Five Star Quality Care Inc. (NYSE: FVE) is not a company that many investors know very much about. After the move we have seen over the last year, and then the sharp reversal over…
When investors get nervous, the one stock market segment that finds attention is “value funds” as investors look for protection but can still get upside of the stock market. Following the recent Morningstar Investment…
Transatlantic Holdings Inc. (NYSE: TRH) and Allied World Assurance Company Holdings Ltd. (NYSE: AWH) are getting to see the gains and pains of what exactly a “merger of equals” translates to. These two companies…
CafePress Inc. is one of the latest dot-com players that has filed to come public. What is interesting is that CafePress is far from an unknown internet player and it actually has a longstanding…
It was just last week that CIGNA Corporation (NYSE: CI) was noted in an analyst research note as being a good fit for the likes of AETNA Inc. (NYSE: AET). After all, consolidation in…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Monday morning. Avis Budget Group, Inc. (NYSE: CAR) Reiterated Strong Buy at Zacks. The Cooper…
Honeywell International Inc. (NYSE: HON) is expanding its capabilities in rugged mobile computing and satellite communications this morning. The conglomerate has just announced its plans to acquire EMS Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: ELMG) for its…
Wendy’s/Arby’s Group, Inc. (NYSE: WEN) is soon to just be Wendy’s again, sort of. The company has been exploring alternatives to try to unlock the value of the two unsuccessfully merged Wendy’s and Arby’s…
The upcoming week is not very active on the earnings front but we do have some key events to watch for individual equities and companies. This our cast of “The Unusual Suspects” for the…
Jon OggEach morning we cover about 15 to 20 analyst upgrades and downgrades which we think will have an impact on the underlying stocks. After each week we review those research calls and other…
Mattress Firm Holding Corp., owner and franchise giant of The Mattress Firm, has filed to come public. Yes, it is a bedding company. The listing exchange has not been picked out but the company…
While earnings season is over, we are still getting earnings reports from many of the off-cycle and off-quarter companies. Some of the companies on deck to report earnings next week may actually be market-moving…
Edited for closing bell levels… The Dow Jones Industrial Average went under 12,000 today for the first time since March 23, 2011 and we are now looking at six straight weeks of losses in…
If you are reading this, chances are extremely high that you have seen the ticker tape bleeding red week after week here in the U.S. equity markets. So what would you say if we…
Late Wednesday night, natural gas prices inexplicably dropped by about 8% on the NYMEX, well after the exchange had closed for the day. It took only a few seconds for the price to bounce…
courtesy of Pandora MediaPandora Media, Inc. (NYSE: P) is not only about to come public, it is really bucking the trend of the markets. It looks like the only threat to SIRIUS XM Radio…
Joining Germany and Italy in their efforts to slow down government spending, the United Kingdom has lowered its subsidies for solar power installations, both large and small. Large, utility-scale projects got the worst of…
Sirius XMShort Sellers are starting to win in their bets against SIRIUS XM Radio Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI). If you are a short seller, this would come with a “Finally!” exclamation. Short sellers have been…
Fusion-io Inc. (NYSE: FIO) might not have closed near its highs on its initial public offering debut on Thursday, but this did command a double-premium if you consider that it raised the range and…
We have many stocks on the move this morning, some on earnings and some on individual news. The big stocks for active traders and day traders this Friday morning are Diana Containerships Inc. (NASDAQ:…