By now the markets figured out that all of this week’s preliminary jobs numbers did in fact call it right that the unemployment and jobs report was right. So investors are scrambling to find…
Groupon, Inc. (NASDAQ: GRPN) is a busted IPO gone wrong and it is feeling the Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) sting along with the rest of the social media sector. And to add insult to…
This is not the best report to see if you are graduating from college. The Labor Department reported the employment situation this morning. Unemployment came up to 8.2% versus 8.1% the prior month and…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls this Friday ahead of the key jobs and employment data. The well known analyst Gene Munster…
While everyone remains focused on the jobs report and the European meltdown, investors are having a harder and harder time finding real investment returns. Germany actually saw negative yields briefly on the first day…
You might think that record low bond yields in the U.S. and in Europe’s safer nations would have a floor of zero percent. Afterall, you cannot have a negative bond yield. Or can you? …
Oil had a really dismal May, losing roughly 17% and hitting under $87.00 per barrel for WTI Crude on Thursday. While this may not be good for oil barons, the airline industry is getting a virtual…
Bill Gross is the de facto Bond King. Running a giant institution like PIMCO give you quite some power. Gross makes monthly outlooks and his June report is not offering any great hope for…
Endeavour International Corporation (NYSE: END) is not exactly a household name in the oil sector… It is also hard to get excited about such a small-cap name when you consider the other larger opportunities…
Pep Boys – Manny, Moe & Jack (NYSE: PBY) has been a disaster since its private equity group buyout imploded. Or has it? When companies lose a buyer it is never a good thing. …
Have you heard of students in law school and medical school racking up over $100,000 (or much more) in school loan debt? It is now not that uncommon for students exiting undergraduate school to…
The 10-year Treasury hit yet another record low under 1.6% today and stocks are in the tank again due to poor economic data. Europe continues to face a meltdown and the hope is for…
For a Purchasing Managers report to be in recession and/or true contraction, the reading needs to be under 50.0. The May report from the Chicago Purchasing Managers Index came in at 52.7. Bloomberg had…
Sirius XMLiberty Media Corporation (NASDAQ: LMCA) is going for broke in its fight to take control of SIRIUS XM Radio Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI). In short, this is a going to be a boxing match…
BMC Software Inc. (NASDAQ: BMC) has been under fire to sell itself or to shake up its valuation. A filing of a presentation by Elliot Associates, L.P. this morning may give investors hope. At the…
Leap Wireless International Inc. (NASDAQ: LEAP) is out with the announcement that many consumers have been hoping for. The company will now be the first pre-paid cellular carrier in the United States to offer…
The Labor Department is out with the weekly jobless claims ahead of Friday’s report on unemployment and the trend went the wrong way for this week and the week before. The report showed a…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls this Thursday. Ariba Inc. (NASDAQ: ARBA) Cut to Sell at Argus. The Chefs’ Warehouse (NASDAQ: CHEF)…
Oil is down about $3.00 to under $88.00 per barrel and the fresh move to a record low in yields in the 10-year Treasury Note is meeting a growing concern about ‘risk assets’ for…
Mary Meeker, who used to be called “Queen of the Net” when she was an analyst at Morgan Stanley, is out with her annual report on the state of the internet called “2012 Internet…