Jon OggInvestors and traders seem to always be 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…
Investors have done a fine job since the lows in 2009 by buying mega cap stocks, especially those that pay solid dividends. If the economy continues to improve, even at a slower pace than…
ThinkstockThe ongoing search for yields above the pathetically low rate of U.S. Treasuries has been the holy grail of investors and savers alike for years now. One group of stocks that seems to be…
ThinkstockThe gold bugs are getting squashed and flushed down the drain as gold continues its slide. After breaking the $1500 mark on Friday there are some key calls to consider as gold could get…
ThinkstockIf you have been following the coverage of Bitcoin this week, you have seen a frenzy level come about. The reality is that someone is trying to tell you that the value of a…
The Reuters/University of Michigan report on consumer sentiment is out for April. Sentiment took a big hit, falling to 72.3. Bloomberg was expecting a reading of 79.0, and Dow Jones was calling for 79.0…
ThinkstockWholesale inflation may be on the rise, depending on how you view this. The U.S. Labor Department has released its March Producer Price Index showing that the headline PPI was down 0.6%, while the…
ThinkstockSo far this year, the JPMorgan Alerian MLP Index ETN (NYSEMKT: AMJ) is up 20%, materially better than the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average, which have increased by about 10% and 11%,…
Jon OggInvestors and traders are looking for new ideas as the markets challenge new all-time highs to generate income and profits. 24/7 Wall St. reviews many analyst calls and research notes to find great…
ThinkstockAfter Leading the S&P 500 and the energy sector for the past two years, and into the first quarter of this year, the U.S. refining sector hit a rough patch in March. A narrowing…
courtesy of NvidiaNVIDIA Corp. (NASDAQ: NVDA) sounds like great news on the surface that it wants to return $1 billion this year to shareholders. After all, its market cap is only $7.76 billion, meaning…
ThinkstockBMC Software Inc. (NASDAQ: BMC) has rallied a bit more on Thursday, due to the existing ongoing takeover rumors that have been present on and off for years in this stock. The latest is…
ThinkstockThe U.S. Treasury just auctioned off $13 billion in 30-year Treasury Bonds. The so-called “Long Bond” went off at a yield of 2.998% for the 3.125% coupon. Another issue to review is the strength…
ThinkstockIt was just at the end of last week that we offered up a list of the greatest turnaround prospects for 2013. Rite Aid Corp. (NYSE: RAD) would have been on the list, but…
ThinkstockMuch weaker than expected PC shipments data from IDC have brought on yet further systemic downgrades and risks to the PC sector. As Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) loses, it seems that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)…
ThinkstockWeekly jobless claims from the Labor Department had shown three consecutive increases, but that is now being undone. The weekly claims fell by a sharp 42,000, from 388,000 down to 346,000 for the past…
Jon OggInvestors and traders are often on the hunt for new ideas to generate income and profits. 24/7 Wall St. is always reviewing fresh research calls to find great ideas from value stocks to…
ThinkstockWith the markets making new highs seemingly every day, it is understandable that investors may be finding it harder and harder to find stocks that do not appear overvalued, or at a minimum overbought.…
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Wikimedia CommonsFirst it was gold and now it is Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT). Gold took a pounding yesterday when Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS) said it is time to sell gold. Now it…