Analyst Seriously Discounts Teen Usage Concerns on Facebook
ThinkstockFacebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) may have a problem down the road if its teenage user rates do not start to normalize. Or will it? The answer depends upon whom you speak to on this…
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thinkstockFebruary 11, 2014: Markets opened higher on Tuesday anticipating that new Fed Chair Janet Yellen would not announce any significant diversion from current Fed policy. And in another expected development, House Republicans have indicated…
Goldman: Aluminum Looks Good; By the Way, We Own Warehouses Full of the Stuff
ThinkstockAn analyst at Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS) has raised its price target on Alcoa Inc. (NYSE: AA) from $12 to $15, a jump of about 36% from the stock’s trading price of…
Health Insurance Giants Off to Rocky 2014: Obamacare vs. Affordable Care
ThinkstockHealth insurance providers are not having a good start to 2014. The Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, is not bringing in enough young subscribers to offset the costs of those who are in their…
Ten U.S. Cities Where Violent Crime Is Soaring
ThinkstockAccording to data released by the Federal Bureau of Investigations, the United States is becoming safer nearly every year. In the 20 years through 2012, the U.S. violent crime rate has been almost cut…
Rackspace Serves Mistrust to Its Shareholders
ThinkstockShares of Web hosting and cloud provider Rackspace Hosting Inc. (NYSE: RAX) were getting slammed Tuesday, a day after reporting disappointing earnings and the sudden retirement of its 43-year-old CEO. The company reported a…
Sirius XM Merger Price Looks Closer to Fruition
It looked like the Sirius XM buyout was suddenly having problems as recently as last week. That may no longer be the case. What investors need to know is that the merger is not…
Ocean Power Gets a Jolt From Lockheed Deal
Shares of Ocean Power Technologies soared Tuesday following an announcement that the company has a $205.68 million deal with U.S. defense giant Lockheed Martin to produce the world’s largest wave energy project offshore of…
Charter Offers Slate of Candidates to Replace Time Warner Cable Board
Cable operator Charter Communications said Tuesday morning that it has given formal notice to Time Warner Cable of its nomination of 13 independent candidates for Time Warner's board of directors.
CenturyLink Scores Highly Unusual Analyst Upgrade — Just Before Earnings
CenturyLink is a highly shorted stock, in part because of its major dividend yield, one of the highest in its peer group. So what happens when you see an analyst upgrade a stock like…
Mallinckrodt May Have to Pay More for Cadence
Cadence Pharmaceuticals agreed Tuesday to be bought out by Mallinckrodt for $1.3 billion, or a more than 27% premium to Monday's closing share price. Some investors may anticipate a sweetened offer.
Should One Key Groupon Executive Be Worth an 8% Drop?
Groupon is a company that can use all the help it can get. Shares were hammered on Tuesday after the departure of a key officer of the company. Is this a case of traders…
Total Reset on Infoblox — All Support Is Lost
Infoblox is getting slaughtered after its earnings report. The network automation firm posted a surprise sequential revenue drop due to weak ordering trends. A weak January was augmented by weak federal orders.
Is the Nook the Canary in the Tablet Coal Mine?
Reuters has reported that Nook-related sales fell during the recent holiday season. With demand for tablets declining, Barnes & Noble, perhaps the weakest player, likely is a harbinger of things to come.
Canadian Solar Seeks Capital After Big Stock Gains
Canadian Solar traded lower on Tuesday after the solar player announced a secondary offering. The company sold 2.6 million shares of common stock, as well as up to $100 million in convertible notes.