The rise of Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) has been monumental of late. Analysts have been forcing their price targets higher after Google keeps a huge lead in internet search and as Android keeps gaining…
The Value Investing Congress has many value fund managers and market pundits out with their respective stock tips this week. Glenn Tongue of T2 Partners talked up shares of American International Group Inc. (NYSE:…
You already heard it earlier that T-Mobile was confirming discussions about a possible MetroPCS Communications, Inc. (NYSE: PCS) acquisition or merger. Now we have received a formal press release from MetroPCS about such merger…
Analyst calls often have many hidden gems in them, and sometimes the most interesting thing to take from these calls is what was not said. Credit Suisse came out this Tuesday with so many…
Bill Gross, a.k.a. ‘The Bond King,’ was very pessimistic in his monthly PIMCO outlook for October. What is so interesting is that he was actually far less negative than what I was expecting based…
CNBC and Dow Jones have confirmed that Deutsche Telekom has confirmed talks are underway with MetroPCS Communications. Inc. (NYSE: PCS). MetroPCS shares are up about 19% at $13.77 so far today. What investors need…
Jon OggThe Value Investing Congress often generates some stock-moving buzz around shares as some of the key money managers and hedge fund managers get to present their case for why they see value (or…
Tuesday has two merger rumors out from reports today and the shares are surging on the news. We are seeing MetroPCS Communications Inc. (NYSE: PCS) and Illumina Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN) on the run so far…
Jon OggStocks are higher so far on Tuesday ahead of the first presidential debate on Wednesday and ahead of Friday’s key employment report. With the way the markets have been acting, the charts may…
We have seen some additional data ahead of Friday’s key employment report, although we would note that this is only a small snapshot that is likely not large enough to make any broad determination.…
Sterne Agee analyst Shaw Wu has released his supply chain update for the Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone 5 after concerns with its new Maps app. His take is that it seems demand has…
This Friday is going to be a very important employment situation report from the U.S. Labor Department. It will be the next to last unemployment report before the November presidential election. Also important is…
Sirius XMSIRIUS XM Radio Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI) is always interesting when you see an analyst cover it, in part because it is such a battleground stock. But now we have a research call that…
These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall St. research calls this Tuesday. Activision Blizzard Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI) named value stock of the day at Zacks. Align Technology…
Research In Motion Ltd. (NASDAQ: RIMM) has been nothing short of a disaster. Almost all of the media reports and almost all of the analyst reports are still negative. There is just one problem with all this…
Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB), Groupon Inc. (NASDAQ: GRPN), and Zynga, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZNGA) have all been duds for the market around initial public offerings. These three IPOs have destroyed billions of dollars worth of shareholder…
What happens when smart and wealthy short sellers get to publicly voice their case for betting against a company? Well, generally skepticism comes up and pressures the shares. That is the case for Splunk,…
FOMC Chairman Ben Bernanke is speaking Monday to the Economic Club of Indiana in Indianapolis with his speech titled “Five Questions about the Federal Reserve and Monetary Policy.” As far as a brief summary,…
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) and Warren Buffett are both revered by many sorts of investors. One investor who has held shares of Berkshire Hathaway for a long time is Whitney Tilson of T2 Partners.…
There are a couple new exchange traded funds that have hit the market now. FlexShares has introduced two new ETFs which are intended to complement its FlexShares Morningstar US Market Factors Tilt ETF (NYSE: TILT) by focusing…