Google Glass and the Movies
A Texas-based theater chain has banned Google Glass at its movie houses, citing the threat of piracy from the device's recording capability. The company is about to open its first venue in California.
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Newest first · Page 271Apple to Hire 1,000 Marketers
As criticism that it has failed to innovate is on the rise, Apple is responding by taking more of its marketing into its own hands, according to Ad Age. Apple can use all the…
Delek and Atlas Among MLPs Most Targeted by Short Sellers
ThinkstockShort sellers often have it in for companies, entities, funds and even sectors. But what is interesting is when the short sellers target entities with high dividends. Master limited partnerships (MLPs) fit right into…
Short Sellers Get Selective in High-Yield Defensive Dividend Stocks
ThinkstockThe short interest data for the final two weeks of May have been released, and the results are somewhat surprising when it comes to the top high-yield safe dividends we follow. Some of the…
Why a Boeing 777 Sells for $320 Million
The Boeing Co.One of Wednesday’s major business stories is the cancellation of an order from Emirates Airline for 70 A350 aircraft from Airbus, a move that will cost the European airplane maker about $22…
Crude Oil Inventories Drop as Gasoline Inventory Rises
ThinkstockThe U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) released its weekly petroleum status report Wednesday morning. U.S. commercial crude inventories decreased by 2.6 million barrels last week, maintaining a total U.S. commercial crude inventory to 386.9…
Short Interest Lagging in Chip Stocks
ThinkstockThe predominant feeling among short sellers of semiconductor stocks seems to be that now is a good time to look elsewhere. Only two of seven stocks saw a rise in short interest in the…
Upcoming Binary Events Could Lift These Health Care Stocks Much Higher
In a new report, the analysts at health care boutique Leerink highlight numerous upcoming catalysts for some top stocks in the sector. Catalysts may move the stocks sharply either way, depending on the outcomes.
Short Interest Heats Up Again in Solar Stocks
ThinkstockThe solar sector doesn’t excite investors the way it did a few years ago, and short sellers have been about as enthusiastic. Prices have stabilized for solar products and that has been encouraging investors.…
The Most Popular Markets for Home Flipping
ThinkstockEven as home-flipping activity has generally declined in the past year, it continues to be quite widespread in parts of the country. In some counties, home flippers still buy large numbers of properties to…
Why Short Sellers Are Exiting the 3D Printing Sector
ThinkstockShort interest in three of the four 3D printing companies we follow fell in the past two-week period. It is no big secret that the sector has lost most of the positive momentum it…
Jefferies Franchise Picks: Highest Conviction Stocks to Buy Now
Wikimedia CommonsWith a very toppy market, and more than one firm on Wall Street warning of a potential summer sell-off, we were very impressed with the stocks that populate the Jefferies Franchise picks list.…
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Amazon, Boeing, Micron, NBG, SanDisk, Marvell and More
These are the top Wall Street analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations for Wednesday, June 11, 2014. They include Amazon, Boeing, Micron Technology, NBG, SanDisk and Marvell Technology.
Will Boeing Benefit From Emirates Air’s Airbus Cancellation?
Courtesy EADS/AirbusJust months before the Airbus A350 is scheduled to enter service, Dubai’s Emirates Airline cancelled its entire order for 70 of the planes. An Airbus spokesman said that the cancellation “is not good…
J.P. Morgan’s Top Three Alternative Energy and Emerging Tech Stocks to Buy Now
thinkstockThe race for supremacy in the alternative energy and emerging tech space will be a long one. The key for investors with a more aggressive account profile who can buy these top names is…