The dark side of investment banking beyond Initial Public Offerings usually revolves around secondary offerings and when companies raise capital via securities sales. Generally speaking, these can offer investors a chance to get into…
If you are like the rest of who are upset about some ‘minor market issues’ like Bernie Madoff, Raj, Octopussy, and the dozens of other extreme violations of securities laws, then you are probably…
It was Western Digital Corporation (NYSE: WDC) that started the good news flow again in the disk drive sector after it made a transformative acquisition. Now it is Seagate Technology PLC (NASDAQ: STX) which…
It is time for our daily review of the alternative energy sector, and today hits LEDs, wind power, and geothermal developments. Adding to an already crowded field, LDK Solar Co. Ltd. (NYSE: LDK) will spend…
NXP Semiconductors NV (NASDAQ: NXPI) may not be the biggest household name of chip stocks in America. It may become big news in the coming hours, days, or weeks. The Dutch news outlet De…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Friday morning. Baker Hughes Inc. (NYSE: BHI) Raised to Outperform at Credit Suisse. Bally Technologies…
It is no secret that Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) has stumbled. It has been just about the only real loser of our ten stocks to own for the next decade from the end…
In late-afternoon trading, shares of Warner Music Group Corp. (NYSE: WMG) are up by more than 12% at $7.77 on news that Ron Burkle is preparing a bid for the company. What we are…
Time for our daily look at the world of commodity prices and key developments. We have cotton issues, oil spikes, issues around rare earth elements, and precious metals on the docket. Even though cotton…
Jon OggLandry’s, Lone Star, Capital Grille, Outback, Smith & Wollensky, and on and on… How many public restaurant and dining chains can be taken private? Apparently many more. McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood Restaurants, Inc. (NASDAQ:…
It is time for our daily review of the alternative energy sector. General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) plans to build a new plant to manufacture 400 megawatts annually of thin-film solar PV panels. No…
It is time for The Daily Dividend and today’s review is on yet another flurry of dividend hikes from key companies. Ingersoll-Rand Plc (NYSE: IR), Newmont Mining Corporation (NYSE: NEM), PNC Financial Services Group Inc. (NYSE: PNC),…
Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) has been trading in a very mixed fashion of late and this week brought up concerns that something may have diminished again. Just don’t tell that to Canaccord Genuity. The…
Bank of America Merrill Lynch has its quarterly summary and outlook our for the cleantech sector via wind, solar, and other alternative energy plays. While there was a 5% S&P 500 Index move, BofA’s solar…
We got another drop in the weekly jobless claims in this last week from the U.S. Labor Department but the move is not going to be enough considering that the move was small and…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Thursday morning. Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) raised targets as Bull of the Day at Zacks.…
The move is too soon but it was widely expected to occur. The European Central Bank raised its benchmark interest rates by 0.25% to 1.25% this morning. The move is to counteract inflation and…
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. (NASDAQ: BBBY) is tonight’s top after-hours mover on volume after the household goods retailer reported a blowout on its fourth-quarter earnings. This company just manages to keep on going…
Time for our daily look at the world of commodity prices and key developments. The US Energy Information Administration announced today that crude oil stocks in the US grew by 2 million barrels last…
We have another asset management firm coming public if the filing makes it that far. Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc. has filed with the SEC to come public via an Initial Public Offering. The…