If you have wondered why there have been so few legacy chip companies announcing mergers, you have to wonder no more. After the close of trading came word that Texas Instruments Inc. (NYSE: TXN)…
Silver prices have once again set a record. The metal rose to $38.50/ounce, its highest level in 38 years. And the price for silver acts like it wants to break above $40.00. Commodity Online…
Time for our daily look at the world of commodity prices and key developments. China’s Minmetals Resources Ltd. has announced that it plans to offer $6.5 billion for Canadian copper miner Equinox Minerals Ltd. (OTC:…
Silver keeps rising against Gold. Gold is supposed to be the ultimate inflation trade and hedge against world currencies, but perhaps silver is the better judge of that. It is now the iShares Silver…
Molycorp, Inc. (NYSE: MCP) is one of the more odd merger reaction stock cases on the surface. Usually, acquirers see their shares drop when they make an acquisition. While they are buying assets and…
Usually “RW” forms filed with the SEC are for obscure companies withdrawing their registration statements for an Initial Public Offering. A form RW has come from what many investors may consider to be an…
Things have been slowing down at Cree Inc. (NASDAQ: CREE). The promising field of light emitting diodes, or LEDs, has run into growth problems and oversupply. Cree also makes silicon carbide based diodes for…
It is time for our daily review of the alternative energy sector. Tucson Electric Power (TEP) has revealed a plan to lease space on the roofs of public buildings in the city as space to…
Time for the 11:00 AM Daily Dividend… Real estate investment trusts are often sought after for their high dividends that they offer investors. As long as these entities pay out 90% of their taxable federal…
Dallas-based Epsilon reported a break-in to the company’s email system that exposed some of the data the company maintains for clients using its email marketing services. Epsilon is a subsidiary of Alliance Data Systems…
Imagine how the world has changed when it comes to homebuilders. From boom to a massive boom, and then to bust. The bust was bad enough that many investors are probably surprised that more…
VIVUS Inc. (NASDAQ: VVUS) was recently shown as one of our five biotechs with 50% upside and news this morning is showing why VIVUS may be one of the only possible diet drugs which…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Monday morning. Alliance Data Systems Corporation (NYSE: ADS) Cut to Market Perform at KBW. Accuray,…
Using technical analysis may often feel like alchemy even under normal circumstances. Using it on Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is especially tricky. Nonetheless, Apple’s stock chart has wavered for weeks. Now, Wall Street’s darling…
Jon OggThis was yet another great market week and it concluded the best stock market first quarter in years. We also saw several research calls which stood out from the usual pack of analyst calls. …
We have seen a steady climb up again this week in stocks. The market may have not been in a straight line but it did trend higher. What we wanted to look at were the…
It’s time for our daily look at commodity prices and developments that will carry over ahead in commodities. Corn and cattle prices top today’s news and these both have many implications on the markets.…
Policy stories have piled up today in alternative energy and energy, led off by a response from the Republican Party to President Obama’s energy speech. The GOP has introduced a bill in the US…
LogMeIn, Inc. (NASDAQ: LOGM) is one of the strange situations that will make traders and investors alike question what they should do next. Shares were halted today and the last move showed the stock…
Earlier this week, we highlighted Dendreon Corporation (NASDAQ: DNDN) as one of five biotechs with 50% implied upside. A new report is out from Canaccord Genuity that has figures which could imply even more…