Why Harley-Davidson Just Became a Short Sale
harley-davidson.comWhether it is a bull market or a bear market, short sellers have their place, and they will be looking for companies they think need to be sold now. There is a short-selling exchange…
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ThinkstockMany Wall Street analysts and strategists are forecasting a rise in corporate earnings for the rest of the year and throughout 2014. That is music to the ears of stock investors. Rising earnings can…
Homebuilder Stocks to Buy Ahead of Looser Borrowing Rules
ThinkstockThe recovery in the housing market has been a big story this year and the market for new homes could improve even more. according analysts at Sterne Agee. Homebuilders D. R. Horton Inc. (NYSE:…
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: AECOM, Cirrus, Cisco, Lululemon and More
Jon OggEarnings season may be winding down, but we are still getting some key reports. Now traders and investors have to decide how to position their holdings for 2014. 24/7 Wall St. reviews dozens…
Companies Behind Big Data Analytics: Stocks for the Future
ThinkstockBig data is starting to dominate how big business is done. Major corporations around the world are extracting everything from consumers’ changing tastes to spending habits. The companies that can supply big data analytics…
World Gold Demand Cannot Stop Falling Gold Prices
ThinkstockThe World Gold Council is out with its third-quarter gold demand trends. Despite soft gold prices, the council maintains that gold demand remains strong, even with many of the negative factors. The total supply…
Walmart and Kohl’s: Weak Results, Weaker Outlooks
courtesy Wal-Mart Stores Inc.Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) reported third-quarter fiscal 2014 results before markets opened Thursday morning. The retailing giant posted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $1.14 on revenues of $115.7 billion.…
Is the Era of Hot Tech IPOs Over?
ThinkstockSince 2011, Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB), LinkedIn Corp. (NYSE: LNKD), Groupon Inc. (NASDAQ: GRPN), Yelp Inc. (NYSE: YELP), Pandora Media Inc. (NYSE: P), Zynga Inc. (NASDAQ: ZYNGA) and most recently Twitter (NYSE: TWTR) have…
Boeing Union Rejects Contract, Company Could Move 777X Plant
Courtesy Boeing Co.The labor union representing more than 30,000 workers at Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) has rejected an eight-year contract extension that the company said was required if the new Boeing 777X was to…
Foreclosure Picture Improves, but Not in States Hit Hardest by Real Estate Collapse
ThinkstockRealtyTrac, the gold standard of research about foreclosures, reported more evidence that the real estate market continues the process of healing the tremendous damage done to it during the recession. The exception is in…
Cisco CEO John Chambers in Trouble Again After Poor Earnings
courtesy of Cisco SystemsJohn Chambers has been the dean of Silicon Valley CEOs for years, based on the length of his time in his position, which goes back to 1995. Many of the most…
Heath Care Issues Top List of Americans’ Anxieties, Followed by Dysfunctional Government
thinkstockAmerican’s have become sick of the federal health care exchange site. It happened so quickly, as a matter of fact, that they now worry about health care as the country’s most severe problem. Next…
Business Insider Passes CNBC in Key Traffic Measure
ThinkstockBusiness Insider, a site that is barely five years old, has moved ahead of CNBC in a critical ranking of online audience. And the upstart site, at its current rate of growth, could soon…
Tesla Plant Accident Not a Fire
ThinkstockWhat was first reported as a fire on Wednesday afternoon at the Tesla Motors Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) has now been explained by the company as a failure in a low-pressure aluminum casting press. Three…
Cisco Sales Lag Even Most Minimal Expectations
courtesy of Cisco SystemsCisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) reported fourth fiscal quarter and full-year 2013 results after markets closed on Wednesday. For the quarter the networking giant reported adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS)…