courtesy of TwitterTwitter Inc. (NYSE: TWTR) has completed its initial public offering, and now it has a sky-high valuation of more than 50-times sales. The stock options began trading on Friday and the stock…
ThinkstockMicrosoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) is about to potentially be a far different company. Steve Ballmer’s resignation, retirement, or force-out, was sooner than some investors were expecting. Now we have a Bloomberg report that the…
courtesy of USPSThe U.S. Postal Service (USPS) is out with a new set of financials, showing yet another year of losses for 2013. Make that seven straight years of losses. Perhaps there is some…
twitter.com/jimmykimmelThe equity analysis team at Standard & Poor’s offers truly independent research because it is not a brokerage firm. So how good does it sound when they initiate coverage of Twitter Inc. (NYSE: TWTR)…
ThinkstockGeneral Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) is finally slimming down its retail finance business with a larger swipe, at least as far as the parent’s exposure to the company. We have spoken with people at…
TwitterTwitter Inc. (NYSE: TWTR) became a legal short sell this week. That should include the caveat of whether your brokerage firm could even find shares to borrow. One trader told us he was given…
Jon OggThis week marked the beginning of the end of earnings season, and stocks challenged all-time highs yet again. Investors and traders are looking for how to position themselves for 2014. Each morning 24/7…
ThinkstockExxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE: XOM) was just listed as a new holding of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-B). This is not just any new holding either. Its size was a whopping 40.089 million shares,…
White House Photo by Pete SouzaBerkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) and Warren Buffett have released the conglomerate’s full stock holdings as of September 30, 2013. This 13F filing with the SEC shows that the…
JoeInQueens, via Wikimedia CommonsCarl Icahn is an activist investor who is widely followed by the public. His antics in mergers and other activist efforts have been almost legendary in some cases. It remains to…
courtesy of Wal-Mart Stores Inc.Thanksgiving has been a magical time for Americans. It is a holiday that is about to become vastly different with 2013 being the first year of most of our lives…
Healthcare.govCovering the implementation of the Affordable Care Act has been no easy matter and it is a topic that is hard to not draw fire from one side or another. Many Americans are against…
ThinkstockSolarCity Corporation (NASDAQ: SCTY) is seeing its shares surge on Thursday due to very positive analyst coverage. The firm making the call was Robert W. Baird, upgrading the solar roof systems installer up to…
ThinkstockCredit Suisse has initiated coverage on the major European and global oil companies. Some were given very favorable outlooks and Outperform ratings. Others were given Neutral ratings, and one was even given a nasty…
ThinkstockCisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) may have just managed to disappoint almost every single investor on the planet. We knew expectations were likely low after technology and networking peers had signaled tougher times in…
courtesy of Office DepotOffice Depot Inc. (NYSE: ODP) has just completed its OfficeMax merger. It also has a new chief executive to boot. Now the research team at Bank of America Merrill Lynch is…
harley-davidson.comWhether it is a bull market or a bear market, short sellers have their place, and they will be looking for companies they think need to be sold now. There is a short-selling exchange…
Jon OggEarnings season may be winding down, but we are still getting some key reports. Now traders and investors have to decide how to position their holdings for 2014. 24/7 Wall St. reviews dozens…
ThinkstockThe World Gold Council is out with its third-quarter gold demand trends. Despite soft gold prices, the council maintains that gold demand remains strong, even with many of the negative factors. The total supply…
Healthcare.govThe Affordable Care Act is becoming more and more of a misnomer each day, and its broad appeal is running far less than the White House hoped for. Monumental sign-up delays and website glitches…