have heard that Eric Schmidt is selling out of about $2.5 billion worth of Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) shares, but there are many other large insider selling…
Is 3D Printing the Next Big Thing — or the Next Solyndra?
ThinkstockLast night in his State of the Union speech, President Obama referred to a “state-of-the-art lab where new workers are mastering the 3D printing that has the potential to revolutionize the way we make…
AMR/U.S. Airways Merger to Raise Your Ticket Prices and Lower Service Expectations
ThinkstockWhat are the biggest fears of the consumer with airlines? Outside of safety and crash issues, those fears are likely to be the price of tickets to fly and the cost of services. If you…
Huge Opportunity Coming in Bankrate Shares — for the Patient Investor
Bankrate Inc. (NYSE: RATE) was downgraded by analysts after the personal finance website had poor earnings and guidance. What 24/7 Wall St. wants to know is whether this is the sign of worse things…
Crude Price Rises after EIA Inventory Report
ThinkstockThe U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) released its weekly petroleum status report this morning. U.S. commercial crude inventories increased by 600,000 barrels last week, bringing the total U.S. commercial crude inventory to 372.2 million…
Why at Least One Analyst Really Likes GE/Comcast NBCU Deal
thinkstockMany times on Wall St., blockbuster deals make analysts at big investment banks nervous. The deal is risky, the debt burden is stifling, the culture at the corporations that are involved will clash and…
Energy Independence by 2020 — Citigroup
ThinkstockIn a report titled “Energy 2020: Independence Day,” analysts at Citigroup Inc. (NYSE: C) suggest that the United States may achieve energy independence by the end of the current decade. The analysis is based…
Another Gain in Business Inventories
ThinkstockBusiness inventories rose less than expected in the month of December. We would caution that this is an older number and is not generally a market-moving release. Also note that this does coincide with…
Pension Buyouts and Lump-Sum Payouts Expected to Increase
ThinkstockYou have heard about underfunded pension plans and pension news during bankruptcies for years now. It turns out that pension plans in corporate America are likely to keep shrinking. After 2012 was called a…
Solar Up After State of the Union and MEMC Earnings
ThinkstockThe State of the Union speech was of course expected to include a plug for alternative energy and the solar energy sector. Solar was credited for bringing tens of thousands of American jobs. President…
Retail Sales and Import/Export Prices Show Gains
ThinkstockWe had two rounds of economic readings this Wednesday morning: retail sales for the month of January, as well as import and export prices for the month of January. Retail sales rose by 0.1%…