Why Do Bitcoins Keep Rising in Value?
Wikimedia CommonsThe world of Bitcoin and virtual currencies is a strange one. Imagine an open source currency with a digital life and no real nation behind it. Then imagine that the price of the…
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RadioShack: The Turnaround That Cannot Turn Around
ThinkstockRadioShack Corp. (NYSE: RSH) is one of the 2013 turnarounds that almost looked promising earlier in the year. It turns out that RadioShack’s systemic issues are too much for the new CEO to somehow…
Five Incredible Turnaround Stocks of 2013
The first half of 2013 signaled that many significant business turnarounds actually were taking hold. After going back over our list of nine promising turnaround stocks from April, it turns out that many have continued to…
Four Big Healthy Biotech Gainers, One Big Loser
ThinkstockBiotech and certain aspects of the health care and life sciences sector can often see incredible surges from day to day. The group can also witness many implosions on bad news as well. 24/7…
Where Have Pandora’s Active Listeners Gone?
courtesy of Pandora MediaPandora Media Inc. (NYSE: P) saw its shares trade higher on Tuesday after releasing its media metrics for the month of October 2013. There is just one small problem with this…
Credit Suisse Adds Key Tech Stocks to Buy in Its Top Picks List
ThinkstockCredit Suisse has made many key changes to its universe of Top Picks. This is the firm’s sector-by-sector report showing the three top picks from the firm’s analysts. For each stock that is added,…
Tesla Stock Options Trading Through the Roof Ahead of Earnings
courtesy of Tesla MotorsTesla Motors Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) is set to report earnings on Tuesday and all eyes are going to be on the electric car maker’s results. Expectations will be very high because…
Top Analyst Upgrades and Stocks to Buy: BlackBerry, SunEdison, MGIC and More
Stocks are challenging new all-time highs each week now, and investors have to be considering which stocks to buy and which ones to sell. 24/7 Wall St. reviews many fresh research reports and notes…
Top Analyst Downgrades and Stocks to Sell: BlackBerry, Kellogg, Rovi and More
Jon OggStocks are challenging all-time highs and investors have to wonder which stocks are set to keep rising and which ones to sell. 24/7 Wall St. reviews many fresh research calls each morning, on…
More Value Being Found in Coal Leaders
ThinkstockIf you paid attention to the first “warning” that coal was becoming safe again, then you have probably had a good couple of weeks in the stock market. The reality is that coal is…
Does the $2 Billion Settlement Jeopardize Dividends at J&J?
Wikimedia CommonsJohnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) is facing a serious settlement charge-off that is somehow a victory for shareholders. J&J has had many quality control issues in recent years, but the company and the…
Will T-Mobile and Sprint Try to Merge If a Vodafone-AT&T Deal Comes?
ThinkstockIn the world of big telecom mergers, it is getting ever harder to imagine any big deals in the United States. Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) was able to buy out the stake from…
Who Is New BlackBerry CEO and Executive Chair John Chen?
ThinkstockBlackBerry Ltd. (NASDAQ: BBRY) has announced that its strategic review is over. Thorsten Heins is also out as CEO. John S. Chen will be executive chair of BlackBerry’s board of directors and also its…
Merrill Lynch Wants to Bust the VMware Myth
ThinkstockVMware Inc. (VMW) is being covered in a very positive research note from Bank of America Merrill Lynch. The firm is starting a “Myth Buster” series, and virtualization leader VMware is taking the first…
BlackBerry Buyout Hopes Go from Possible to Hopeless
Courtesy BlackBerrySale hopes for BlackBerry Ltd. (NASDAQ: BBRY) may have just died and been sent to purgatory. BlackBerry has announced that it has received a $1 billion investment from Fairfax Financial and other institutional…
Time to Sell Berkshire Hathaway and Buffett?
White House Photo by Pete SouzaBerkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) reported its third-quarter earnings over the weekend. The report looks good on the surface, but many treated it as a cautionary tale in their…
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Alcatel-Lucent, BP, Gap, Teva and More
Jon OggThis week marks the beginning of the end for earnings season, and both the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 hit new all-time highs last week. Now investors and traders alike are considering…
Recovery and No Inflation Driving European Rate Cut Hopes
ThinkstockThe U.S. Federal Reserve may have slashed the Fed funds rate as low as humanly possible. After all, how can you beat zero percent (actually targeted 0.00% to 0.25%)? The answer is with quantitative…
17 Key Earnings to Watch in the Week Ahead with Full Previews
Frank Golhen, via Wikimedia CommonsEarnings season has been going strong, most DJIA components have reported earnings, and this coming first full week of November will mark the last week of major earnings reports from…
Berkshire Hathaway Earnings, Price and Book Value in Total Disconnect
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) reported earnings on Friday. This is an earnings report which you would deem a good report from some sources and a bad report from other sources. Warren Buffett himself…