How Much Is Macau Growth Really Slowing?
ThinkstockWhen emerging trends start to slow, they look like they are dying. That may not be the case in Macau, but lower growth rates in China and emerging market panic is spooking the gambling…
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Google Loses Gmail on Friday – Outage, or Worse?
courtesy of Google Inc.Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) was suffering an outage in its widely used Gmail service. This is not just a personal email issue because many businesses use Gmail. On top of that,…
Bad Time for Emerging Markets: 2014 ETF Outlook
ThinkstockWhen Goldman Sachs and J.P. Morgan said to avoid emerging markets in 2014, many investors and market participants thought that the firms were merely sticking to a 2013 trend for too long. Now that call…
Caterpillar Dealer Sales Continue to Suffer: The Elusive Turnaround
Caterpillar continues to struggle in its sales of heavy equipment. About the only good news to come out of its its fourth-quarter sales trends report is that the rate of decline in most instances…
Is Reality Setting in at BlackBerry?
In case you hadn't noticed, shares of BlackBerry have been on fire of late. The stock price is well above the old $9 buyout, and the stock was up a whopping 40% so far…
Jefferies Highest Conviction Franchise Picks for Big Upside in 2014
The Jefferies "Franchise" stock picks for 2014 are an eclectic group that may offer investors some ideas that are not highly touted on Wall Street. If the Jefferies team is right, these top stocks…
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Juniper, Microsoft, McDonald’s, Pandora, SAP and More
These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall Street research firms on Friday, January 24, 2014. They include Juniper Networks, Microsoft, McDonald's, Pandora Media and SAP.
Merrill Lynch’s Six Top Market Leading Software Stocks to Buy in 2014
The year 2013 was a one of accelerating growth for most software companies, and the software analysts at Merrill Lynch expect 2014 to continue to show strong growth. Here are the top six software…
Xerox Earnings Enough for Unexpected Dividend Hike
Xerox is one of those old world technology companies that many investors have forgotten about. The office equipment and copier company, and now cloud storage player, has reported earnings that at least allow for…
4 Stocks That Dominated DJIA Losses on Thursday
ThinkstockThursday was another day that reminds investors just how sensitive the market can be in pullbacks after huge runs up. It was not the weekly jobless claims, but perhaps weak earnings and fears of…
Internet Outages, and Growth Fears, Kill Chinese Web Companies
ThinkstockYou have heard of Internet outages before from time to time, particularly in the first ten years the public was using the Internet. But what about a large Internet outage affecting massive numbers of…
Electricity Customers Asked to Conserve Electric Power Consumption
Thinkstock24/7 Wall St. has been wondering just how long it would be before power companies in the Northeast and Midwest started asking — or demanding — that customers take efforts to conserve their electricity…
Boeing Shares Still on Right Flight Path for 2014
Canaccord Genuity reiterated its Buy rating on Boeing on Thursday, while lifting the price target for the stock. And before the broad market sell-off on Thursday, Boeing shares hit an all-time high.
Has the Storage and Memory Trade Finally Peaked?
Is it time to start taking money off the table in the areas such as drives, storage and memory? They have enjoyed great gains, and investors who have been around the investment game have…
Ariad Joins Rumor Mill: Hope May Trump Reality
Ariad Pharmaceuticals could be joining the ranks of the next big biotech acquisitions. The company fits the bill of many biotech acquirers because its market cap is just over $1 billion and its revenue…
Deutsche Bank Initiates and Upgrades Top Software Stocks to Buy
In a new research report, Deutsche Bank analysts initiate coverage on some of the top software stocks and also upgrade other top names from Hold to Buy.
Big Change in Jobless Claims Data Without Extended Benefits in Numbers
The U.S. Labor Department is out with its take on weekly jobless claims, and the numbers are still coming in at levels conducive to better jobs figures than what was reported for December. It…
Earnings in the Air: Southwest vs. United
Warren Buffett has said for years that he wants anyone to talk him out of owning an airline. That, of course, was before airlines became wildly profitable.
UBS Top Media Stocks to Buy for 2014 for Internet and Cable Ad Trends
Media and advertising have always gone hand in hand. But the future is clear: more money will migrate to the Internet and cable, while less money goes to print and radio. Here are the…
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: eBay, Microsoft, Norfolk Southern, Oracle and More
These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall Street research firms on Thursday, January 23, 2014.