Seven Nations Buying the World’s Gold
Gold prices may have tumbled in 2013, but gold has tried to make a significant recovery at the start of 2014. These are the seven nations that make up the world's largest gold holders…
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Fast Money Capitulation Day in Natural Gas
thinkstockThe trade in natural gas just became more interesting. After the polar vortex created snow storm after snow storm, temperatures around the U.S. have not been crazy for a week. So even ahead of…
Dropbox Scores $325 Million More in Funding
ThinkstockDropbox, Inc. remains one of the top upcoming attractions for apps and software. In fact, the only reason it was not in our top ten IPOs to watch for in 2014 is because the…
LifeLock FTC Concerns Seem Too Harsh, but Caveat Emptor
LifeLock should be the right company that is both in the right place and at the right time. After all, this company helps consumers to directly protect themselves against identity theft and credit fraud.
Carl Icahn Outlines Grievances and Attack Plan Against eBay
eBay has been fighting the calls of billionaire and activist investor Carl Icahn to break-up the company by spinning off PayPal, and now the calls are going to get louder.
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Container Store, HP, Verizon, 3D Systems and More
These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall Street research firms for Monday, February 24, 2014. They include Container Store, Hewlett-Packard, Verizon and 3D Systems.
Is Goldman Sachs Being Too Hard on Hewlett-Packard?
courtesy of Hewlett-PackardHewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ) is really hard to get excited about. The PC and tech services giant seems to be caught between a rock and a hard place, but the stock price…
Groupon Prospects Dimmed for 2014, No Daily Deal Here
courtesy of Groupon Inc.Groupon, Inc. (NASDAQ: GRPN) had such an awful performance on Friday that it should make any rational investor fear more than just a slightly weak to mixed earnings report. Main Street…
Four Biotech Stocks Called to Double
ThinkstockThe biotech market has been on fire this year, and there is every indication that things will continue. With huge binary events right around the corner, and many of the top companies with clinical…
The Top Five Analyst Sell Ratings for This Week
It will be interesting to see ultimately the overall effect on the stocks that were cut to a Sell. One thing is for sure, given the names that are hitting the Sell lists, analysts…
Wall Street Was Right: Technology Among the Leaders So Far in 2014
Most of the top firms we cover on Wall Street specifically named the Technology sector as a top sector to own in 2014. From the big bulge brackets to the super regional firms, they…
Short Sellers Could Help GenCorp Shares Possibly Double
ThinkstockShort sellers are an interesting lot. They may be betting against the market or against a specific stock, but they are a necessary and useful aspect required for most markets. GenCorp Inc. (NYSE: GY)…
Analyst Calls Whole Foods a Bargain Now Against Peers
Has the sell-off in the organic and natural foods giants created a buying opportunity? Apparently that is what Oppenheimer believes, as it initiated coverage on the sector and assigned a new Outperform rating to…
Fannie Mae Bailout Return: $84 Billion Profit in 2013 — Taxpayers Made Whole
Fannie Mae has reported its 2013 earnings and the taxpayers appear to be sitting on a profit from the bailout. It is still likely that many members of Congress will keep up their fight…
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Groupon, Nordstrom, Seagate, Walmart, Whole Foods and More
These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall Street research firms for Friday February 21, 2014. They include Groupon, Nordstrom, Seagate Technology, Walmart and Whole Foods.
Top Wall Street Analyst Sell Ratings on High Profile Stocks This Week
ThinkstockAt 24/7 Wall Street we have been running weekly research screens to scan the brokerage firms we cover for the stocks that are cut to Underperform or Sell ratings. The higher the market drifts,…
Top 10 IPOs to Watch in 2014
Initial public offerings appear to be off to a strong start this year. 24/7 Wall St. has reviewed the field and compiled a list of the most widely followed IPOs this year. These are…
Groupon Sails Past Estimates, With Higher Costs Ahead
courtesy of Groupon Inc.Groupon, Inc. (NASDAQ: GRPN) managed to rise ahead of earnings on Thursday, a harbinger that investors did not seem panicky about the report. Now we know what the daily deals and…
Capital Raise or Not, AMD Could Still See Its Stock Double
Advanced Micro Devices has a proposed $500 million senior note offering, which will effectively finance a tender of other notes coming due. The ratings agencies have chimed in with mixed views.
Is WhatsApp Simply an AIM Alternative for Millennials and Social Media?
WhatsApp Messenger is a cross-platform mobile messaging app. In short, this is just a revamped ICQ, AOL Instant Messenger and other chat services offered by Google, Yahoo! and even Facebook itself.