ThinkstockFor weeks, people who follow copper and the stocks of copper producers have been wringing their hands as prices have slipped ever lower, finally hitting a 44-month low Wednesday morning. Given what happened later…
courtesy of Facebook Inc.There is a debate among some analysts over whether Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) is worth buying or may be turning into a sell. On Wednesday, J.P. Morgan analyst Douglas Anmuth reiterated…
Goldman Sachs analyst Patrick Archambault takes a look at Tesla's potential as a truly disruptive force over the long run and concludes the shares could -- and we emphasize could -- rise a lot,…
Shares of Verisign were tanking Monday in the wake of the government's decision to give up its role overseeing the system of Web addresses and domain names that form the basic plumbing of the…
ThinkstockThis year continues to be a miserable one for investors who want to believe in emerging markets like Brazil, the land that offers hopes and dreams but little in the way of market gains. Brazil’s…
Two analyst upgrades on Friday, a new CEO and a 33% increase in its stock price since November may be confirmation that Teva Pharmaceutical Industries is finally rebounding. Analysts think the stock could move…
Stocks had one of their worst days in weeks on Thursday, thanks to worries about tensions between Russia and Ukraine and the size of an economic slowdown in China. Not only did stocks tumble,…
ThinkstockVladimir Putin’s decision to try to seize Crimea from Ukraine may make nationalists happy, but investors — Russian or otherwise — are getting clobbered. Russian stocks have been in a tailspin since mid-February with…
Shares of Zogenix fell as much as 26% on Wednesday after a rival pharmaceutical company said it will seek regulatory approval of a tamper-proof version of Zogenix's powerful new pain drug.
Shares of Capstone Turbine jumped on big volume Tuesday. There was no specific reason for the gains, but it is likely chasing fuel cell players and other alternative energy stocks.
Shares of Advanced Micro Devices moved higher Tuesday after Ascendiant Capital started coverage of the stock with a Buy rating and news that the sovereign wealth fund of Abu Dhabi had exercised warrants to…
After Friday's market close, retailer Bed Bath & Beyond said miserable winter weather had forced the company to trim its guidance for fiscal fourth-quarter earnings. The statement said nothing about the effect of showrooming.
Safeway's agreement to sell out to Cerberus Capital Management for as much as $40 a share says something about Kroger, the archrival of both Safeway and Cerberus's supermarket business Albertson's.
One of the biggest winners among U.S. stocks on Thursday was Pixelworks, the maker of semiconductors, software and other hardware for high-end digital video applications. Apple is responsible for more than 10% of Pixelworks'…
Apple expects big things from its iPhone 6, due sometime this year. According to reports, Apple is expected to put in an order for about 90 million of the new units with Foxconn, which…
Peregrine Pharmaceuticals may be on the verge of something big with its anticancer drugs. The shares soared almost 50% on Wednesday. It is working on developing drugs that can train the body's immune system…
Shares of Dendreon moved higher Monday after the biotech company said it will start to market Provenge, its prostate-cancer drug, in Europe this year. Its fourth-quarter loss was smaller than expected as well.
Pacific Ethanol nearly collapsed a few years ago from low demand and high corn prices. But it has been able to resume production at plants in Oregon, Idaho and California.
The world of master limited partnerships has been rocked lately, and the news has not been good. Now there are two small MLP mergers to consider, and this could at least rekindle some interest…
Shares of Plug Power were the beneficiary of news Wednesday that the fuel cell maker received an order from Walmart for its hydrogen fuel cells. The news also lifted shares of other fuel cell…