Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) has an extreme dominance when it comes to the market share of processors inside of personal computers, generally referred to as about 80% depending upon your source and depending upon…
What’s driving holiday sales at Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT)? We took a look at some of the best sellers at Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) yesterday, and thought it would be interesting to see…
The Deficit Panel has failed to reach a super-majority that would be enough to trigger a vote in Congress. That is the bad news, but frankly we already expected this. The good news is…
Today’s disappointing report on unemployment from the US Labor Department sent stock futures down sharply this morning. Along with that slide may have gone some glimmers of hope for US homebuilders. A recent report…
There is becoming an ETF for everything, and now a new combined metals ETF is being launched that will hold hold silver, platinum and palladium in fixed weights. ETF Securities announced today that ETFS…
The Labor Department is out with the newest round of its unemployment and non-Farm payrolls data. Unlike expectations, it is ugly. The data for November showed an unemployment rate of 9.8% and non-Farm Payrolls…
These are some of this Friday’s key analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls. Banco Santander S.A. (NYSE: STD) Raised to Overweight at HSBC. Broadcom Corporation (NASDAQ: BRCM) Cut to…
Did you hear? Greece has problems. They are bad enough that S&P has threatened a sovereign downgrade on the debt of Greece. Just one problem here, or more than one. This call is about…
Invesco PowerShares has launched four new ETF products today. The group launched new ETF portfolios which are based on Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. (NYSE: KBW) indexes on the NYSE Arca. The new portfolios…
Teekay Offshore Partners LP (NYSE: TOO) is the latest among many companies seeking to raise capital. The company has announced plans to sell some 5.6 million public units in a secondary offering on top…
Green Dot Corporation (NYSE: GDOT) has been one of the better IPO outcomes for 2010. It was just on July 21, 2010 that the prepaid credit card company sold 4.6 million shares at $36.00…
SIRIUS XM Radio Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI) may have had a stellar rise over the last year after the satellite radio monopoly got back on its feet. The last month has been a time of…
The two-year anniversary of the Madoff bankruptcy is coming upon us. What that implies is that the statute to file suit is running out. The Madoff trustee is Irving H. Picard. Picard has, as…
Movie studios hope for, plan for, and pray for that blockbuster film that will pay everyone’s bonuses for the year. For retailers, a blockbuster like, say, the Cabbage Patch dolls, are both good news…
It is not every day that you see foreign nations register bond offerings with the SEC for sale in the United States. This morning we saw two S-B filings come literally about 58 seconds…
The US Energy Information Administration has just released its summary of US oil and natural gas reserves as of the end of 2009 and the look-back will only highlight the future ambition that natural…
A new IPO is out and it makes a living off of the world of FOREX, which also happens to be the largest financial market in the world. FXCM Inc. (NASDAQ: FXCM) priced 15.1…
Goldman Sachs periodically updates its outlook on sectors and the economy with a one to two-year horizon. Yesterday’s upgrade of economic output in 2011 is accompanied by some interesting aspects for commodities such as…
Retailers are posting their November sales figures this morning, and the overall picture is looking bright. Shoppers are headed back to stores of every kind. Big-box retailer BJ’s Wholesale Club Inc. (NYSE: BJ) posted…
These are some of this Thursday’s key analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls. A-Power Energy Generation Systems (NASDAQ: APWR) Cut to Perform at Oppenheimer. Athenahealth, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATHN) Cut…