Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK.B) (NYSE: BRK.B) is very widely followed due to the great performance through time and due to the following of the great Warren Buffett. It has been an amazing story…
What happens when the Federal Reserve Chairman acts less optimistic and less as though he is ready to endlessly hit the quantitative easing button? It might not be the same as a tightening move, but it…
General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) has just announced the creation of a “long-term and broad-scale global strategic alliance” with PSA Peugeot Citroën. The creation aims to leverage the combined strengths and capabilities of the…
Making alcohol and spirits in Eastern Europe and selling to Poland, Russia, and Eastern Europe should be a slam dunk of a business model. Right? Apparently not. Central European Distribution Corporation (NASDAQ: CEDC) is getting…
First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) is getting crushed with an 9% loss in its stock this morning. The move is on the heels of earnings and a much lowered expectation for 2012 sales. The…
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is delivering his semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress before the Committee on Financial Services at the U.S. House of Representatives this morning. Bernanke is noting that…
The report from the Midwest’s Chicago Purchasing Managers rose nearly four points to a reading of 64.0 in February from only 60.2 in January. Bloomberg had a consensus economist target of 61.0 for this…
Everyone loves Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) and the company is now flirting with a market capitalization rate of $500 billion. Now we have a new higher price target objective for the stock market’s darling. …
Gannett Co. (NYSE: GCI) is in the media space and has the well-known USA Today brand in its wide portfolio of print and broadcasting properties. After the company announced plans of increasing revenues by…
SodaStream International Ltd. (NASDAQ: SODA) is seeing its stock battered this morning after earnings. The report showed that revenues increased 32% to Euro 66.1 million and its adjusted net income rose about 21% to…
It is arguable over whether or not revisions matter too much on GDP numbers because the data is already so old. Usually the importance only really matters if there is a stark change. Today’s…
The National Association of Credit Managers is out with a report showing a sharp rise in credit suggesting a robust future for the economy after its economic report went to a 10-month high. The…
Jon OggThese are some of this Wednesday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls. Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) cut to Underperform and named the Bear of the Day at…
We have been expecting this news for a few days now, and it has now finally arrived. VIVUS Inc. (NASDAQ: VVUS) is going to offer up to 8.5 million shares of common stock in…
First Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) was halted pending earnings. The U.S. solar leader reported earnings of $1.26 EPS and $660 million in revenues. Thomson Reuters had estimates of $1.54 EPS and $781.5 million in…
We have warned that VIVUS Inc. (NASDAQ: VVUS) would be smart to sell some shares to raise additional capital ahead of its pending FDA decision in April. Well, some shares sales were sold, but…
Domino’s Pizza Inc. (NYSE: DPZ) has gone above and beyond what we would have ever guessed. This was back under $20 when we started touting it as an extreme value stock. The company was…
The Securities and Exchange Commission is aiming to help investors avoid the perils of identity theft, something that is a surprising or less common move from the agency. Today’s SEC news was jointly proposed with…
Priceline.com Inc. (NASDAQ: PCLN) is hitting yet another year high after beating earnings, raising estimates, and calling for continued strength and growth in its domestic and international bookings. While shares are up over 7%…
After looking through the most active options contracts today, there was a highly unusual stand out: Kroger Company (NYSE: KR). If there is one stock that is lacking volatility and if there is one…