ThinkstockNetflix Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) is out with earnings for its first quarter. The streaming video giant ended its first quarter with more than 48 million global members, and it topped $1 billion in quarterly…
ThinkstockFacebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) is set to report earnings on Wednesday after the close. It turns out that some large investor must be worried about the stock dropping beyond a certain point, or at…
ThinkstockHedge Funds may not be getting the stellar performance that many investors were accustomed to when this was an obscure industry, but it turns out that they are still at record asset levels. The…
This week will mark the floodgates opening as far as the number of key companies reporting earnings. AT&T reports Tuesday morning and Verizon Communications reports on Thursday morning.
ThinkstockIt is not that common that you hear about mergers in the $50 billion range. But what about when you hear of mergers in the $80 billion or $100 billion range? AstraZeneca PLC (NYSE:…
thinkstockDrexel Hamilton may not exactly be one of the first brokerage firms that investors think of when it comes to technology investing, but the firm has a call out that will stand out handily…
ThinkstockThe Conference Board’s Leading Economic Index increased in March, its third consecutive gain. More importantly, the Conference Board suggests this hints at accelerated growth likely into the summer. That will be good news for…
Netflix had previously forecast that it would add 2.25 million domestic users in this first quarter, almost in line with the 2.33 million subscriber additions in the fourth quarter of 2013.
The Chicago Fed National Activity Index (CFNAI) is out for the month of March, and this is often used as one of the first super-regional economic readings. It is used to track economic activity…
In a new research report, the technology analysts at UBS highlight tech stocks hit hard in the recent sell-off and may be ready for a bounce. Here are some of the names now showing…
These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen on Wall Street on Monday, April 21, 2014. They include AMD, Lululemon, Oracle, Coca-Cola and Yum! Brands.
Advanced Micro Devices remains a candidate that could still potentially see its stock double in 2014 after such a solid earnings report last Thursday. Shares were indicated up in Monday's early premarket.
Thinkstock24/7 Wall St. evaluates the cost of many major holidays and events in an attempt to measure what the economic contribution is. The National Retail Federation has a 2014 Easter Spending Survey which was…
Advanced Micro Devices has just scored on its earnings report. Unfortunately, no one is around to know about as this report was after the closing bell ahead of a three-day weekend.
ThinkstockHerbalife Ltd. (NYSE: HLF) has had more than a normal share of investigations and probes of late. Now it turns out that it is confirming a probe from the State of Illinois, following similar…
courtesy of RiteAidRite Aid Corporation (NYSE: RAD) recently received great accolades for its earnings, and Goldman Sachs even gave it an incredible upgrade. On top of the stock still screening cheaply against peers on…
The U.S. Labor Department has released its tally on weekly jobless claims, and the figure rose by 2,000 to 304,000. The prior week’s reading was revised higher to 302,000 from 300,000. Dow Jones was…
These are this Thursday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations from Wall Street. They include Alcoa, Bank of America, Boardwalk, Netflix, NBG and SanDisk.
Goldman Sachs is still a new Dow Jones Industrial Average component, and now the bulge bracket investment banking firm is out with its first-quarter earnings for 2014.
Weibo has priced its initial public offering of 16,800,000 shares at $17 per share for trading on Thursday. What investors will want to keep in mind was that it was expecting to sell 20…