Technology and consumer electronics often face what is called a refresh cycle. These generate large pops and catalysts for the makers, but ahead of a refresh cycle you generally see a slowdown in sales…
Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: AMLN) is back in the rumor mill as far as a buyout, but this time the price appears to be more finite. We have heard enough names around this diabetes…
Westport Innovations Inc. (NASDAQ: WPRT) is going to be a winner from the move that would generally be considered a goal of the Pickens Plan for an energy policy. The maker and designer of…
LinkedIn Corporation (NYSE: LNKD) disclosed two Form 4 filings made with the for two officers. While these were under adopted 10b5-1 trading plans as part of the insider trading policy, sales that go into…
The airline industry was looking like it was all set for recovery just last week. Despite the economic softness, three different analysts were talking up the sector. It turns out that at least for…
FedEx Corporation (NYSE: FDX) has announced two initiatives and the more important issue to long-term shareholders was almost lost in the shuffle. The first initiative is a plane retirement announcement, but the better news…
Dollar General Corporation (NYSE: DG) managed to handily beat its earnings estimates when you consider that this is a retail stock in the secular theme of dollar stores. Earnings were $0.63 EPS and sales…
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. (NASDAQ: GMCR) hit a new two-year low earlier this morning but Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ: SBUX) may be coming to the rescue. The hope is that Green Mountain’s K-Cups will…
We are mostly in a world where many investors are now just willing to settle for a “return of capital” rather than a “return on capital.” Still, retirees and investors who rely upon income…
With China’s growth slowing further and with Europe’s woes growing each day, economic data in the United States continues to ride the line closer to recessionary levels. Japan hit a 28-year low on its…
One analyst has a serious call against Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) calling for the company to be dead in five years to eight years. Ironfire Capital founder Eric Jackson made the call. Dead does…
The economic reports keep trickling in either near recession levels or already hitting recession levels. The slowdown in China is worse than it is being reported according to bear Marc Faber, and the European…
Merger and acquisition news has been a bit light of late, but there is at least one deal out there this Monday for M&A watchers to chew over. MEDTOX Scientific, Inc. (NASDAQ: MTOX) has entered…
Canaccord Genuity is out defending technology stocks this morning after analyst Bobby Burleson recently took a trip to Silicon Valley. He said, “orders broadly continue to track to expectations while smartphones and tablets are…
We have several shares of biotech stocks on the move, but frankly the news from th American Society of Clinical Oncology, or ASCO, looks a bit muted. So far these are the winners and…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls this Monday. Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) removed from Conviction Buy List at Evercore. Bank of America…
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) is in a bit of a strange situation due to its bribery scandal in Mexico. As the news headlines seemed rather shocking at the time, Wal-Mart’s stock is now…
General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) is trying to get dwindle down its massive pension exposure. The company announced that it is offering some select salaried retirees a lump-sum payment option. It is also offering…
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) remains the darling of Wall Street as one of the few powerhouses still managing to grow. We have seen two solid research calls showing positive expectations ahead of its Worldwide…
The Institute for Supply Management is showing that purchasing managers and suppliers are still not quite in a recessionary mode. The problem is that this is “barely” the case as some components are contracting even…