ThinkstockMore money has been printed around the world for national bailouts and economic stimulus than can easily be counted. It is no secret that the populations of developed nations are getting older and older.…
courtesy J.C. Penney Co. Inc.There has always been a Wall St. trend for the spotlight to shine on the smartest guy in the room at any given time. Whether they be one hit wonders…
Jon OggEndless printing of money to purchase assets and bonds in Japan is a real game-changing initiative. It devalues what had become a very overvalued Yen but creates problems for the rest of us.…
ThinkstockWednesday was unusual in that the FOMC minutes from the March 19-20 meeting were released much earlier than expected. We could not help but wonder how that might impact the $21 billion ten-year Treasury…
Jon OggThe DJIA and S&P 500 Index both hit new highs on Wednesday and we expect to see DJIA 15,000 and also 1,600 on the S&P 500 Index any day now. One thing that…
The Dow Jones Industrial Average has just hit 14,800 on Wednesday for a new all-time high. Call it 14,800.47 after a gain of 127.01 points or 0.87%. The S&P 500 Index just hit a…
There is good news for dividend and income investors. We saw enough dividend hikes that we knew there was some mathematical gain in hard dollar terms, but now we have some formal reporting on…
Thinkstock24/7 Wall St. recently featured the waves of the most promising turnarounds for 2013. It was amazing to see some of the battered yet recovered stocks on that list. Some of the turnarounds we…
ThinkstockWhat is one trend you see whenever the stock market hits a new high or enjoys a long period of strength? Usually, companies and their insiders line up in droves to sell stock to…
ThinkstockThe Federal Reserve was set to release its minutes of the latest March 19 to 20 FOMC meeting at 2:00 p.m EST today but the report came out at 9:00 a.m. EST instead. The reason…
These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from select Wall Street research calls on April 10, 2013.
ThinkstockTechnology stocks lagged the overall market over the last year. What is interesting is that there is a consensus among Wall St. firms that technology is poised for a solid 2013. The continued sales growth of smartphones…
ThinkstockEvery firm on Wall St. has a list of stocks that need to be bought for one reason or another. We keep our readers abreast of those lists, because many of the large firms…
Short sellers may be getting smarter about all the inflows of capital heading into dividend stocks. The short interest fell in many of the names, but investors should understand that this short interest had been rising…
thinkstockFirst Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) did not just have a great day. The solar leader managed to have massive upside guidance due to a large project and this was on top of new efficiencies…
2013 has felt a bit slow in the world of initial public offerings as we have not had that many initial public offerings come from major companies with such a strong stock market. That is…
courtesy GameStop Corp.Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (NYSE: AMD) is seeing some short-term profit taking so far on Tuesday, which frankly is of very little surprise. AMD shares rose a sharp 13% after a Bloomberg…
courtesy of Google Inc.First it was Kansas City, now it is Austin. Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) announced that it is going to be launching its Google Fiber service for ultra high-speed Internet and TV…
ThinkstockGet ready for lower gold and silver prices! That is what Deutsche Bank A.G. (NYSE: DB) is telling its clients to expect in 2013 and in 2014. In a research note on Tuesday, Deutsche…
Jon Ogg24/7 Wall St. wants some insight from readers ahead of earnings season. We have grouped four rival sectors to see which ones investors are more excited about this earnings season. This is a poll…