These are this morning’s top day trader and active trader alerts. We have more detailed data and analysis over at VSInvestor.com via links on each story and stock: Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is still…
Updated throughout the day. Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA) may drop the name NBC from the name of NBCU (NYTimes) Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) may open retail stores in the UK (The Times) Citigroup (NYSE:C) is trying to persuade the…
By John Tamny of Forbes Despite a collapsed dollar at all-time lows when compared with gold and nearly every major foreign currency, U.S. Federal Reserve officials are quite sanguine about inflationary pressures. Asked about…
These are Monday’s top ten analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from early Wall Street research calls: Agrium Inc. (NYSE: AGU) Raised to Buy at UBS. Barrick Gold Corporation (NYSE: ABX) Cut to Neutral…
It was early in October before earnings season kicked off into full thrust when we first reviewed many large or actively traded stocks which had not participated in the stock market rally of 2009. …
China’s leaders say the plan to keep their stimulus package in place, make capital available at low-cost, and work to increase consumer spending within the country’s borders will last into next year. The news…
By Douglas A. McIntyre The days of $800 million e-commerce spending are back, presenting the possibility that online sales have made a significant rebound from last year. According to recent data from comScore, Cyber-Monday…
RBS (NYSE:RBS) is about to lose almost 1,000 bankers due to pay restrictions set by the UK government. The Times of London reports that the managers and traders will move to companies where their pay will not…
The Treasury Department announced over the weekend that its TARP losses will be $200 billion less than expected. Banks are paying back money at an unexpectedly rapid pace. There are even rumors that Citigroup…
There was a rumor, unconfirmed by Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), that Jeff Bezos’ company would open stores in the UK. It would follow Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) into the world of the mall or to…
As a media man, Rush Limbaugh is a veritable Midas. He has at least five easily discernable revenue streams. In all, Limbaugh likely brings in close to $60 million each year. It’s a good thing the man lives…
Reuters: The Treasury says the TARP loss will be $200 billion less than expected. Reuters: Cadbury (NYSE:CBY) will respond to the Kraft (NYSE:KFT) offer on the 14th of December. Reuters: Five AIG (NYSE:AIG) executives…
Markets in Asia were mixed. The Nikkei rose 1.5% to 10,168. JAL rose sharply on news of a government bailout. The Hang Seng fell .8% to 22,325. Geely Auto rose. The Shanghai Composite was…
Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has opened scores of retail stores and by almost any measure they have been a success. Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) is opening retail locations to sell its hardware and software. It is too early…
Pressure from the federal government and taxpayers did nothing to bend the will of Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) It will pay out $19 billion in bonuses to its employments which means that executives and senior bankers…
This was a wild week, and perhaps a disappointment that the news did not propel stocks even higher. There were many key movers though, and we have a very active panel of very active…
Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) customers who want to buy and play music and video from the iTunes store have to download it to their iPods or iPhones. The huge consumer electronics company is buying Lala. The…
State Bank and Trust Company is taking over two failed and seized banks in Georgia, making this the #125 and #126 closed banks in America during the financial crisis. But this marks the 23rd…
It may be that Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner needs to take a revisionist’s view of history to support his attacks on the large bonuses Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) and other banks are about to pay their top executives.…
Bank of America Corporation (NYSE: BAC) was all over the news for repaying the TARP and for its huge $15.00-equivalent stock offering of more than $19 billion. The S&P rebalance helped Bank of America…