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Morgan Stanley and Citigroup Take Beating in Investor Survey

CitiCorp and Morgan Stanley Asset Management took terrible beatings from respondents in the 2014 U.S. Full Service Full Service Investor Satisfaction Study while Fidelity Investments did particularly well.

Douglas A. McIntyre · 12 years ago

Who Bucked the Short Interest Trend in Biotech Stocks?

Thinkstock24/7 Wall St. has tracked the short interest in leading biotech and emerging pharmaceutical stocks. Many biotech stocks pulled back in late March, and short sellers moved in on many of them. The largest…

Trey Thoelcke · 12 years ago

Lenovo Takes Global PC Sales Lead

ThinkstockPC sales may still be dropping, but that has not stopped China-based manufacturer Lenovo from increasing sales and stealing market share from competitors. Lenovo shipped 12.9 million PCs in the first quarter, which gave…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 12 years ago

Walmart to Offer Discount on Organic Foods

Walmart announced that it would sell groceries from organic food firm Wild Oats that are 25% or more below the supplier's previous levels. Wild Oats claims to be one of the organic food industry…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 12 years ago

Jamie Dimon Take Home Pay $11.8 Million for 2013

Wikimedia CommonsBeing a bank CEO and Chairman is still no easy task in the current climate. In the world of the public reviewing CEO pay, it turns out that Jamie Dimon of J.P. Morgan…

Jon C. Ogg · 12 years ago

Bed Bath and Beyond Delivers Another Earnings Flop

ThinkstockBed Bath & Beyond Inc. (NASDAQ: BBBY) is out with its earnings report of $1.60 per share for its fourth quarter. The retail giant earned $1.68 per share a year ago, and estimates were…

Jon C. Ogg · 12 years ago

Does Tech Data’s All-Time High Signal Great Tech News?

ThinkstockTech Data Corporation (NASDAQ: TECD) is often overlooked as a harbinger of the technology sector during earnings season. It ships so many tech products that it does act as one of the precursory views…

Jon C. Ogg · 12 years ago

The 4 Stocks That Inspired The Bounce

thinkstockApril 9, 2014: Markets opened higher on Wednesday and then got a jolt higher following the afternoon release of the FOMC’s last meeting minutes. The minutes indicated to many investors and traders that the…

Paul Ausick · 12 years ago

FOMC Minutes Less Hawkish Than Yellen Comments

ThinkstockThe Federal Reserve has released its minutes of the FOMC’s March 18 to 19 meeting. These comments should, in theory, not really move the market when you consider that the data is now out…

Jon C. Ogg · 12 years ago

Another Panic Sell Downgrade in Coal

ThinkstockCoal used to be the equivalent of gold for utilities. So what if some power plants and mills still use coal. It is nasty and it is the scourge of the green movement for clean…

Jon C. Ogg · 12 years ago

VW Stop-Sale Order — Almost a Month’s Worth of Sales

Courtesy Volkswagen AGVolkswagen of America has issued a mandatory stop-sale order on four of its 2014 cars built just this past February. The order applies to Jettas, Beetles, Beetle Convertibles and Passats equipped with…

Paul Ausick · 12 years ago

Connected Cars: Just Smartphones on Wheels?

At last month's Geneva Motor Show, Apple announced partnerships with several carmakers for the CarPlay version of the company's iOS mobile operating system.

Paul Ausick · 12 years ago