Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) is set to report earnings after the close of trading today and investors who like retail and internet stocks will be paying close attention. The company has expanded into many…
Sunpeaks Ventures, Inc. (NASDAQOTCBB: SNPK.OB) is a company which might sound like it is a ski resort or some form of outdoor sporting outfit. It is not. The company’s stock has risen from under $0.50…
How many DJIA components can raise their dividend in one week? Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) answered that question as “Who knows, but we can make it one more!” J&J has joined the parade…
MetroPCS Communications, Inc. (NYSE: PCS) is being treated rather poorly after its earnings report missed expectations. Leap Wireless International Inc. (NASDAQ: LEAP) is being treated even worse. Competition from Sprint Nextel Corporation (NYSE: S) and…
There are many stocks on the move this morning and most are due to the endless reports of earnings. This Thursday morning’s top pre-market winners and losers are the following: Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:…
The Labor Department has reported another weak figure in the weekly jobless claims, and this may sour the tone for next week’s unemployment report. Jobless claims fell by an adjusted 1,000 to 388,000 for…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls this Thursday. ABB Ltd. (NYSE: ABB) Cut to Neutral at JPMorgan. Air Products & Chemicals Inc.…
Tellabs Inc. (NASDAQ: TLAB) may be still down on its luck, but we are looking through telecom equipment company’s earnings report to try to find some extra direction. The company reported first quarter revenues…
Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, Inc. (NYSE: POT) appears to have the fertilizer and potash sector off to some concerns during earnings season. The culprit appears to be weaker than expected demand followed by soft…
Jon OggIt is that time of year again. It is time to ponder the theory of pricing in a summer slowdown, whether it actually happens or not. In short, is time to “Sell in…
FOMC meetings and the press conferences which follow each quarter now can show some important insight into what the real underlying risks and issues are to the economic recovery. It is often hard to…
Alcatel-LucentAlcatel-Lucent, S.A. (NYSE: ALU) recently saw its shares jump due to earnings from Juniper Networks, Inc. (NYSE: JNPR) but the new earnings report from the company itself shows that the ties are just too…
Earnings season is in full swing and we have many earnings reports moving stocks after the close. 24/7 Wall St. has picked the biggest and most unusual stocks gains and losses in the after-hours…
courtesy of Chevron Corp.When we saw that Exxon Mobil Corporation announced a 21% hike to its dividend this morning, we figured it would still be a ways out before Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) followed…
Shutterfly, Inc. (NASDAQ: SFLY) is suddenly back in favor. Facebook’s $1 billion gamble on Instagram for photo sharing did not flush out any new buyers to compete against Shutterfly for what is a $23.8…
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) is still deep in the soup. Since the news broke over the weekend over bribes in Mexico involving its current and former top-brass, Wal-Mart shares have slid and slid. …
Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (AMLN) is supposed to be getting a takeover offer soon, or at least it is expected to receive or disclose several possible bids soon. Now the company has one more bit…
The FOMC’s statement today is going to be clarified a bit further if you look at the comments from Ben Bernanke and friends that came out at 2 PM EST today. What is important to…
coutesy of Exxon Mobile Corp.Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE: XOM) is confirming exactly what an earlier report predicted earlier this week. Dow Jones had a report that the DJIA components would raise their dividends again…
Ben Bernanke and friends at the FOMC have decided in a 9 to 1 vote to keep the monetary policy as is. Interest rates steady at the target 0.00% to 0.25% for overnight rates. …