The Italian government has made official its new regime for solar generation installations in the country. While the new program does scale back government subsidies, it does so over a longer period of time…
Warner Music Group Corp. (NYSE: WMG) shares are halted on news that its auction process is over. Both CNBC and Bloomberg have reported on a higher bid than what was expected last week. Warner…
We have many rumors and developing issues in tech and beyond today. American International Group Inc. (NYSE: AIG) is having problems with its offering as regulators and investment bankers are at odds over price. …
The Labor Department just gave the markets and the economy some good news and bad news in its employment data this morning. The headline data will look bad as unemployment rose, but that might be…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Friday morning. Alliance Data Systems Corporation (NYSE: ADS) Cut to Sell at Goldman Sachs. Banco…
Alcatel-Lucent SA (NYSE: ALU) has reported earnings showing that its losses narrowed and it confirmed the outlook for 2011 based on stronger North American sales. The telecom and communications equipment outfit said its net…
If you still believe that speculators cannot really drive markets up too far in any direction, take a look at the commodities market. The continuous raising of margins in silver has taken out all…
Friday, May 6, 2011 will mark the one-year anniversary of the 2010 Flash Crash. The Flash Crash has been blamed on many things and many investors still dispute the true cause or the single…
Today’s commodity news focuses on the dramatic decline virtually across the board in commodity prices. There’s also news on the Glencore IPO and on a big corn buy from China. Led by a 6%…
Today’s alternative energy news leads off with a downgrade to First Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR), then looks at a new bill to cut ethanol subsidies, and wraps up with profit news from Spain’s Iberdrola…
The death of the silver trade is playing out even faster than the oil bubble popped in mid-2008. Silver is truly living up to its name “The Devil’s Metal.” The margin requirements have been…
It was in early April that we called Domino’s Pizza, Inc. (NYSE: DPZ) a value stock as America’s pure-play pizza delivery giant. After all, it was trading at only about 12-times forward earnings expectations. The…
NetQin Mobile Inc. (NYSE: NQ), China’s leading mobile security software player, is debuting in its initial public offering today. Unfortunately, the reception is far from hot compared to some of the pre-IPO publicity that it…
Even though the month of April was one selling day shorter than March, the late Easter holiday more than made up for the shortfall at most retailers. The Thomson Reuters index of sales at…
The Labor Department has given us the last bit of data ahead of tomorrow’s unemployment data with the release of the Weekly Jobless Claims. It is a disaster and this will change the “non-Farm…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Thursday morning. Anheuser-Busch InBev (NYSE: BUD) Cut to Neutral at BofA/ML. Atmel Corporation (NASDAQ: ATML) Reiterated Buy and…
RPX Corporation (NASDAQ: RPXC) may be a game changer when it comes to the world of patents and patent trolls. Its IPO debut on Wednesday was greeted with a strong reception as shares closed over…
The recent weakness in stocks could just be the start of what to expect in the weeks ahead. It is early May and already we have seen the Dow Jones Industrial Average close down…
We are seeing several key movers in the after-hours session, some based on earnings and some based upon other events. Those on the move are BMC Software Inc. (NYSE: BMC), Hansen Medical, Inc. (NASDAQ: HNSN),…
Whole Foods Market, Inc. (NASDAQ: WFMI) had traded as though investors were expecting a breather going into earnings. Those earnings are out and it turns out that the company continues to amaze. Earnings came…