Earnings season may have peaked but we still have some key sector moving stocks due to report earnings on Thursday morning. We have offered previews and some basic color on shares of Airgas Inc. (NYSE:…
The sell-off in shiny metals leads off today’s commodities news. We also note new data that shows the US is a net exporter of oil for the first time in 20 years and some…
The most recent White House news is that no photos of Osama Bin Laden’s corpse will be released to the public. We have heard mixed reports all week about whether or not a photograph…
UBS Securities has failed to make a dent in the price of Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C) today, despite a positive research call in the banking sector. The Swiss bank issued a Buy recommendation on…
First-quarter earnings plunged at Devon Energy Corp. (NYSE: DVN) compared with the same period a year ago. The good news is that expectations were even lower. Excluding items, Devon posted EPS of $1.34 on…
Today’s alternative energy news includes recent changes to Italian solar subsidies, restrictions on biomass electricity generation, and comments by Bill Gates on energy innovation. After 10 years of booming growth, solar generation in Italy…
The dividend hikes continue… We have seen continued dividend hikes from large companies. Those hiking dividends for just this trading session are Cardinal Health, Inc. (NYSE: CAH), CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS), CSX Corp. (NYSE: CSX),…
Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc. has finally filed to come public. This is one of those IPOs which has long been on teh watch list but one which was never known exactly when the filing…
Renren Inc. (NYSE: RENN), often called “The Facebook of China,” has finally priced its initial public offering. Due to the restated growth targets of last week and then due to the head of the audit…
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. (NASDAQ: GMCR) saw shares surge in the after-hours trading after beating earnings and raising guidance. It turns out that higher coffee prices are not yet hurting the company. A…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Wednesday morning. AmerisourceBergen Corp. (NYSE: ABC) Reiterated Buy and raised target to $50 at Argus.…
Boingo Wireless Inc. NASDAQ: WIFI) has priced its IPO toward the top of its range. The operator of wireless Internet hotspots raised gross proceeds of about $77.9 million as it sold 5.8 million shares…
Earnings season may be on the back-nine, but there are still many companies whose shares are on the move in the after-hours. Some of the big key movers we are tracking are AXT Inc. (NASDAQ:…
First Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) is getting snubbed in the after-hours after the solar leader reported disappointing earnings. The company reported $1.33 EPS and said sales were $567.3 million. This compares to $1.40 in…
This week marks the beginning of the end of corporate earnings season for the first quarter of 2011. Many off-calendar quarters will be seen starting next week or the week after. Wednesday is a…
There is a common belief of the skeptics that the market is designed to cause the most financial pain possible, and the moves in cult stocks can be more painful than most investors can…
Today’s commodities news starts off with new highs for aluminum, and still falling silver prices, low numbers on corn plantings, and lowering of the outlook for cotton. As prices for some commodities have weakened,…
There is an ETF for just about everything, and now there is one geared solely around the consumption of food. Global X Funds has launched yet another niche ETF with the lauch of the…
It would be easy to worry about the share prices of utility companies after the recession and after the most recent rise in commodity prices, and that brings up the great dividend worry. Utilities…
Alternative energy news today ponders electric vehicles and the batteries that power them, takes a look at solar installation in India and the risks still involved with solar plants generally, and closes with some…