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Top IPOs This Week: One U.S., One Chinese E-commerce Site

ThinkstockThe initial public offering (IPO) parade continues this week with no less than seven IPOs scheduled. Here’s a quick look several that we think look the most interesting for one reason or another. The…

Paul Ausick · 12 years ago

Short Interest in Solar Stocks Cools Off

ThinkstockWe continue to track the short interest changes in a number of solar PV and installation companies. The following information is based on data reported for the two-week period ending April 30. Canadian Solar…

Paul Ausick · 12 years ago

Short Interest Changes Mixed in 3D Printing Sector

ThinkstockShort interest in three of the five 3D printing companies we follow rose in the last two week period. The following information is based on data reported for the period ended April 30. Short…

Paul Ausick · 12 years ago

Walmart Expands Summer Sales

courtesy of Wal-Mart Stores Inc.Wal-Mart Stores (NYSE: WMT), with sales at its U.S. stores flat year-over-year for several quarters, needs strong revenue through the Memorial Day to Labor Day period. If it can pull this…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 12 years ago

Short Interest in Twitter Surges

Courtesy of Twitter Inc.Poor earnings, questions about whether its business model can be sustained and analyst downgrades have already cost Twitter Inc. (NYSE: TWTR) shareholders billions of dollars. Now, short sellers have decided Twitter’s…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 12 years ago

The Eurovision Song Contest and Apple

Sue KatzThough barely a blip on the U.S. radar, the Eurovision song contest is among the most-watched TV programs in the world. More than 170 million viewers worldwide watched the 2013 contest and even…

Paul Ausick · 12 years ago

No Update for Cadillac Flagship CTS-V

courtesy of General MotorsIt is the flagship of Cadillac’s line — the super powerful CTS-V. Cadillac has updated virtually every other car in its line. The brute with a 556-horsepower engine languishes. It may…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 12 years ago

The Top 10 Stock Market Stories of the Week

Jon OggThis last week felt like a roller coaster ride in the markets, yet all in all the markets were little changed from a week earlier. 24/7 Wall St. wanted to feature ten prominent…

Jon C. Ogg · 12 years ago

Cable Company Dilemma: 500 Channels and Nobody’s Watching

ThinkstockThe number of TV channels the average American commands through the living room remote control has risen by nearly 50% in the past six years. And now those channels are becoming increasingly available on…

Paul Ausick · 12 years ago

Can Amazon Save the U.S. Postal Service?

courtesy of USPS The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) on Friday reported a net loss of $1.9 billion in the second quarter of its 2014 fiscal year. The total is equal to almost half the…

Paul Ausick · 12 years ago

BMW Electric Car Line-Up Challenges Tesla

Bayerische Motoren Werke AGBMW calls them the i3 and i8. They are, in reality, Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) killers, and worthy ones. The i3, sells for as little as $42,000, which is about two-thirds of what…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 12 years ago

Will the iPad Survive?

courtesy of Apple Inc.When Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) reported second fiscal quarter earnings in late April, the company revealed that it had shipped 3.1 million fewer iPads than it did in the same quarter…

Paul Ausick · 12 years ago

Did Twitter Shares Put in a Bottom This Last Week?

courtesy of TwitterTwitter Inc. (NYSE: TWTR) has had its fill of problems. We have warned over and over how media interest could turn on it and drive down use, mainly because Twitter is capable…

Jon C. Ogg · 12 years ago

Will Netflix Price Increase Kill Growth?

courtesy of Netflix Inc.Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) has elected to increase prices. And, the decision could well hurt its growth, even if it expands margins In a blog posted Friday, the company reported: To continue…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 12 years ago