thinkstockThe initial public offering of SolarCity Corporation is expected to price this week. It could price as soon as Tuesday night. What is interesting is that this offering could actually really offer a much needed boost…
ThinkstockThe Institute for Supply Management is out with its semiannual outlook, and the group sees economic growth continuing in 2013. The December 2012 Semiannual Economic Forecast is based on surveys of purchasing and supply…
ThinkstockExxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE: XOM) released its annual energy outlook. The company projects the year 2040 will be a shared energy future, but one still dominated by oil and gas. The outlook evaluates trends…
ThinkstockThe U.S. trade deficit, also known as the international trade balance, rose by 4.9% to $42.24 billion in October. The Commerce Department reported that the September trade deficit was revised slightly lower to $40.28…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall St. research calls this Tuesday. Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE: ANF) started as Neutral at Goldman Sachs. Align Technology…
ThinkstockOn December 7, marijuana became legal in the state of Washington, adding to the list of states that have moved toward legalizing or decriminalizing the drug. Will this be a national trend or a…
thinkstockThe alternative energy sector is supposed to be one of the great winners of the 2012 election outcome. After all, an Obama victory would indicate further government support for what are future power needs.…
The National Federation of Independent Business has shown that its latest survey signaled a tanking confidence among its participants. If you think that the woes tied to the fiscal cliff do not matter so…
ThinkstockLess than five years ago, economic Armageddon appeared at the door. Lehman Brothers failed. Merrill Lynch was sold to Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC) and J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) was…
American International Group, Inc. (NYSE: AIG) is just about entirely about to be outside of the government’s direct oversight. Uncle Sam’s giant bailout has already turned out to be profitable for taxpayers, but now…
courtesy Best Buy Co. Inc.A buyout of Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE: BBY) is looking less and less likely. The process of founder Richard Schulze has just gone on for too long to make…
ThinkstockJohnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) may have an even larger winner with its prostate cancer drug called ZYTIGA. The Food & Drug Administration has approved an expanded indication in men for the treatment of…
ThinkstockPriceline.com Incorporated (NASDAQ: PCLN) is finding out the lessons of life today… The more they rise the more they fall. Today’s drop is being tied to an analyst downgrade to Hold from Buy out…
courtesy of Hewlett-PackardHewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ) can use all of the good news, or good rumors, that it can get. After all, the situation has turned into a death-spiral. MarketWatch is one of the driving…
ThinkstockThe Conference Board has just released its Employment Trends Index, which showed that the November data edged lower. With the report coming after Friday’s key unemployment rate and payrolls data, this report may be…
ThinkstockIf you just considered how uncertain things are right now, you might think that news coming out of China regarding its economy was still very soft. Data over the weekend showed China’s November industrial…
courtesy of Apple Inc.Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is invincible right? Not lately. We started warning you about the coming death cross on the chart, where the 50-day moving average dips under the 200-day moving…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall St. research calls this Monday. Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE: ANF) raised to Outperform at Baird. Advance Auto Parts…
Bank of America Merrill Lynch has issued more picks and a macro-investment strategy for 2013, and the message is rather clear: Be selective and position defensively. The firm said that it sees a December…
courtesy of ZyngaZynga Inc. (NASDAQ: ZNGA) is trading higher (yes that can happen sometimes) on Thursday’s news that Zynga has filed for a Nevada gaming license. This would transform it from a virtual-social gaming company…