Jon OggMany Dow Jones Industrial Average stocks have just recently sold off more than 10% and many are almost at that key 10% sell-off mark. Historically investors have used 10% as the hurdle for…
When you hear about shares of Facebook, Twitter, Groupon, LinkedIn, Zynga, Pandora, Yelp, and others selling on so-called “private company markets,” the frenzy of getting to invest into high-growth private companies that could be…
Trina Solar Ltd. (NYSE: TSL) put a hurt on the solar sector today. The company reported that its first quarter earnings were under street estimates but within range of its freshly issued soft guidance. Earnings came…
Mortgage rates are back under 4.50%. If you just read the headline economic data coming out right now, inflation is on the rise. The good news is that oil, metals, and other commodities which…
We are awaiting the upcoming initial public offering of LinkedIn Corporation. Apparently, investors are waiting as well. The new IPO range has been hiked and the company is looking to sell some 7.84 million…
Commodities have sold off. You already knew that. What has been seen in the precious metals complex looks a lot like what happened in the oil boom of 2007 to 2008, and many of…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Tuesday morning. A123 Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: AONE) Raised to Buy at BofA/ML. AECOM Technology Corporation (NYSE:…
Renren Inc. (NYSE: RENN) has been an absolutely brutal initial public offering. Since “The Facebook of China” came public it has only had one real positive trading session of its nine trading sessions so…
Jon OggWe have already seen (some) of the position changes of Warren Buffett, but the old guy wouldn’t share many ‘confidential positions’ so we are whale watching in other ponds. We wanted to take a…
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-B, BRK-A) is out with its new portfolio holdings as of March 31, 2011. These have been broken down into two separate groups of ‘A to L’ and ‘M to…
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-B, BRK-A) and Warren Buffett have just released the latest holdings of U.S.-listed equities as of March 31, 2011 for the Q2-2011 holdings. These public stock holdings have been broken…
This week will feel more like a retail earnings-season week rather than a technology earnings-season week. Still, we have some key earnings due in the market which could move the technology sector. Of the…
courtesy Facebook Inc.Facebook has remained an elusive IPO so far. The company has maintained that this IPO would not likely be in 2011, but CNBC’s Kate Kelly has just reported that Facebook executives have had…
We have already seen earnings come in as a disappointment from Lowe’s Companies today. We still have quite a few retailers on deck to report earnings this week. We compiled a more detailed calendar…
Investors love dividends, particularly from companies which are raising dividends or which have a history of raising dividends. There is a new diversified sample dividend portfolio for investors called the “8-Pack of Dividends” for…
Inflation hurts most investors and it really hurts most on fixed budgets. It can absolutely annihilate retirees and those who are just about to retire. Another consideration is that as investors get older, they generally…
The headlines throughout the day on internet stocks may read “Google Raising Cash” after its automatic shelf registration. Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) did file an automatic shelf registration statement this morning with the SEC…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Monday morning. American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (NYSE: AEO) Raised to Positive at Susquehanna. Apple Inc.…
This week we bring reviews of “value stocks” for long-term investors by 24/7 Wall St. Monday’s focus is mostly on large-cap stocks that are easily recognized and which have large positions in their markets. Generally…
Sometimes it is almost hard to imagine that a news story did not start in the tabloids. The financial world and the political world have been shocked by news that the International Monetary Fund’s…