ThinkstockShares of biotech company InterMune Inc. (NASDAQ: ITMN) more than doubled Tuesday after the company said its experimental drug pirfenidone, in a late-stage trial, reduced the progression of a disease that leads to loss…
Wikimedia CommonsSo, how silly do the people who bought Bitcoin at $1,000 or higher feel now? That is the question that needs to be asked — as well as how eager these people will…
The Conference Board has released its Consumer Confidence Index for February, and the news is not good. After increasing to 79.4 in January, the reading fell to 78.1 in February. Bloomberg was actually looking…
24/7 Wall St. has seen a marked increase in the number of stocks being cut to Underperform or Sell, and some of them have been the darlings of momentum traders for the past couple…
ThinkstockThe S&P/Case-Shiller home price index for December posted a month-over-month decline of 0.1% on the 20-city composite index. It was unchanged on the 10-city index. The 20-city composite rose 13.4% year-over-year, slightly higher than…
Piper Jaffray took a large chunk out of its model portfolio, and in the process eliminated some high-profile names. Here are the stocks that recently got the axe from the Piper Jaffray Model Portfolio.
As the stock market races to new highs, all investors seem to ask the same question. With this much positive momentum, how do I stay involved? How do I not get scorched if a…
Macy's reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter and full-year 2013 earnings before markets opened Tuesday morning. The company also reiterated its previously announced 2014 guidance.
American Tower reported mixed fourth-quarter and full-year 2013 results before markets opened Tuesday morning. The stock was touted by several analysts as top pick for 2014, but these results may cool that enthusiasm somewhat.
These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall Street research firms on Tuesday, February 25, 2014. They include Tesla Motors, Verizon Communication and VIVUS.
MLPs have become more prevalent in investor portfolios over the past couple of years. The problem is that this segment of the oil and gas sector has seen its valuations become lofty as investors…
T-Mobile US reported fourth-quarter and full-year 2013 results before markets opened Tuesday morning. The wireless carrier reported that it ended 2013 with more than 46.7 million customers.
Home Depot reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter and full-year 2013 earnings before markets opened Tuesday morning. The home improvement retailer also raised its quarterly dividend.
Gold prices may have tumbled in 2013, but gold has tried to make a significant recovery at the start of 2014. These are the seven nations that make up the world's largest gold holders…
The Nasdaq Composite reached 4,293 Monday, up more than 35% in the past year and more than 200% in the past five. It remains well below the record it set on March 10, 2000,…