Eight Biotech Stocks Trading Near $5 With Huge Upside Potential
Here are the top biotech stocks to buy that are trading near the $5 dollar level. We have updated coverage on stocks we have reported on before, and added some top new names to…
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The Financial Times cites unnamed sources who say IBM is also exploring a sale of its semiconductor business. What the company would give up is an essential part of its history and, many observers…
ArcelorMittal Earnings Push Stock Price Within Reach of New High
Mining and steel-making giant ArcelorMittal (NYSE: MT) reported narrower net losses for the fourth-quarter and full-year 2013 before markets opened Friday. One-time charges were much less than in 2012.
Will Google Hold On to a Stake in Lenovo?
A disclosure on the Hong Kong stock exchange revealed Thursday that Google may acquire a nearly 6% stake in China's Lenovo Group for $750 million. But if Google wants out of hardware business, how…
Ford F-150 Will Remain the Most Popular Car in 2014
Based on past sales, and auto sales statistics, the Ford F-150 will be the most popular vehicle in the United States as measured by unit sales. It has held that top spot for almost…
Unemployment May Never Return to “Normal” 5%
ThinkstockFor decades, economists have counted 5% unemployment as the sign of a healthy and fully recovered economy. The U.S. jobless rate remains so far from that number, one could fairly ask if it can…
Lower Ad Sales Cut Into News Corp. Revenues
courtesy of Dow JonesNews Corp. (NASDAQ: NWSA) reported second-quarter fiscal 2014 results before markets opened on Thursday. The print publishing giant posted adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.31 on revenue of $2.24 billion.…
Guidance Sinks LinkedIn Stock
Wikimedia CommonsLinkedIn Corp. (NYSE: LNKD) reported fourth quarter and full -year 2013 results after markets closed on Thursday. The social media for professionals firm posted adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.39 on…
The 5 Stocks That Dominated the Market on Thursday
thinkstockFebruary 6, 2014: Markets opened higher on Thursday and continue to post gains throughout the day. After a beating in January and the first week of February, traders were snapping up bargains, shorts were…
Optimistic Outlook for 2014 Retail Sales
ThinkstockRetail industry group the National Retail Federation (NRF) said on Thursday that retail sales in 2014 would rise 4.1% on top of the federation’s preliminary growth estimate of 3.7% in 2013. The NRF expects…
J.P. Morgan: Two Biotech Stocks to Buy With 65% to 100% Upside
ThinkstockMost of the major mega cap biotechnology companies have reported earnings and the results almost across the board have been very good. The problem for many investors is many of the top names have…
Low Chesapeake Production Growth Trumps Capital Spending Cuts — Maybe
Shares of Chesapeake Energy were trading down handily after the company announced a 20% cut in capital spending for 2014. But the company still expects production overall to grow.
Can Harley-Davidson Truly Afford Its Dividend Hike and Buyback?
harley-davidson.comHarley-Davidson, Inc. (NYSE: HOG) is one of those truly iconic American brands. It was iconic enough that Warren Buffett even did a preferred financing deal with the company during the recession. The company has…
Google Play Continues to Gain Share in Apps Downloads
courtesy of Google Inc.Apps downloads for the month of January show that the Google Play store from Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) gained another point of market share in the two-company battle with the App…
Does U.S. Corporate Tax Base Hurt the Economy?
ThinkstockA newly released study from the Tax Foundation suggests that the marginal effective tax rate on corporate investment is 35.3%. That makes it the highest marginal effective rate of all Organisation for Economic Co-operation…