ThinkstockJeff Bezos is adding billions to his net worth each year. With Amazon.com.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) running on fire you might wonder how many times this stock can keep hitting new all-time highs over…
ThinkstockThere are big movers in the market just about every day, and these movers often come from biotech and other emerging health care winners and losers. The daily direction of the broad market does…
ThinkstockThe past year was a tale of two products for semiconductor makers. Makers of the brains for desktop and laptops PCs had a tough year, while chipmakers focused on mobile devices like smartphones and…
ThinkstockA shrinking global economy took a heavy toll on producers of nonprecious metals in 2012. Prices for base and industrial metals like copper, iron ore, and aluminum fell sharply as demand nearly collapsed. Some…
Frank Golhen, via Wikimedia CommonsThis week kicks off yet another earnings season, this time for the fourth quarter of 2012. The best thing that will come from earnings is that expectations for 2013 and…
ThinkstockNuclear commercial services firm EnergySolutions Inc. (NYSE: ES) announced this morning that it is being acquired by a subsidiary of private equity firm Energy Capital Partners II LLC in a transaction worth about $1.1…
courtesy of NBN at German WikipediaIf there is one sector of the stock market that consistently draws scrutiny, it is big tobacco. After all, it is always under the threat of punitive action from…
courtesy Airbus S.A.The president of Emirates Airlines said the world’s foremost carrier of international traffic could add another 30 Airbus A380 jumbo jets to its existing order for 90 of the planes built by…
courtesy of Apple Inc.Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is still heading to $750, or at least that is what Canaccord Genuity is targeting. The firm’s T. Michael Walkley has maintained a Buy rating on the…
24/7 Wall St. has identified its 2013 peak target for the Dow Jones Industrial Average of 14,590, which would translate to gains of more than 11.3% for investors. What is interesting is the breakdown…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall St. research firms this Monday. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) maintained Buy with $750 price target at Canaccord Genuity. Applied…
Just over one month ago we made the case that perhaps the best short since the heyday of the subprime mortgage debacle may be on the horizon. Our December 5 story identifying the biggest…
Brian Katt / Wikimedia Commons / GNU Free Documentation LicenseCountrywide Financial is the gift that keeps on taking from Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC). This morning it took $10 billion from Bank of…
courtesy of NetflixUsing words like “unprecedented” and “addictive” and “compelling,” Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) this morning announced that it has struck a deal with Warner Brothers Television Group (WBTV), which is ultimately owned by…
courtesy of Hostess Brands Inc.Hostess may be dead, but its popular brands are not. Several other food companies believe they can make money on the Hostess asset base, and the auction process to sell…