There had been a great deal of hope among online retailers that 2009 would be a substantial improvement over 2008, a year in which e-commerce revenue growth was the worst it has been since…
There were two very interesting events in the crude oil markets today. As with almost all Wednesday’s we got the weekly crude oil inventory data from the Department of Energy. This data was mixed…
These are the top pre-market movers for day traders, active traders, and swing traders seen early this Wednesday. We have compiled more detailed data and analysis with a link to each story over at…
Updated throughout the day. GMAC will get $3.5 billion in government support (various) Fannie Mae (NYSE:FNM) and Freddie Mac (NYSE:FRE) common stock may be worthless (TheStreet) Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) will host the launch of its Nexus One…
This Wednesday is looking thinner than normal trading days for analyst upgrades and downgrades seen in Wall Street research calls. Here are today’s top calls: Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) target was raised to $253…
“Tavern on the Green”, one of the most lavish restaurants in New York City, will close on New Year’s Eve. The Central Park icon once took in more receipts than any other eatery in…
An American father got to take his son home from Brazil after a horrendous custody battle with the child’s step-father which lasted for five years. No one would be shocked if “The National Enquirer”…
Moody’s reports that credit card charge-offs by financial firms hit 10.56% in November. This represents sums that lenders feel they will not be able to collect .The credit rating agency expects that figure to grow…
Roel Schouwenberg of Kaspersky Lab Americas made a number of either intemperate or prescient comments to USA Today. It may take a year to find out if he is a fool or a profit. Schouwenberg predicts…
Customer satisfaction with the e-commerce operations at Neiman Marcus and Sears (NASDAQ:SHLD) was particularly bad this shopping season based on research covering the 40 largest US retailers based on internet revenue. The poll results come from a survey of 10,000 …
Reuters: GMAC will get $3.5 billion in additional fund from the government. Reuters: Oil rose near $80 on low supply and the economic recovery. Reuters: Share in JAL dropped over 20% on bankruptcy concerns.…
Markets in Asia were mixed. The Nikkei fell .9% to 10,545. JAL fell sharply again on bankruptcy fears. The Hang Seng was off a small fraction to 21,496. China Life (NYSE:LFC) dropped. The Shanghai…
Marvel Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: MVL) is about to disappear. The Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS) acquisition is set to close this week. Some have criticized this $4.2 billion cash and stock deal, but there…
Memo to airline CEOs: Gerald Arpey, AMR (NYSE:AMR); Richard Anderson, Delta (NYSE:DAL) & Larry Kellner, Continental (NYSE:CAL). Subject: Vigilante Row Seating Now that Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano has made it clear that the best…
The recent headlines over the short interest showed a rise on the NYSE and NASDAQ. In terms of the Top 50 NYSE Jumps In Shorts, a couple key stocks stand out. For NYSE stocks,…
The patent case between Nokia Corp. (NYSE: NOK) and Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is not new. But news this morning on the direction which Nokia is willing to take is a move in a…
Med BioGene Inc. has filed for an initial public offering in the United States. Technically this may not be a formal IPO because it trades in Canada where the company is based. We do…
These are this Tuesday’s top day trader and active trader alerts. We have detailed links over on each story for more detail and analysis at VSInvestor.com: Fannie Mae (NYSE: FNM) and Freddie Mac (NYSE:…
Updated throughout the day. A “meltdown” is coming for the bond market (CNBC) GM will try to sell down its inventories of Pontiacs and Saturns by offering huge incentives (WSJ) Home prices dropped in October compared…
These are this Tuesday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in a thin week of coverage and Wall Street research calls: Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) Reiterated Outperform but target raised to $172 at…