High-Frequency Trading Probe Spooks E*Trade Investors
Criticism of high-frequency trading seems to have spooked investors in online brokers E*Trade and TD Ameritrade. Shares both of them are dropping for the second day in a row.
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Newest first · Page 368GrubHub IPO Magic Value Now Almost $3 Billion
GrubHub raised a higher-than-expected $192 million in an initial public offering, after pricing the shares above the marketed range. GrubHub's market value at one point topped $3.4 billion.
Top 10 IPO of 2014: TrueCar Now Coming Public
ThinkstockOne of the big initial public offerings (IPOs) we identified for 2014 was online auto seller TrueCar. On Thursday the company filed its preliminary Form S-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)…
Will GM Have to Give Away 2 Million Cars?
The congressional attack on General Motors has reached the point where some officials want the nation's largest car company to pull 2.5 million recalled models off the road.
Starbucks Slashes Prices on Coffee
For some reason, Starbucks has slashed prices on some coffee and coffee products between April 1 to April 7. The coffee shop chain did not give any reason for the decision.
DOJ Investigates High-Frequency Trading
The Department of Justice is getting in on an insider trading investigation regarding high-frequency trading. This method of trading has come under much more intense scrutiny after Michael Lewis released "Flash Boys."
Why One Analyst Still Sees 3D Systems Rising to $100
3D Systems is supposed to be the leader of the 3D printing sector. If Canaccord Genuity is right, then 3D Systems could recapture much of its lost value of late. The firm's official price…
Could SolarCity Shares Ultimately Run to $175?
SolarCity has enjoyed much of the gains seen in the solar sector, and it is a company tied to the great Elon Musk. One problem that the company faces is that its profitability expectations…
UBS Says the Best Is Yet to Come for U.S. Refiners
ThinkstockWhile the battle rages on Wall Street on which way the price of oil ultimately goes, investors in the refiners are watching close for a blowout in the difference between Brent crude and Louisiana…
Labor Department Has Unexpected Score on Unemployment and Payrolls
Ed Brown, via Wikimedia CommonsThe U.S. Labor Department has issued its key unemployment and payrolls data for the month of March. With stocks at an all-time high, the trader and market participation interest was…
Micron Earnings Show Tech Turnarounds Can Win
Micron Technology reported better-than-expected second-quarter earnings after markets closed Thursday night. Shares traded higher in the premarket on Friday.
Pancreatic Cancer Trial Enrollment Halt Damages Halozyme
Halozyme Therapeutics shares are getting pounded on Friday on news of a temporary halt of its Phase II trial enrollment and dosing for its pancreatic cancer study.
Stifel Says Strong Earnings Will Reignite Biotech Rally
ThinkstockWhen the biotech sell-off started in late February, the stocks had been market leaders for almost four years. The staggering and intense selling knocked a quick 17% off the index and immediately bearish voices…
Boeing, Airbus Battle for Delta Order
When there are only two companies that make a very expensive product, any time there's a chance to take a big order, well, it is a very big deal. Boeing and Airbus have been…
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Anadarko, Cisco, GameStop, Micron and More
These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations for Friday, April 4, 2014. They include Anadarko, Cisco, GameStop, Micron, Forest Oil and Vodafone.