ThinkstockRally Software Development Corp. has joined the ranks of cloud-focused companies wanting to come public. The cloud software company filed to raise up to $70 million in an initial public offering via the sale…
General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) was making key dividend news this morning because in the Jeff Immelt annual letter to shareholders the company promised $18 billion to be returned to shareholders this year via…
The Volatility Index, AKA the VIX, just hit a 52-week low. Make that a multiyear low, all the way back to April of 2007. Is the “fear index” showing a market that is overly…
ThinkstockUsually when you see Securities and Exchange Commission charges it is against individuals or firms bilking individuals. That is why today’s round of SEC charges looks more than just interesting. Monday’s news out of…
ThinkstockGood news is headed the way of beer, wine, and spirits makers. Those past cost pressures are abating and trends are starting to look up as a report from Moody’s Investors Service on Monday is…
ThinkstockIn this morning’s top analyst upgrades and downgrades feature, which we run each morning, Bank of America/Merrill Lynch downgraded both Adobe Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: ADBE) and Intuit (NASDAQ: INTU) in the server and enterprise…
ThinkstockThe Conference Board has released its monthly Employment Trends Index for the month of February, and it very much confirms the strength seen in Friday’s nonfarm and private sector payrolls reports from the U.S. Department…
courtesy of Google Inc.The Internet analyst folly on Wall St. continues. On Monday came yet another higher price target for Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) as RBC Capital Markets has raised the Google stock price…
ThinkstockMost investors are aware of the fact that the stock market can be a cruel and fickle mistress. What is big and cutting edge one day, especially in the technology world, can easily become…
ThinkstockOmthera Pharmaceuticals has joined the wave of companies wanting to come public. Omthera is a clinical stage biotech and will trade under the ticker OMTH on Nasdaq after its initial public offering. The underwriting…
ThinkstockThe financial sector took a beating during the mortgage and housing market meltdown that threw the nation into recession in 2008. After five years of bailouts and rebuilding, the banking sector has come back…
Jon OggThese are some of this Monday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall St. research calls. Adobe Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: ADBE) cut to Neutral at BofA/Merrill Lynch. Altera Corp. (NASDAQ: ALTR)…
Jon OggIt may be the weekend, and the DJIA hit a new high this last week, but there is no such thing as any rest for the wicked. 24/7 Wall St. has identified 13 must-read…
courtesy of USPSThere are always some interesting factoids in various industries and sectors in each monthly breakdown of the Employment Situation from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Friday’s BLS report was a much stronger…
ThinkstockIf you are a computer and technology buyer, then chances are high that you know CDW. The company is mostly online and sells computers, monitors, networking gear, software, and a myriad of other technology products…
ThinkstockMGIC Investment Corp. (NYSE: MTG) recovered handily this week, but profit taking and a dilutive $1.1 billion capital raise have put the brakes on in this troubled turnaround. So it is rather interesting to…
ThinkstockSmithfield Foods Inc. (NYSE: SFD) is trading higher on word that a top shareholder called Continental Grain Co. has sent a letter urging the company to consider strategic alternatives. These alternatives include a breakup…
ThinkstockMexico is a land of great opportunity, led by a being a land of great risk. So what are investors supposed to think when the Bank of Mexico cuts its benchmark interest rates? Mexico’s…
Thinkstock24/7 Wall St. is taking a look at key exchange-traded fund (ETF) features each and every day to help investors and the public navigate through issues around their personal finances. It has been said…
ThinkstockPharmacyclics Inc. (NASDAQ: PCYC) has had a monster stock performance, with gains of much more than 200% over the past year. Now the company is doing what some shareholders will feel bilked over, but…