Castlight Health IPO: The Cloud’s the Limit
Health care software maker Castlight Health launched its initial public offering (IPO) Friday morning, and "launch" is the right word. Shares have taken off, rising more than 162% in early trading.
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Newest first · Page 397Why Teva May Be Back From the Dead
Two analyst upgrades on Friday, a new CEO and a 33% increase in its stock price since November may be confirmation that Teva Pharmaceutical Industries is finally rebounding. Analysts think the stock could move…
Plug Power: Been Up So Long Everything Looks Like Down
Roth Capital downgraded the Plug Power stock from Buy to Neutral Friday morning, but the impact on the share price has been modest. The share price of the fuel cell maker more than doubled…
Ten Top Biotech Merger and Partnership Candidates
In a new research report, the boutique firm Leerink highlights 10 top biotech names that are strong candidates for a partnership or acquisition. Any of these picks may be a great addition for portfolios…
New Sirius Deal Even Worse Than Old Sirius Deal
After markets closed on Thursday, Liberty Media announced that the company plans to create two new tracking stock groups. That cancels Liberty's offer to purchase the 48% of Sirius XM Holdings it does not…
Even Warren Buffett Hates Bitcoin
Wikimedia CommonsHow many warnings have you seen about Bitcoin being a charade or having serious risks? It has to be more than can easily be counted. After FINRA warned this week, after Alan Greenspan…
More Iraqi Oil Leads to Surge in Global Crude Supply
ThinkstockFor the month of February, global crude oil supplies rose to 92.81 million barrels a day, according to the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) Oil Market Report for the month. That is 600,000 barrels a…
Jefferies’ Cheapest Health Care Stocks to Buy
In a new report out from Jefferies, the analysts posted a complete list of the cheapest, on a P/E basis, of the top health care stocks to buy now. Investors concerned about the toppy…
U.S. EPA Forgives BP, Allows It to Resume Business With Feds
The U.S. EPA on Thursday lifted its suspension and ban against BP that prohibited the company from doing business with the federal government. This comes just in time for BP to participate in the…
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Alcoa, NetApp, Plug Power, Teva and More
These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall Street research firms on Friday, March 14, 2014. They include Alcoa, BP, NetApp, Plug Power and Teva Pharmaceutical.
UBS Top Large-Cap High-Dividend Tech Stocks for the Rest of 2014
The top large-cap technology stocks offer growth, good dividends and, most important, an overall business that is not stagnant. Here are the top large-cap technology names to buy now, according to UBS.
What a REAL Stock Market Correction Could Look Like
Stocks had one of their worst days in weeks on Thursday, thanks to worries about tensions between Russia and Ukraine and the size of an economic slowdown in China. Not only did stocks tumble,…
NY Auto Dealers Revving Up for Battle With Tesla
Auto dealers in New York failed last April to get a state court to reverse a ruling by the state's motor vehicle department approving the direct sale of its cars by Tesla Motors. But…
Smoking Rate Highest in Kentucky, Lowest in Utah
courtesy of NBN at German WikipediaMore than 30.2% of people in Kentucky were smokers in 2013. Barely behind at 29.9% were the residents of adjacent West Virginia. At the other end of the spectrum,…
Car Inventories Reach Five-Year High, Discounts Likely to Increase
ThinkstockCar inventories have reached a level last posted toward the end of the recession, hitting a five-year high. The average car currently spends more than 60 days on the lot. This trouble for auto…