We just noticed over at our volume spike alert service that FedEx Corporation (NYSE: FDX) was already challenging 150% of its average volume and was triple volume what it normally has traded by this…
We previously noted how First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) had scored on its new CEO. Robert J. Gillette is coming out of Honeywell International Inc. (NYSE: HON) to take over for founder Michael Ahearn…
These are this Friday’s top day trader alert stocks. We have more color and more detail on price and volume analysis linked through to each at VSInvestor.com: AllState Corp. (NYSE: ALL) is holding up…
These are this Friday’s top analyst upgrades, initiations, and positive research calls seen early from Wall Street: American Axle (NYSE: AXL) Raised to Overweight at Barclays. Brocade (NASDAQ: BRCD) Started as Outperform at Oppenheimer.…
These are this Friday morning’s top analyst downgrades and cautious research calls from Wall Street: American International Group (NYSE: AIG) Cut to Underperform at Wells Fargo. Allstate (NYSE:ALL) Cut to Sell at Goldman Sachs.…
The cloud that is GM may have found a silver lining. GM’s Chevrolet Equinox, which is powered by a pollution-free fuel-cell, passed its one millionth mile in test drives. The firm says that the…
Either China’s economy is more resilient than the US’s or its $585 billion stimulus package is working better than the American version which has a $787 billion price tag. Last month, output at China’s…
Apple (AAPL) has a deal with China Unicom (CHU) to sell its iPhone on the mainland. The deal, however, is not exclusive. The head of China Mobile (CHL), which has 500 million subscribers and…
The recession seems to have taken a toll on the rich and poor alike, but the rich can usually afford housing. The nation’s poverty rate climbed to 13.2%, up from 12.5% in 2007. That…
The “cash for clunkers” program was not kind to GM. It did not have a single vehicle on the list of the ten most purchased cars which was dominated by Toyota (TM), Honda (HMC),…
Reuters: International bank regulators are looking at Brazil as a model. Reuters: John Mack will step down at Morgan Stanley’s (MS) CEO. Reuters: The SEC vowed reforms after its report on Madoff revealed mistakes. Reuters: GM…
Markets in Asia were mixed The Nikkei fell .7% to 10,444. Toyota (TM) dropped. The Hang Seng was up .4% to 21,156. The Shanghai Composite gained 2.2% to 2,990. At the open in Europe,…
Motorola (MOT), one the world’s No.2 handset company and now nearly out of business, introduced its new flagship product called Cliq. The phone runs the new Google (GOOG) Android mobile operating system. It will…
It turns out that all the rumors of the resignation or retirement of top dog John Mack turned out to be accurate. Better late than never… Morgan Stanley’s (NYSE: MS) Board of Directors announced…
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) presented today at the Goldman Sachs retail conference. This was one of the new CEO Mike Duke’s first presentations since taking the top position at the world’s largest retailer. …
Today is an unusually active day for many emerging biotech stocks in the news and we are seeing significant moves in response. We have more detail on each with appropriate links through to more…
The Department of Energy just released the weekly inventory data in crude and oil products, and the headline figures are huge on the surface. We have been watching the Oil Services HOLDRs (NYSE: OIH),…
The Obama speech to a joint session of Congress last night did not exactly deliver the death blow to health insurers. It also did not give the insurers the keys to the palace. Despite…
Meredith Whitney has come out with some key takes this morning that may be raining on the bull’s parade. For starters, Whitney was just named as the #39on the list of Fortune’s 50 Most…
These are this morning’s top pre-market day trader alert stocks. We have more color and more detail on price and volume analysis linked through to each at VSInvestor.com: Smith & Wesson Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:…