thinkstockSenate Majority Leader Harry Reid has caused a bit of a market sell-off today as comments have come out on wires. Senator Reid said little progress has been made in resent Fiscal Cliff discussions.…
ThinkstockWe are getting more and more data showing that the trends toward online spending for the holidays are continuing to show growth. We have seen data from the likes of Visa Inc. (NYSE: V)…
ThinkstockThe Securities and Exchange Commission has charged four financial services firms for providing brokerage services to institutional investors in the United States. What is different about this group of charges is that these brokerage…
The International Swaps and Derivatives Association has now published an analysis of the initial margin requirements for non-centrally cleared OTC derivatives under the current regulatory proposals. Most of the public does not really understand…
Jon OggToday we are analyzing the SPDR S&P 500 (NYSEMKT: SPY) as the most liquid of all ETFs covering the broad market. The markets have digested regional Fed data, housing data, and a strong consumer confidence reading.…
ThinkstockWith the coming fiscal cliff taking the dividend and capital gains taxes higher, investors are hearing of more and more dividends coming sooner or as special dividends before the end of 2012. With dividend…
ThinkstockThe Conference Board’s consumer confidence index reading for November came to 73.7, which was above estimates, as well as the highest reading since February of 2008. And the results for October were revised higher…
ThinkstockACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: ACAD) is proving to be the big winner of the day. In fact, it may be the winner of the month on any percentage gain in a day. Its shares…
ThinkstockThe Commerce Department has reported that durable goods were effectively unchanged in the month of October at a seasonally adjusted $216.95 billion. Dow Jones had a consensus expectation of -1.2% and Bloomberg had an…
ThinkstockAmkor Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMKR) has seen ups and down of late in its revenue cycle, even if 2013 is expected to be a return to growth. The company provides outsourced semiconductor packaging and…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall St. research calls this Tuesday. Amarin Corp. (NASDAQ: AMRN) started as Buy with $20 target at Citigroup. Boston Scientific…
Flickr, Images of MoneyEquity Residential (NYSE: EQR) and Avalonbay Communities Inc. (NYSE: AVB) are acquiring Archstone Enterprises LP. This deal is for the portfolio of apartment properties under Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. Today’s deal…
The rise of the Arab Spring has yet one more one setback. As an outsider, passing judgment is often difficult and likely too biased to offer much insight. What is obvious is that from…
ThinkstockDeckers Outdoor Corp. (NASDAQ: DECK) is trading higher on Monday after takeover chatter has been out in the stock. Our question is not really AT WHAT PRICE?… We want to know if a deal…
courtesy of Apple Inc.Seeing a new Buy rating from an analyst usually sounds good. That might not be the case in shares of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) even if shares are higher on the…
After a huge gain on a post-Thanksgiving shortened Friday, stocks are seeing a bit of a give-back and profit taking so far this Monday. With so many traders and investors having been out for…
Hain Celestial Group Inc. (NASDAQ: HAIN) is taking it on the chin on Monday after Barron’s highlighted some growing risks over the holiday weekend. While we might normally be inclined to disagree with this…
ThinkstockOpenText Corp. (NASDAQ: OTEX) is making its move to capitalize off of the Hewlett-Packard Co.’s (NYSE: HPQ) woes over its accounting issues from the Autonomy acquisition. OpenText said on Monday that it is offering…
ThinkstockETF Securities has released its weekly metals outlook. With big gains in silver and gold in recent days, we have been tracking the moves in ETFS Physical Silver Shares (NYSEMKT: SIVR) and iShares Silver Trust…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall St. research calls this Monday. Aeropostale Inc. (NYSE: ARO) cut to Neutral at Janney Capital. AK Steel Holding Corp. (NYSE:…