Wikimedia Commons/creative commonsIf you have been tracking credit ratings of states and nations since before the recession, something today almost seems impossible to imagine. California’s credit ratings are on the mend. They are far…
ThinkstockVerizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) is on the winning end of an argument about Net Neutrality. A US appeals court has overturned certain aspects of the so-called Net Neutrality laws, which effectively required Internet…
ThinkstockJabil Circuit Inc. (NYSE: JBL) is in the unloved field of contract manufacturing, also known as electronic manufacturing services. This sector is not exactly exciting to investors, or at least that was the case…
The National Retail Federation (NRF) has now released the holiday numbers, and the naysayers were proven wrong despite some of the worst December weather in years.
Tesla Motors shares surged Tuesday despite news of a recall. Speaking at the Detroit Auto Show, the company telegraphed that deliveries were above estimates.
Alternative energy company Ocean Power Technologies was for all practical purposes gone and forgotten about until 2013. Now comes news that has the stock surging.
With Google paying what feels like an unheard of $3.2 billion to acquire Nest Labs, Wall Street speculators are looking further down the chain to see if they can get in on the next…
S&P Capital IQ has issued a Sell rating on Green Mountain Coffee Roasters. It is an unusual rating for the independent coffee roasting and retail product player, and the source of that rating is…
The world of 3D printing is supposed to be the next big thing. It has even been referred to by some as the next bubble. Now we have news that Stratasys is being hurt…
These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall Street research firms on Tuesday, January 14.
Wells Fargo is out with its fourth-quarter report, and it appears on the surface to be above estimates for per-share earnings. But revenues dropped year over year.
The analysts at UBS are not only bullish on the biotechnology sector, they think there is a very distinct possibility that some of the top names may also become takeover targets this year.
The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) has released its small business optimism index for the month of December. The report is pessimistic regarding the small business economy.
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. is leading the wave of banks this earnings season with its fourth-quarter earnings report. But there may be more to this report than meets the eye.
Nest ThermostatGoogle Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) is not afraid of spending big bucks for hot ideas. Many investors know that Google has been investing in energy efficiency and other automation trends, but now comes a…
Jon OggThe markets had only a small employment report from the Conference Board to consider on Monday, as well as a surprising government budget surplus, to drive stocks today. Unfortunately, Goldman Sachs had issued…
Jon OggIt is fairly hard to argue that the stock market is in a bubble if you been through real bubbles before, but it is still fair to question valuations at this time. The…
ThinkstockLast Friday’s bomb of a report from the U.S. Labor Department has not exactly gone away. This took up perhaps more than it should have of weekend conversation time. In fact, the report seemed so far…
courtesy of Groupon Inc.Groupon Inc. (NASDAQ: GRPN) is trying to distance itself further and further from only being a website with daily deals. Now the company has proven that it is willing and able…
Celgene has issued its preliminary numbers ahead of its presentations at the 32nd Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference. There is some confusion over near-term guidance, which hit the stock a bit.