Rumor Bantering Of Saudi Pipeline Explosion
True, False… Risk-on, Risk-off… Rumors impacted the market today and the rumors have already been denied per some wire reports. The rumor today was of an explosion at a pipeline in Saudi Arabia. The…
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Lululemon Reaches $10 Billion In Value (LULU)
Lululemon Athletica Inc. (NASDAQ: LULU) has managed yet another impressive task by hitting a new all-time high in its share valuation today. The prior 52-week range was $36.51 to $68.06 and the new high…
SolarCity Gets $81 Million in New Funding
Isn’t solar supposed to be dead? SolarCity, Inc., a solar system design and installation service provider, has raised $81 million in equity financing. The deal was announced on Wednesday evening and was co-led by…
Should Dividend Investors Chase Apartment REITS? (EQR, AVB, UDR, CPT)
If there is one beneficiary in a recovery where so many people were forced out of the housing market, it is apartment complex owners. Not everyone can live with their parents, and there have…
Are Apple and Microsoft Stock Gains Peaking? (MSFT, AAPL)
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is “the new Microsoft” as far as tech companies taking over the world. In the 1990’s it was Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) that was taking over the world. 2012 has so…
Sprint’s Bond Offering, Another Lifeline (S, CLWR)
Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S) is effectively trading only as a stock option now that its common stock is trading at such a low price. Investors who want to own Sprint might want to…
Solar Leads S&P Losers (FSLR, WFR)
It is a rather sad day when a screen shows that the two worst performing shares of the S&P indexes over the last year are both tied to solar. We ran a screen at…
Sotheby’s… When the Rich Appear to Stumble (BID)
Sotheby’s (NYSE: BID) is supposed to cater to the economically privileged wealthy class in the world in its auction houses and consignment offerings. Apparently its wealthy client base does not translate to endless earnings growth…
Bill Gross Goes Defensive, New Total Return ETF (TRXT)
Bill Gross of PIMCO may have missed the mark on his bond call in 2011, but his firm is still one of the top ten axes in the financial markets globally. After launching the…
Was DreamWorks Oversold After Earnings? (DWA)
DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. (NASDAQ: DWA) was hit pretty hard on Wednesday after earnings. By the judge of it initially, the stock was sold off too much with a drop of 12%. There is more…
Kinder Morgan Entities File To Raise Capital (KMR, KMP, KMI)
The Kinder Morgan group of companies (and entities) has been a serious money-maker through time for investors. With great leadership and a solid business model, investors have followed CEO Richard Kinder for high capital gains…
Is LegalZoom Going To IPO?
If you have been following business service companies, LegalZoom is a company you probably have run across at some point. Whether you have just seen their commercials on television or whether you have started a…
Wal-Mart Delivers Again on a Dividend Hike (WMT)
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT) is a member of our own 2012 Model Dividend Portfolio and now we are again seeing why that is. The stock chart has been in trouble since its last…
Jobless Claims, Personal Income & Spending Weigh on Unemployment
The data this morning from the Labor Department is not great news, but it is not awful news either. The weekly jobless claims came in 351,000 from a revised figure of 353,000 a week…
How Leap Day Broke a 52 Year Trend (DIA)
On Feb. 28 we went back and took a look at all Leap Year trading days after the Feb. 28 trading day to look for any patterns. We admit, this is something that we…
Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ADP, FSLR, FIO, HLF, IACI, MA, PAYX, PRA, SD, TRN, UPL, V, WAG, WEN)
Jon OggThese are some of this Thursday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls. Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADP) Started as Buy at UBS. First Solar Inc. (NASDAQ:…
VIVUS Scores Successful Up-Sized Stock Offering (VVUS)
VIVUS, Inc. (NASDAQ:VVUS) announced on Tuesday that it was going to raise capital in a shares sale for up to 8.5 million shares. We had written last week that we expected the company to…
No Ugly Death Labels For Cigarette Packs (MO, RAI, LO)
Altria Group, Inc. (NYSE: MO), Reynolds American Inc. (NYSE: RAI), and Lorillard, Inc. (NYSE: LO) are probably happy with a court ruling. The tobacco firms are not going to have to attach those ugly…
Second Look: Does Staples Needs A Turnaround Team? (SPLS, ODP, OMX)
After Wednesday’s disaster of a share performance in Staples Inc. (NASDAQ: SPLS), we are evaluating this situation to see if it is time to bring in a turnaround team? If you just looked at…
Beige Book Looks More Upbeat
The Federal Reserve has just released its newest Beige Book, and the outlook is more positive than negative. Keep in mind that this on the heels of Ben Bernanke’s testimony to the House today. …