The markets may no longer be in a straight line higher, but 2013 is off to a great start. After taking a look at various Dow Jones Industrial Average components and after taking a…
Jon OggOpenTable, Inc. (NASDAQ: OPEN) already had its major run higher, followed by a flame-out on its stock chart almost two years ago. The online reservation services is seeing some additional softness in its…
ThinkstockLinkedIn Corp. (NYSE: LNKD) closed down ahead of earnings on Thursday. The professional social media network reported earnings of $0.35 in non-GAAP earnings per share ($40.2 million net income) and its sales grew by…
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has formally responded to the call from Greenlight Capital’s David Einhorn. This is strange to see from a company where Steve Jobs might have told Einhorn to go beat feet. That…
ThinkstockConsumer Credit is on the rise yet again according to the Federal Reserve, although with it being a December reading we might consider it somewhat expected. What investors need to know is that this…
thinkstockIf you have been a fan of the Internet since the mid-1990s or even the late-1990s, you have seen a massive change of how the Internet is used and how real-world companies have had to…
ThinkstockAkamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM) is down so much after earnings that investors are not going to just question its growth opportunities. The investment community has to be wondering just how valuable the company is…
ThinkstockThe results are in from the Credit Suisse Group (NYSE: CS) 2013 Energy Summit, and investors who were interviewed and surveyed by the Swiss bank remain bullish on the energy sector for 2013. The…
ThinkstockYelp Inc. (NYSE: YELP) may be petering out, or so it looks like after its earnings report. The news is ahead of the Graph Search that is coming from Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) and…
Brian Katt / Wikimedia Commons / GNU Free Documentation LicenseBank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC) was the top-performing Dow Jones Industrial Average stock in 2012. That performance was not with banking analyst Meredith Whitney cheering…
ThinkstockGreen Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. (NASDAQ: GMCR) may be getting roasted after its earnings report, but at least one analyst is viewing the news with some favor. Scott Van Winkle of Canaccord Genuity has…
courtesy of philip morris internationalPhilip Morris International Inc. (NYSE: PM) is out with its fourth-quarter earnings, and the international tobacco giant is still growing. Earnings per share increased by almost 16% to $1.25, and…
ThinkstockWhile the paper and packaging industry might not seem quite as exciting as the glamorous world of high tech or high finance, it is often a closely watched sector by economists and market strategists…
PennyMac Financial Services is a newly formed holding company affiliated with the Private National Mortgage Acceptance Company. The company has filed its S-1 registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission to allow it…
courtesy of Apple Inc.David Einhorn of Greenlight Capital has taken a move against Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) in an Securities and Exchange Commission filing, and he is trying to drum up shareholder support from…
ThinkstockWe had two reports on the labor situation in America this Thursday. The weekly jobless claims is of course very current, while the report on worker productivity and unit labor costs is a fourth-quarter…
ThinkstockHave some widely owned health care names hit a wall when it comes to growth and earnings? In a research report issued today, Credit Suisse Group Inc. (NYSE: CS) issues some not very enthusiastic…
Jon OggThese are some of this Thursday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall St. research calls. AbbVie Inc. (NYSE: ABBV) started as Neutral at Credit Suisse. Akamai Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM) cut…
courtesy of Sirius XM RadioWe have mostly come through earnings season, and the start of February turns into “Annual Report Season” on Wall St. This is when investors get to see how all the…
ThinkstockGreen Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. (NASDAQ: GMCR) is showing good results on the surface for its first fiscal quarter of 2013. Revenue grew 16% and free cash flow was listed as $254 million. Some 4.6…