Google Is the Deal-Making King
Bloomberg found that Google has executed more deals than any company in the world over the past three years. It edged out marketing and advertising firm WPP and tech giant Intel, which came in…
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Has Tesla Got Its Mojo Back?
Tesla Motors shares reached a new all-time high Monday, and the stock looks poised to take another run at $200 per share. The luxury electric vehicle maker seemingly has eased fears over battery fires.
Australian Auto Industry Implodes
Toyota Motor said that it will join the exodus of automakers from Australia and stop making cars and engines in the country by the end of 2017. Thousands of jobs will be lost and…
Activision Soars to Multiyear High, but Industry Faces Headwinds
Activision Blizzard shares soared Friday morning, following a better-than expected earnings report late Thursday due to strong game sales over the holidays, particularly of its Call of Duty series.
Credit Suisse Adds 10 New Stocks to Buy to Its Top Picks List
The equity strategists at Credit Suisse have used the sell-off to make some massive changes in their Top Picks list. Stocks are added in six sectors allowing a wide range of top new names…
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…
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…
January Spike in Job Cuts From Retailers and Tech Companies
ThinkstockThe latest monthly Challenger, Gray and Christmas job cuts survey finds layoffs jumped nearly 50% in January, after hitting a 13-year-low in December. U.S.-based employers announced plans to cut more than 45,000 jobs last…
Five Stocks That May Get a Huge Lift From the Affordable Care Act
In a new research report, J.P. Morgan analysts completed some exhaustive work and have narrowed down the list of stocks that should get the largest boost from the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare as…
Top Stocks to Buy Benefiting From Merrill Lynch’s Internet Themes for 2014
The Internet analysts at Merrill Lynch are of the opinion that there are 10 investment themes that will shape the Internet sector in 2014. Here are some top stocks to buy from within those…
Analyst Calls Offshore Drillers a Buy After the Sell-Off
ThinkstockIt is one thing to be a sector caught up in an overall market sell-off. It is quite another when the fundamentals are reasonably good and the sector has been sold off already. Given…
Top Stocks to Buy for the Internet of Things
At the recent Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, the theme that surrounded the show was the "Internet of Things." Stifel analysts believe the Internet of Things has arrived and is presenting significant investment…
Google Finally Reaches Settlement With EU Antitrust Regulators
A landmark settlement has been reached in the high-profile case between Google and EU antitrust regulators. Google has agreed to provide comparable prominence in online search results to services offered by its rivals.
J.P. Morgan’s Top Internet Stocks to Buy for Long-Term Gains
Despite the current market sell-off, the sheer infancy of the Internet bodes well for continued growth and profits for years to come. Here are the Internet stocks that J.P. Morgan analysts see as stocks…
Wells Fargo Tops List of Most Valuable Banking Brands
For the second year in a row, Wells Fargo comes in number one as the most valuable banking brand, according to one of the world's leading valuation consultancy firms. American banks claim four out…
Robert Baird’s Five Top Software and Services Stocks to Buy Now
In a new research report, the team at Baird continues to like the market strength of the software and services category. This may be an area that investors ought to shift some of their…
Stocks With High Emerging Market Exposure That Could Have Big Upside
The equity strategy team at J.P. Morgan presented a new research report that actually makes a very solid case not only for equities, but for equities with higher emerging market exposure. Here are 10…
MasterCard Tumbles After Earnings Miss
Shares of MasterCard tumbled 8% in early trading Friday after the company reported fourth-quarter and full-year 2013 results before markets opened. The report did not offer guidance.
Weyerhaeuser Earnings: Missed It by That Much
Weyerhaeuser reported fourth-quarter and full-year 2013 results before markets opened Friday. Earnings for both periods missed consensus estimates by a penny.
Europe Unemployment 12%, Above 25% in Greece and Spain
ThinkstockThe seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in the 17-nation eurozone was 12.0% in December, according to Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. The rate has been stable since October, and it is barely…