Wikimedia CommonsOne good thing about momentum corrections and sell-offs is they often give investors anxious to own some of the top names a far better entry point. While the market gyrations lately have not…
courtesy of Pandora MediaMomentum stocks are the greatest things in the world when the market goes up like it did last year. There is always somebody willing to buy the stocks high under the…
Sears on Thursday introduced Now + Here, a new fast-fashion shop within its stores and on its website. Because the first thing you think of when you hear the name Sears is … fashion?
In a new report, the team at Oppenheimer highlights the stocks that are the market leaders in network security. Investors looking for solid growth in technology for their portfolios should consider these top stocks.
GE Aviation has announced plans to break ground on a $100-million jet-engine plant in Lafayette, Ind., later this year. The plant will assemble the LEAP engine Airbus and Boeing passenger jets.
Wikimedia CommonsWith the U.S. pharmaceutical group, and particularly the specialty pharmaceutical names, under pressure over recent trading sessions, the large biotechnology stocks were not the lone rangers when it came to the carnage. While…
Frank Golhen, via Wikimedia CommonsWith volatility edging ever higher, investors have to look for at least a synthetic hedge to help them should there be a sizable correction. One of the best is solid…
After retreating from many leading biotech and emerging pharmaceutical stocks in the previous two periods, short sellers returned in early March, especially in Celgene, Medivation and Pharmacyclics.
When BlackBerry opened up its popular messaging application, BBM, to iOS and Android last year, it more than doubled the user base. The questions is, is there any money in it?
courtesy of Apple Inc.Wireless is here to stay, and growing as fast as any industry in the world. The days of the landline phone may be numbered as wireless speed, latency and coverage gets…
With the S&P 500 Index hitting new highs and certain areas in the equity markets being rewarded with very generous valuations, the Cantor Fitzgerald analysts believe the high-quality, mega-cap tech companies are too cheap…
Shares of Pandora Media continue their recent slide, getting crushed by more than 10% Monday morning. Apple is considering the launch of an iTunes Radio app for Android, and maybe an entirely new music…
For the second time in less than a month, the biotechnology sector got whacked when once again, chatter coming from the halls of Congress hit the sector hard. This may be a perfect entry…
The prices for WTI crude and Henry Hub natural gas continue to trade closer to 52-week highs than lows. Toss in a little Russia-related geopolitical volatility, and investors may have the table set for…
The Baird plan of action is pretty easy for investors to follow. Keep a smaller allocation of the energy sector, as they rate it Neutral, and only buy the top stocks that have the…
After a huge run, it may be time to avoid momentum stocks and focus on quality names that will not get shellacked should the market have a substantial correction. Here are Credit Suisse's picks…
IBM unveiled Thursday its new fraud and financial crimes prevention business. The organization hopes to help clients employ a holistic approach to understand the criminals, their relationships and the techniques they use.
In a new research report, the equity and derivatives strategy team at UBS has a list of stocks for clients to overwrite. Most interesting was their list of stocks that they specifically said NOT…
Shares of KB Home surged Wednesday after the homebuilder reported first-quarter fiscal 2014 results before markets opened. It posted its first quarterly profit for the period since 2007, due to higher average selling prices.
Speculation is that Amazon.com is preparing to launch a game console/TV set top type device that will resemble the so-called Chromecast dongle. That is, the device will be less like a set top box…