ThinkstockA bipartisan deal was reached to end the government shutdown and raise the debt ceiling on Wednesday. While this provides immediate relief, the agreement is only a short reprieve. Funding to the government now…
courtesy of Yahoo!Sometimes people just do not know how to concede that a win is a win. The truth is that winners know when they won, while losers often fail to concede that they…
ThinkstockThe U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) announced last Friday that it would close down due to “lack of appropriations,” government-speak for running out of money due to the federal shutdown. At least the agency…
ThinkstockThe saying is that if there is a trading strategy, then there is an ETF strategy for that as well. Now the markets are getting a new exchange-traded fund strategy aimed at tracking the…
ThinkstockStocks have surged on news that a Reid-McConnell deal is nearly at hand. A deal has been reported as being close, and also that John Boehner would put a Senate bill on the floor…
ThinkstockVeeva Systems Inc. (NYSE: VEEV), a California-based company that makes cloud software solutions for the life sciences industry, held its initial public offering (IPO) Wednesday morning among a swirl of uncertainty about the U.S.…
ThinkstockIt was only a matter of time. In the wake of the 1973 OPEC oil embargo, the U.S. enacted a law in 1975 that prohibits (with minor exceptions) exporting U.S. crude oil. But as…
ThinkstockThe National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo housing market index fell by two points from a downwardly revised 57 in September to 55 in October. The reading was lower than a forecast of…
ThinkstockMolycorp Inc. (NYSE: MCP) is becoming an expert at screwing its investors. If anyone wanted a “death before dilution” company in their portfolio, they have been slaughtered over and over here. The supposed rare…
ThinkstockThe master limited partnerships (MLPs) earnings season is getting underway with some of the top names set to report earnings imminently. The MLP research team at Credit Suisse expects numerous positive catalysts to emerge…
Courtesy Boeing Co.The Merrill Lynch Technical Titans List was formerly known as the Most Attractive Buy List and was introduced in February 2006. It is designed to identify common stocks that are attractive based…
Stocks are showing the concern over the shenanigans taking place in Washington, and investors have to worry which stocks they should be buying, selling or avoiding. It turns out that analysts think many companies…
Wikimedia Commons, Public DomainPepsiCo Inc. (NYSE: PEP) reported third-quarter 2013 results before markets opened Wednesday morning. For the quarter, the food and beverage company posted adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $1.24 on…
Jon OggInvestors are trying to figure out which stocks they should buy, sell or avoid now that the government shutdown is two weeks old and the debt ceiling debate is stalling yet again. These…
Brian Katt / Wikimedia Commons / GNU Free Documentation LicenseBank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC) reported third-quarter 2013 results before markets opened Wednesday morning. The investment bank and financial services giant posted quarterly diluted…