Analysts at Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS) have reversed a forecast from just two weeks ago suggesting that corn, wheat and soybean prices would be higher due to reduced harvests this fall. Following…
ZyngaZynga Inc. has finally filed the preliminary paperwork for an initial public offering with the SEC. The S-1 filing puts a sale of up to $1 billion in Class A common stock but no…
Now that the first six months of 2011 is in the books, we thought a quick glance at some of the period’s top performers would be illuminating. We ran a number of screens at…
Eastman Kodak Co. (NYSE: EK) did not have much going for it before today, but a mixed ruling from the International Trade Commission has shares reeling this morning. The case, filed against Apple Inc.…
The merger and consolidation phase in solar may be getting underway. Solar PV maker JA Solar Holdings, Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ: JASO) has reached an agreement to purchase privately held Silver Age Holdings Ltd., a…
The weakness we saw through much of the second quarter may have already started to turn around. The slowing was likely due to major supply chain issues and disruptions in orders and in sales…
TOYS “R” US, Inc. has been a perpetual IPO candidate and remains one of our Top 17 IPOs to Watch in 2011. The company has now filed its fifth amendment to its IPO paperwork…
Now that it’s known that investor Carl Icahn is acquiring shares in Oshkosh Corp. (NYSE: OSK) it appears that the stock in the maker of specialty vehicles is going to break back above its…
Blackboard Inc. (NASDAQ: BBBB) did get its buyout from private equity firm Providence Equity Partners. The deal is an all-cash buyout valued at $1.64 billion plus the assumption of approximately $130 million in net…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Friday morning. Baidu, Inc. (NASDAQ: BIDU) Cut to Hold at S&P Equity Research (late Thursday…
Using the term “value stocks” in the same sentence as “I.T.” and “technology” can be a dangerous game. Still, many investors, particularly of the private equity acquiring type, do use basic value calculations in…
Shanda Interactive Entertainment Ltd. (NASDAQ: SNDA) may be winning in the weeks or months ahead from an indirect spin-off of its online authorship portal. A foreign issue called Cloudary Corporation has filed for an…
It was not that long ago that Apollo Group Inc. (NASDAQ: APOL) was under serious pressure from Washington D.C. along with other for-profit education stocks. Now the regulations have come down and they appear…
Since the beginning of this year, the price of gold has gained about 6%. Three large precious metals funds, however, are down between -5% and -10% during the same period. The mutual funds though…
U.S. investors are now getting a Renminbi (Yuan) and bond fund to invest in via an open-ended mutual fund structure. An announcement has been made by Guinness Atkinson Asset Management that it is launching…
First Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) has received loan guarantees from the US Department of Energy totaling $4.5 billion for the construction of three solar projects in the southern California that would add more than…
USEC Inc. (NYSE: USU) is soaring on news that it may have a bit of a reprieve on its capital needs for the construction of the American Centrifuge Plant in Piketon, Ohio. The company…
The impact of secondary offerings is being felt this morning. Some key deals announced are from Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc. (NYSE: AHT), Cell Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: CTIC), Syntroleum Corporation (NASDAQ: SYNM), Tanger Factory Outlet…
The data on the weekly jobless claims from the U.S. Labor Department is again supporting why the end of QE2 just doesn’t matter. The Labor Market remains tight and workers are getting fired at…
PIMCO is about to compete as a real estate investment trust in the world of mortgage REITs. It only makes sense considering that PIMCO is in the group of fund managers that get first…