The movement against, or at least a move to better quantify, leveraged ETFs is still going. In fact, it is becoming more clear. While this is not against any single leveraged ETF (or inverse…
Leap Wireless International Inc. (NASDAQ: LEAP) made our volume spike alert this morning based on last night’s dismal earnings results. But after a deeper look, there is an old reminder here that might need…
These are this morning’s top day trader and active stock alerts. We have more detailed price and volume analysis links on each stock from VSInvestor.com: American International Group (NYSE: AIG) is continuing the recent…
Baker Hughes Incorporated (NYSE:BHI) shows weekly data on its rig counts it sees, but this morning it has announced its rig counts for the full month of July. Higher energy prices are bringing more…
The unemployment rates and jobs data almost does not add up on the surface. Some of this may boil down to seasonality issues, but many traders are scratching their heads after seeing this report. …
Everyone is on hold for jobs data, but there are still pre-market research calls. These are the top ten analyst calls we saw for upgrades and downgrades this Friday morning: Crocs (CROX) Raised to…
AIG (AIG) was never supposed to post a profit again. It was too badly down on its luck, even after taking in $180 billion in taxpayer money. It frustrated CEO Ed Liddy is leaving after…
New data from Millward Brown, the brand evaluation firm, shows that Google (GOOG) is the world’s most valuable brand with a valuation of just over $100 billion. That is well above the No.2 brand,…
GM says it will sell 1.4 million cars in China this year. It sold about 180,000 in the US in July. The critical difference between its costs in the two markets is that many…
Pressure from the government may be forcing Citigroup’s (C) hand. Its Phibro energy group has generated $2 billion in profit over the last five years, but it has cost the bank in compensation expenses.…
Bank of America (BAC) announced that it would buy Merrill Lynch for $50 billion on September 15 of last year. It was one of the largest M&A transactions in the American banking industry, but…
Reuters: A college education no longer means easy employment in China. Reuters: Fannie Mae (FNM) lost $14.8 billion. Reuters: The auto “clunkers” legislation passed the Senate. Reuters: Obama is in no rush to decide…
Markets in Asia were mixed The Nikkei rose .2% to 10,412. The Hang Seng fell 1.5% to 20,596. China Mobile (CHL) rose sharply. The Shanghai Composite dropped 2.7% to 3,281. At the open in…
For those who want to know how much worse that housing market is getting they need look no further that the quarterly results of Fannie Mae (FNM). The mortgage operation lost $15.2 billion and…
NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA) is back to profitability. Yep, profits. The graphics chipset leader posted $0.07 non-GAAP EPS. This is down almost half from last year’s $0.13 EPS, but it is significantly better than…
Crocs, Inc. (NASDAQ: CROX) is soaring in the after-hours session on its earnings report. The numbers were ahead of plan enough that many might think Crocs was the winner in the “Cash for Clunkers”…
Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) will get much of the attention after the big jobs report on Friday. The insurance giant, holding company, and conglomerate reports earnings tomorrow after the close. …
This morning’s move in gold may have seemed like an anomaly as gold briefly traded up over $970.00 per ounce. The shiny yellow stuff rose $2.28 at $964.78 as of 10:42 AM EST. What…
GM’s new chairman Edward E. Whitacre Jr said that one of his major goals is to make certain that the No.1 US car company stays N0.1. GM will find it very hard to measure…
Avago Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: AVGO) is today’s IPO. The deal priced 43.2 million shares at $15.00 per share to raise approximately $621 million. This was at the high end of the indicated price range,…