ThinkstockShort interest data for major oil stocks was released for the November 14 settlement date. Most of the top oil stocks, with the exception of ConocoPhillips, saw their short interest rise in this period.…
ThinkstockThe U.S. Department of Labor released the weekly jobless claims report Wednesday as the markets will be closed Thursday for Thanksgiving. The new jobless claims came in at 313,000, well above the Bloomberg consensus…
ThinkstockThe U.S. Department of Commerce released the durable goods orders report for the month of October Wednesday morning. The new orders index came in at 0.4% against a Bloomberg consensus estimate of -0.5%, the…
As 2014 draws to a close, analysts are looking ahead for what to expect in the coming year. One of the big questions that they are confronting is whether or not the bull market…
Wikimedia CommonsHewlett-Packard Company (NYSE: HPQ) reported its fourth-quarter earnings Tuesday after the market close amid big ongoing news of a split in the company. However this split will not occur until the end of…
ThinkstockHewlett-Packard Company (NYSE: HPQ) reported its fourth-quarter earnings Tuesday after the market close as $1.06 in earnings per share and $28.4 billion in revenue against Thomson Reuters consensus estimates of $1.06 in earnings per…
After an extremely strong 2013 and a strong 2014, now the bull market is nearing its sixth year. This has investors and analysts alike wondering what sort of upside to expect in 2015. Merrill…
Wikimedia CommonsHewlett-Packard Company (NYSE: HPQ) will report its fourth-quarter earnings Tuesday after the market close. Thomson Reuters has consensus estimates of $1.06 in earnings per share and $28.76 billion in revenue. The fourth quarter…
ThinkstockThe Conference Board released its consumer confidence index for November as 88.7, below the Bloomberg consensus estimate of 96.5. The previous reading in October was a recovery high at 94.1. The Present Situation Index declined…
ThinkstockPalo Alto Networks, Inc. (NYSE: PANW) reported its first-quarter earnings Monday after the market close as $0.15 in earnings per share and $192.3 million in revenue. The Thomson Reuters consensus estimates were $0.12 in earnings…
ThinkstockAmerican Tower Corp. (NYSE: AMT) is an independent owner and operator of wireless broadcast and communications real estate, and its asset portfolio includes over 65,000 towers worldwide. American Tower has a solid track record…
ThinkstockThe Bureau of Economic Analysis released the preliminary reading for real GDP growth at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 3.9%. This came in above both Dow Jones and Bloomberg estimates of 3.3%, which…
ThinkstockSeagate Technology PLC (NASDAQ: STX) received good news on Monday, that its unsecured debt rating had been upgraded by Moody’s. What this means is that Seagate is now considered investment grade by all three of…
Thinkstock3D Systems Corporation (NYSE: DDD) announced that it will acquire all outstanding shares of Cimatron Ltd. (NASDAQ: CIMT) for $8.97 per share in cash, the total transaction is valued at $97 million, inclusive of…
ThinkstockThe quiet period for Shell Midstream Partners, L.P. (NYSE: SHLX) has been lifted and analysts are beginning to weigh in on the company and its post-IPO performance. While oil prices and many oil companies…
ThinkstockAmgen Inc. (NASDAQ: AMGN) announced the termination of all Amgen-sponsored clinical studies of rilotumumab in advanced gastric cancer. This includes phase 3 RILOMET-1 and RILOMET-2 studies. The decision to discontinue was made based on…
Monday may have started out as a fairly quiet news day for most stock sectors on a shortened week, but don't tell that to the Ebola drug stocks.
The sell-off in GameStop could be an opportunity for investors to buy the dip, expecting that the company can turn it around in the holiday season.
ThinkstockSplunk Inc. (NASDAQ: SPLK) reported its third-quarter results Thursday after the market close as $0.02 in earnings per share and $116.0 million in revenue. That was against Thomson Reuters consensus estimates of $0.01 in…
New York Mortgage Trust announced on Thursday, that it will have a secondary offering of 13 million shares at a price of $7.94 per share.