Are Twitter Shares Bottoming Out?
Twitter remains more than difficult for most investors to value using traditional earnings and revenue metrics. And millions upon millions of shares under the IPO lock-up having been freed.
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The GoPro IPO Filing Has Arrived — Risk and Reward Alike
GoPro S-1 FilingWhen 24/7 Wall St. identified and highlighted what we expected to be the top 10 initial public offerings for 2014, one of those was GoPro. And now GoPro has filed for public…
After Flip and Telepresence, Cisco Wants Its New Collaboration Effort to Work for Everyone
courtesy of Cisco SystemsCisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) is taking yet another shot at making you buy its video conferencing system — as a collaboration tool this time. Cisco’s Telepresence effort never really died,…
Will You Buy a $1,375 Mini 3D Printer for Your Home or Office (or Student)?
MakerBot3D printing is an effort which has come with much hope, and also with much hype. Now you are about to see 3D printing get much smaller – and much more affordable. The Stratasys…
Apple 52-Week High Breakout Above $600
courtesy of Apple Inc.Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has hit yet another 52-week high. What should stand out here is that this 52-week high has taken the stock to above $600 again. After closing at…
Can LifeLock Get Past Its Woes?
LifeLockLifeLock, Inc. (NYSE: LOCK) has done an about-face for investors when you consider how important personal identity theft protection is right now. After a double-digit drop on Monday, the identity protection service provider’s stock…
Best Buy Earnings: Make or Break for Turnaround
Best Buy is set to report earnings this Thursday. It is a safe bet that its investors and market observers will be watching closely for how this painful turnaround story is progressing.
Earnings Preview: Home Depot vs. Lowe’s
ThinkstockThis week will mark perhaps the beginning of the end of the corporate earnings season. We still have many earnings coming out, particularly in retail. Dow Jones Industrial Average component Home Depot Inc. (NYSE:…
Do Investors Need to Worry About the AT&T Dividend After the DirecTV Merger?
While the attention around the AT&T buyout of DirecTV has centered on the new angle of the company, it seems fair to wonder if income investors should be worried about AT&T's dividend yield.
Fannie and Freddie Looking for 5% Home Price Growth in 2014
ThinkstockThe numbers from the housing sector by and large have been weaker than originally expected during the first months of 2014. A new, revised 2014 outlook from Freddie Mac is out, and we have…
Why Dish Will Be Forced Into Action After DirecTV-AT&T Merger
24/7 Wall St. is operating under the assumption that a DirecTV and AT&T tie up is not just a game changing event for the convergence of media and communications.
More Consolidation Predicted in DRAM and NAND Markets
ThinkstockThere may be more upside in the semiconductor segment of technology. Analysts Vijay Rakesh and Troy Cowdrey of Sterne Agee see more upside with memory consolidation and opportunities to gain market share. The move…
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Altria, CenturyLink, Micron, GoGo, AT&T and More
These are the top Wall Street analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen on Monday, May 19, 2014. They include Altria, CenturyLink, Micron, GoGo and AT&T.
Analyst Sees Three Companies as Possible Buyers of Rackspace
Last week Rackspace announced that the company had hired an advisor to help evaluate strategic options, which in the Wall Street lexicon means to find a buyer or a company willing to merge.
Will Fed Rate Hikes Come Sooner Than Expected?
ThinkstockQuantitative easing has been under a great deal of scrutiny for some time, and the Federal Reserve’s balance sheet keeps growing despite the tapering efforts. The stock market, and the bond market for that…
Seven Fresh Dividend Hikes You Should Not Miss
This past week was a rough one for the markets. Both the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) and the S&P 500 hit new all-time highs, only to sell off handily from the peak before…
India Could Rekindle the Gold Bugs — If the Chart Allows It
ThinkstockIndia is supposed to be back open for business. After Narendra Modi and the Bharatiya Janata Party won a majority, this is supposed to be solid for getting India back in business without protectionist policies…
Twelve Analyst Stocks to Buy Under $10 for Big Upside
ThinkstockStocks hit new highs this past week, only to sell off handily. Investors want gains, but they remain wary. 24/7 Wall St. reviews dozens of analyst research reports from Wall Street and boutique firms…
St. Louis Fed’s Bullard Sees Rate Hike Sooner Than Expected
ThinkstockJames Bullard, President of the St. Louis Federal Reserve, may have inadvertently caused a small stir in the markets on Friday. After Janet Yellen has been speaking about exceptionally low rates continuing, Bullard hinted…
Despite Tapering and Slow End of QE, Fed Balance Sheet Keeps Growing
ThinkstockThe Federal Reserve releases its balance sheet details each week. These are no longer moving the credit markets as the perception is that the end of quantitative easing has started via the Fed’s bond…