ThinkstockWith the federal government shutdown in the United States, there is much more focus on international monetary agencies and non-governmental economic reports. The calls from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) often may fall on…
ThinkstockEnteroMedics Inc. (NASDAQ: ETRM) may be a largely unknown microcap stock to most investors. The company is in the development stages of making medical devices using neuroblocking technology to treat obesity, metabolic diseases and…
White House Photo by Pete SouzaBerkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) and Warren Buffett generally hold close to 40 different stock positions in the Berkshire Hathaway portfolio of U.S.-listed shares. Anyone who has followed Buffett’s…
ThinkstockIn what has become a difficult year for companies to plan their future spending due to ongoing political indecision, the Global Technology analysts at J.P. Morgan have lowered their IT spending forecast. They have…
Jon OggStocks have traded down from recent highs in light of a federal government shutdown and ahead of a debt ceiling expiration. Now investors and traders have to wonder which stocks to buy and…
courtesy of Apple Inc.Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) saw its shares recover on Monday after a very positive Wall Street analyst research call. Jefferies had evacuated its positive bias earlier this year, but at a…
thinkstockGreece and its banks may have found a friend in billionaire investor John Paulson. A report from Reuters has said that Paulson now favors the recapitalized banking sector as a bet on Greece’s recovery. After…
ThinkstockThe controversial and pending merger of AMR Corp. (OTC Markets: AAMRQ) and US Airways Group, Inc. (NYSE: LCC) is looking more and more likely again. What has happened under the government shutdown is that…
ThinkstockWe already have warned that investors and traders alike are now unlikely to see five key economic reports this week due to the government shutdown. Industry economic reports still will be released. This also…
ThinkstockDryShips Inc. (NASDAQ: DRYS) has been addicted to raising capital via share sales in the past, and shares are facing real pressure on Monday based on yet another stock offering. The shipping player announced…
Jon OggInvestors and traders are dealing with the stress of a government shutdown and the upcoming debt ceiling debate. With such uncertainty, they also are wondering whether they should be buying or selling stocks. Each…
ThinkstockOn Thursday, Twitter finally revealed key information about itself and its initial public offering (IPO). While investors no doubt are excited about the company’s compelling growth and its plans for the future, it has…
The stock and bond markets in the United States and internationally had to trade through a very unusual first Friday or the month because there was no Labor Department report on Unemployment and on…
ThinkstockThe markets were getting some lift on Friday on word that Speaker of the House John Boehner has said that the United States will not run into a default on its credit. Boehner spoke…
thinkstockCapstone Turbine Corp. (NASDAQ: CPST) is one of the holdover clean energy stocks that saw great interest during the clean energy boom, followed by some serious tempering of expectations. This is a company that…
Jon OggInvestors and traders alike are stuck trying to determine what to do with their stocks during a government shutdown and ahead of the debt ceiling debate. Each morning 24/7 Wall St. reviews dozens…
Any time a major company files for an initial public offering (IPO) there will be skeptics. All companies have to cite “Risk Factors” in their IPO filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and…
ThinkstockMicrosoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) is still fighting for relevance, but this week brought on a new argument that may only just be starting to take hold. With Steve Ballmer to be replaced as chief…
TwitterThe long-awaited S-1 filing from Twitter Inc. has now been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. No formal terms have been set, but the company is filing to sell up to $1 billion…
ThinkstockWhat is killing the stock market is not just the government shutdown, at least not directly and not for the major part of it. Each week that the federal government is closed, it does…