The Six Most Shorted Stocks on the Nasdaq
courtesy of Sirius XM RadioShort sellers continue to hold huge positions not only in troubled companies like BlackBerry Ltd. (NASDAQ: BBRY), but also in such tech giants as Intel. As of April 30, the…
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Wikimedia CommonsShort sellers continue to hold huge positions not only in troubled companies like J.C. Penney Co. Inc. (NYSE: JCP), but also in blue chips like AT&T Corp. (NYSE:T) and Bank of America (NYSE: BAC). As…
Ten Analyst Stocks to Buy Under $10 for Big Upside
ThinkstockEarnings season is winding down and the markets remain choppy. Investors are wary, but they want upside and they keep hearing that this is now a stock picker’s market. 24/7 Wall St. reviews dozens…
The 4 Stocks That Steered the Market
thinkstockMay 9, 2014: Markets opened mixed on Friday and wobbled along all day to finish with a small gain. Tech stocks got a burst of support in the last half-hour of trading today. Shortly…
An iPhone 6 in August: Report
courtesy of Apple Inc.A Taiwan-based news source, Economic Daily News, reported Friday morning that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) plans to release the iPhone 6 in August. Windshields around the world are steaming up already.…
Anticipation Remains Ahead of TrueCar IPO
TrueCar Inc.One of our top 10 initial public offerings (IPOs) to watch in 2014 was TrueCar Inc., which has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to sell 7.775 million shares in…
No Mercy in Sight From High Food Prices
ThinkstockThe U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its monthly World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) at noon Friday, offering the agency’s first look at the U.S. and global crop supply and demand prospects…
In Wake of Sterling Scandal, Clippers Playoff Tickets Up 36%
ThinkstockIn Wake Of Sterling Scandal, Clippers Playoff Tickets 36% Higher Than 2013 Direct to 24/7 Wall St. from TiQIQ After a rough series on and off the court in the first round of the…
What CBS Still Has Going for It
ThinkstockShares CBS Corp. (NYSE: CBS) retreated Friday morning, following the media company’s first-quarter report late Thursday. At issue was a 9% year-on-year decline in CBS’s entertainment division to $2.3 billion, which helped drive overall…
U.S. Postal Service Loses Almost $2 Billion, More Pain Ahead
Jon OggIs the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) ever going to get back on its feet? It has reported another huge quarterly loss. The struggling company (or government entity) showed more of the same negative…
Netflix Joins Amazon in Streaming Price Hike
In a move the company telegraphed last month, Netflix confirmed Friday that it will raise the price of its streaming video service by $1 a month to $8.99 for new subscribers.
More Evidence of Weaker Labor Market in JOLTS Report
ThinkstockThe U.S. Labor Department reading on the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (the JOLTS report) showed that some 4.014 million job openings were available in the United States on the last business day…
Wholesale Trade Much Better Than GDP Report Signaled
ThinkstockA reading on wholesale trade was released on Friday morning by the U.S. Commerce Department. This is for the month of March, a period that would have been weather-impacted and would have been under…
$3.2 Billion for Beats — Is Apple Crazy?
If the reports are true, Apple is within a few pen strokes of paying $3.2 billion for Beats Electronics, a maker of pricey headphones and home of a seriously underwhelming streaming music service.
Is a 50% Bounce in Petrobras Too Much Too Fast?
Petrobras has been plagued for years, and the capital structure inside the company is about as bad as it can be for the common stockholders who have high ambitions of huge gains down the…