ThinkstockRetail sales rose more than expected in the month of April. The Commerce Department reported that overall sales rose by 0.1%, and ex-autos they fell by 0.1%. Bloomberg was calling for a drop on…
Jon OggInvestors often get to see the analyst upgrades and Buy ratings from Wall Street firms. What investors frequently do not get to see is when those same analysts issue downgrades or when they say to…
ThinkstockIf there is one group of stocks that typically responds with volatility to first-quarter earnings reports, it is the Internet stocks. History held true during this past reporting season. Almost uniformly, reactions to earnings…
Investors and traders seem to be constantly looking for fresh research ideas that will lead to higher income or more profits. 24/7 Wall St. reviews many fresh research calls to find great ideas from value…
ThinkstockIn theory, medical technology companies should be some of the market’s best-performing stocks. After all, it’s not really a cyclical business, and price tags are rarely a stumbling block when insurance companies, the government…
On the surface it looks like short sellers are all over the place in the latest short interest report. The April 30 settlement date is after many companies had their earnings reports. We saw…
courtesy U.S. Federal ReserveFederal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is speaking this morning to bankers at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. His speech is called “Monitoring the Financial System,” but it really involves the…
It is Friday, so TGIF. Before you get too deep into your weekend there is still a full trading day and Wall Street has many stocks on the move. 24/7 Wall St. is using…
Jon OggInvestors frequently see analyst upgrades and Buy ratings from Wall Street research calls, but they often do not get to see the so-called Sell ratings. 24/7 Wall St. reviews many fresh research calls…
Investors and traders frequently search for fresh research ideas that will lead to higher income or more profits. 24/7 Wall St. reviews many fresh research calls to find great ideas to find value stocks,…
ThinkstockFirst-quarter earnings season for the semiconductor sector yielded generally in-line results and guidance, somewhat calming investor fears. While the resulting outperformance in the semiconductor index (SOX) is a relief, the Deutsche Bank A.G. (NYSE:…
ThinkstockNews broke earlier this week that 3D Systems Corp. (NYSE: DDD) was going to raise up to $250 million in new capital in a secondary stock offering. The effort to raise capital also would…
ThinkstockWith the Jefferies Global Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) conference in New York City wrapping up on Thursday, we wanted to give our readers an update on the stocks we mentioned last week as…
Jon OggThe U.S. dollar has not just met parity at 100/1 with the Japanese yen. It broke it, and now the yen is above 101 yen per dollar. This event has been a long…
ThinkstockCharles Plosser, President and Chief Executive Officer of Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, gave a speech on Thursday afternoon discussing how to end the “Too Big To Fail” conundrum of the big banks at…
Can you imagine lending the government your money for a period of thirty years for less than 3.0% interest per year. That is exactly what happened in the latest Treasury bond auction that went…
Investors often hear about analyst upgrades and new “Buy” ratings. What they do not hear from most Wall Street analysts is the prediction that a stock price could double or come close to doubling.…
ThinkstockDendreon Corp. (NASDAQ: DNDN) just cannot catch a break. Despite having what was supposed to be one of the best late-stage prostate treatments in Provenge, sales just are not coming in as expected. Dendreon’s…
Ed Brown, via Wikimedia CommonsThe Labor Department’s report on weekly jobless claims continues to go against many of the headlines we are seeing elsewhere. Last week brought a drop to 323,000, the lowest weekly…
Jon OggInvestors frequently get to see the analyst upgrades and Buy ratings from Wall Street firms but they often do not get to see when analyst downgrade stocks to even say it is time…