Pandora Crushed on News of iTunes for Android
Shares of Pandora Media continue their recent slide, getting crushed by more than 10% Monday morning. Apple is considering the launch of an iTunes Radio app for Android, and maybe an entirely new music…
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Newest first · Page 38458.com Punishes Investors With Secondary Offering
When 58.com launched its initial public offering last October, shares rose by 50% on the first day of trading and have continued to rise pretty much ever since. That means only one thing these…
Nu Skin Scores With Tiny Fines From Chinese Regulators
Nu Skin Enterprises shares surged on Monday on news that the fine in China will be far less than many investors were worried about, a mere $540,000 for its sales and marketing practices in…
Icahn Board Victory: Three Steps Closer to Control of Herbalife
If Herbalife gets its way, Carl Icahn will soon control five of the company's board seats (slightly more than 38%) while owning just under 17% of its stock. None of the board members being…
Top Biotechnology Stocks On Sale Again
For the second time in less than a month, the biotechnology sector got whacked when once again, chatter coming from the halls of Congress hit the sector hard. This may be a perfect entry…
Nabors Warns, Weatherford Sells Pipelines: Trouble Brewing in Oil
ThinkstockThe oilfield services business had a good 2013, with shares of the three big players all gaining more than a third. Smaller firms posted a more mixed performance, but growth was solid. That does…
Why AMD Will Win If Xbox One and PS4 Price War Breaks Out
Advanced Micro Devices' leadership in graphics was made evident when its CPUs were selected by both Sony for the PlayStation 4 and Microsoft for the Xbox One video game console refresh cycles last year.
Energy Stocks to Buy With Up to 55% Upside Potential
The prices for WTI crude and Henry Hub natural gas continue to trade closer to 52-week highs than lows. Toss in a little Russia-related geopolitical volatility, and investors may have the table set for…
UBS High-Conviction, High-Dividend Stocks to Buy
As volatility continues to climb in the stock market, investors that buy quality dividend-paying industry leaders to place in their portfolios stand to weather a market correction much better than those with a momentum…
J.C. Penney CEO Gets Huge Raise
J.C. Penney Co. Inc.'s CEO Myron E. (Mike) Ullman just got a huge boost in pay after spending a year trying to right the sinking retailer's ship. Whether he deserves the pay hike is…
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: BofA, NetApp, Stratasys, Symantec, Wells Fargo and More
These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall Street research firms on Monday, March 24, 2014. They include Bank of America, NetApp, Stratasys, Symantec and Wells Fargo.
Apple Supplier Pegatron Looking at Weak Q1: What About Q2?
Pegatron, the Taiwan-based company that is the main manufacturer of the iPhone 5c from Apple, reported Monday morning that its earnings rose by 22% in the fourth quarter of 2013.
Jaguar, Land Rover, Cadillac Among Least Fuel-Efficient Cars
courtesy of Chrysler GroupWith gas prices rising to their highest levels in months, American buyers of cars, SUVs and pickups may become more fuel-efficiency-conscious as they shop for new cars. Some of the makers…
The Five Cities Most Confident About U.S. Economy
ThinkstockAmerican’s views of the U.S. economy cannot be measured as uniform. Income and job prospects vary from region to region and from income group to income group. Younger people continue to have more trouble…
Texas and Nevada Join Drought-Plagued California
ThinkstockDrought is so severe in some parts of California that scientists have observed that conditions may not significantly improve for decades. The problem’s worst effects reach across the state’s inland valleys, which are agriculture…