ThinkstockFacebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) already made major news and noise when it acquired WhatsApp for a zany sum of $19 billion. Now Mark Zuckerberg is making another large deal. Facebook is acquiring virtual reality…
Twitter Inc. (NYSE: TWTR) proved that the cautious bears were way wrong right after the initial public offering. The microblogging giant sold shares at $26 in the IPO in late 2013, but the lowest…
ThinkstockInternational Game Technology (NYSE: IGT) had a dubious title for a press release. It was named “IGT Re-Aligns to Position for Long-Term Earnings Growth.” The company should ask its employees, or at least 7%…
ThinkstockKohl’s Corp. (NYSE: KSS) may have a mixed bag on the news reaction that the company’s chief merchandising officer is leaving the company. This sort of news can be a disaster for a retailer,…
ThinkstockVaronis Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: VRNS) is one of the hot IPOs that came to market since the start of 2014. It is also one that has fallen sharply from its post-IPO peak. Now the…
Lululemon Athletica is due to report earnings this week, and the reality that investors need to face is that it is still not exactly a cheap stock. The only good news is that it…
Wikimedia CommonsHouston, Galveston, Baytown and Texas City are supposed to be good for oil and energy. When an accident occurs that shuts down the Houston Ship Channel, it turns out to be a drag…
These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall Street research firms on Tuesday, March 25, 2014. They include Arch Coal, BlackBerry, Himax Technologies, Palo Alto Networks and Varonis Systems.
If you want proof that the emerging market BRIC trade strategy of Brazil, Russia, India and China is less and less opportunistic now, what does it tell you when a credit rating agency downgrades…
ThinkstockBox Inc. has filed its SEC paperwork for an initial public offering. The company filed to sell up to $250 million in common stock, although that figure can rise or fall based upon a…
courtesy of NetflixNetflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) investors felt some real pressure on Monday after reports have come out that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has held talks with Comcast Corp. (NASDAQ: AAPL) over a new…
Carl Icahn is proving to be a winner for investors. Despite a public battle with Bill Ackman over Herbalife, and despite what appears to be a non-victory for Icahn at eBay, investors have done…
Wikimedia CommonsInvestors have to start asking themselves if it is time to start getting defensive. The stock market keeps hitting new highs, only to sell off. Uncertainty in China and Russia continue. The speculative…
ThinkstockCitigroup Inc. (NYSE: C) and Toyota Motors Corp. (NYSE: TM) are said to be making history with the first “green bond” of asset-backed securities in the auto industry. Green bonds are securities or contracts…
Nu Skin Enterprises shares surged on Monday on news that the fine in China will be far less than many investors were worried about, a mere $540,000 for its sales and marketing practices in…
Advanced Micro Devices' leadership in graphics was made evident when its CPUs were selected by both Sony for the PlayStation 4 and Microsoft for the Xbox One video game console refresh cycles last year.
As volatility continues to climb in the stock market, investors that buy quality dividend-paying industry leaders to place in their portfolios stand to weather a market correction much better than those with a momentum…
These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall Street research firms on Monday, March 24, 2014. They include Bank of America, NetApp, Stratasys, Symantec and Wells Fargo.
ThinkstockThis last week was less noisy on the corporate news front now that earnings season has ended, but several dividend hikes took place which should really matter to investors. The markets have been busy covering that…
Jon OggThe bull market is now more than five years old, and getting a repeat performance of almost 30% in the S&P 500 in 2013 seems next to impossible for 2014. Investors get to…