The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) is out with its small and independent business report for the month of January. You know it has some caution because it is titled “Small Business Confidence…
On tonight’s MAD MONEY on CNBC, Jim Cramer had his favorite pet-friendly stock pick for around the Westminster Dog Show as part of the network’s ongoing coverage of the event today. Cramer’s pick on…
Diamond Foods, Inc. (NASDAQ: DMND) is one troubled stock that may not be out of the woods, particularly if its walnut growing suppliers walk away. The CEO and CFO firing after the walnut growers’ payments…
The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) has spoken out against the new 2013 budget proposed by President Obama. PhRMA represents leading pharmaceutical research and biotechnology companies and some of the large members…
If there is one bank CEO who can still complain without having to endless apologize after the banking crisis, it is Jamie Dimon of J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. Today he took advantage of…
The Empire State Building is soon to be public. At least its owner and operator, Empire State Realty Trust, will be a public company. The real estate investment trust has filed for its initial…
Whitney Houston’s death on Saturday is being followed by many former fans. What is interesting is that after a celebrity’s death it turns out that their albums, books, magazines with them on the covers, and…
Standard & Poor’s is downgrading banks in Spain, after it cut local and regional government units after a January downgrade of the Kingdom of Spain. This should really be of no surprise whatsoever, neither…
E*TRADE Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: ETFC) is holding up rather well considering that a near-zero interest rate policy for two more years and considering just how much its trading volume is off. This morning’s monthly…
Chelsea Therapeutics International, Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHTP) is seeing its shares crushed on FDA review news this morning which at one point had the stock down at a 52-week low. After updating an ongoing FDA…
We have several sector-moving earnings reports due on Tuesday, February 14. These are basic previews for shares of Avon Products, Inc. (NYSE: AVP), Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (NYSE: GT), MetLife Inc. (NYSE: MET),…
Halcon Resources Corporation (NASDAQ: HK) is seeing its shares run higher after Chairman Floyd Wilson made a CNBC appearance discussing his prospects in oil and gas. This outfit holds its interests in fields located in…
Monday is a strange day for the movers and shakers, but the biotech and biohealth space has four clear winners today: Complete Genomics Inc. (NASDAQ: GNOM); Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. (NASDAQ: PACB); Regeneron…
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has been on fire in 2012 and has hit new high after new high. If you just benchmark the $500 price, Apple shares are up 23.4% so far in 2012.…
Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (NYSE: NLY) is often considered controversial because of its high dividend yielding mortgage REIT status. Today’s news came out that the ‘preferred’ share dividends have been declared, but keep in mind…
Most initial public offerings do not price on Friday night and most do not start trading on a Monday morning. Don’t bother telling that to HomeStreet, Inc. (NASDAQ: HMST). The company priced just over 1.8…
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is on its way to having a $500 billion market capitalization rate. What may be more impressive than just how large that number sounds is that Apple has now crossed…
If you couldn’t get any tech support on your PC this weekend, it may have been because of the 3D release of the old “Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace” came out. The…
Nuance Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN) ran into some profit taking after earnings on Friday. Canaccord Genuity is remaining behind the company. The firm has reiterated its BUY rating and $30.00 price target. Keep in…
AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) is announcing the introduction of its “virtual private cloud” as a service along with VMware Inc. (NYSE: VMW) with VMware vCloud Datacenter Service. This is not for Joe Public but is…