thinkstockThe U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported Thursday morning that U.S. natural gas stocks increased by 90 billion cubic feet last week, compared with an expected build of about 96 billion cubic feet anticipated…
ThinkstockShort sellers have increased their bets against the stable high-dividend stocks that are in most Americans’ retirement accounts and mutual funds. The end-of-September short interest saw year highs in a few cases. Only a…
ThinkstockWe have tracked the key short interest changes as of September 30 in the following semiconductor leaders: Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC), Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (NYSE: AMD), Micron Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: MU), SanDisk Corp.…
Ed Brown, via Wikimedia CommonsNew claims for unemployment benefits jumped 66,000 in the week ending last Saturday, according to the weekly report from the U.S. Department of Labor. The total rose to 374,000 from…
Courtesy BlackBerryThe $4.7 billion buyout offer for BlackBerry Ltd. (NASDAQ: BBRY) from Canada’s Fairfax Holdings could be in trouble. The investment firm, led by former BlackBerry chairman Prem Watsa, apparently is having some difficulty…
Courtesy of 3D Systems Inc.We have tracked the key short interest changes as of September 30 in the following 3D printer and services companies: 3D Systems Inc. (NYSE: DDD), Stratasys Ltd. (NASDAQ: SSYS), The…
Courtesy RosneftAs the U.S. oil industry drives toward becoming a net exporter of energy to the rest of the world, the top oil service stocks are poised to thrive. The oil services analysts at…
ThinkstockWe have tracked the short interest in the following North American Solar companies as of September 30: Canadian Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: CSIQ), First Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR), GT Advanced Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: GTAT), SunEdison…
Jon OggEarnings season has officially started, but the stock market and bond market are both dealing with the government shutdown, an upcoming debt ceiling and even the announcement of a new Fed chair. 24/7…
Thinkstock What’s Missing — October 21, 2013 The implementation of the health insurance exchanges that began on October 1 has not been an unqualified success. The Congressional Budget Office estimates for the costs of…
ThinkstockA true monopoly is when only one major player remains in an industry, even if tiny competitors exist here and there. So ask yourself what it would mean if the two satellite pay-TV providers…
Courtesy Ford Motor Co.While September sales were off slightly from last year, the U.S. auto industry is up more than 8% for the year. However, success relies heavily on the popularity of just a…
ThinkstockMeg Whitman recently said there would be no huge layoffs at Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ). However, she can only look so far into the future, and her vision eventually will have to take into account…
courtesy of Apple Inc.According to the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB), mobile advertising revenue soared in the first half of the year. What the association did not mention is that marketers usually pay so little for…
ThinkstockThe Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is the latest organization to attack the budget freeze in Washington. Like the International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Bank and scores of groups that are considered…