News out of Macau, China is crushing some of the gambling stocks that have direct operations in Macau. It looks like the Chinese are considering curbing the number of gambling tables, the minimum age…
The Dow Jones Industrial Average is within sight of the psychological 10,000 mark. Again. This is a price-weighted index rather than a market cap-weighted index, which makes the index not as representative of the…
We have many key technology stocks reporting earnings this coming week. Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) will start things off to give us a read on semiconductors and PCs. International Business Machines (NYSE: IBM). Google…
The board of director infighting may be heating up between Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) and Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL). First it was Google’s Chairman Eric Schmidt leaving, or being forced out, of the Apple…
The solar sector appears to be lightly benefiting from California legislation efforts that would secure above market rates as a feed-in tariff for small solar power generators. California already has mandates calling for larger…
These are this morning’s top day trader and active alert stocks moving on volume. We have provided links through to each stock with more detailed analysis and data at VSInvestor.com: Black & Decker (NYSE:…
Updated throughout the day. Updated 1.39 PM EST: Charles G. Ward, III, a senior executive at Lazard (NYSE:LAZ) will be named interim CEO at the company pending the recovery of Bruce Wasserstein. (various) Updated 12.32…
DOLE FOOD COMPANY, INC. has set the terms for its IPO, which is a Re-IPO after going private back in 2003. The offering is expected to raise close to $575 million, up from $500…
John Tamny of Forbes For Americans who’ve been lucky enough to visit foreign soil this decade, the one unfortunate glitch involved learning just how little a dollar can buy overseas. With the dollar having…
These are the top early-bird analyst upgrades and positive research calls which we have seen from Wall Street early this Monday morning: Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE: AMD) Raised to Buy at UBS. Amgen (NASDAQ:…
These are the early-bird analyst downgrades and cautious research calls we have seen from Wall Street this Monday morning: Brocade Communications (BRCD) Cut to Perform at Oppenheimer. Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. (DPS) Cut…
“Regrettably, based on Microsoft/Danger’s latest recovery assessment of their systems, we must now inform you that personal information stored on your device – such as contacts, calendar entries, to-do lists or photos – that…
GE (NYSE:GE) investors are thrilled that the conglomerate may be able to rid itself of its underperforming media unit, NBC Universal. It appears that GE is close to a deal with cable giant Comcast…
Its fiscal year coming to an end, Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) is about to post record annual profits less than a year after the peak of the credit crisis. It is as if almost nothing…
The government is putting part of its $787 billion stimulus package into alternative energy and improving the infrastructure of the energy grid. Private foundations have started to put money into green energy initiatives in…
The financial crisis has too many pieces to follow even if it is being resolved and brought to an end as many experts expect. The end is still far off, at least as long…
Commodities prices are supposed to give some sign of inflation although the value of the dollar, spot demand for certain metal and agricultural products, or the kind of feeding frenzy driving up gold can…
Reuters: E-mails and the credit crisis will be key to the trial of Bear Stearns workers. Reuters: The approval process for Tengzhong to buy Hummer has started in China. Reuters: Philips Electronics (NYSE:PHG) beat…
Markets in Asia were slightly down with Japan closed for a holiday. The Hang Seng was off .5% to 21,404. Sinopec (NYSE:SNP) was up slightly. The Shanghai Composite fell .6% to 2,894. At the…
The car industry is going green by rapidly developing hybrids and electric cars. Residential and commercial building are adding solar panels. The last place that most people would expect a systematic effort to improve…