SIRIUS XM Analysts Revisit A Magic Moment (SIRI)
SIRIUS XM Radio Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI) is trading at higher prices compared to the first time around, but the stock finds itself after earnings in very much the same place it was in January. …
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Jon C. Ogg
July Retail Sales Not as Hot as the Weather (COST, BJ, TGT, WMT, M, JWN, GPS, LTD, ARO, ANF)
Retailers are reporting July sales figures this morning, and so far there’s not a lot of excitement. July is the time when stores clear out summer merchandise to stock up on back-to-school gear. But…
Top Day Trader Alerts (ARO, ALXA, BP, SOLR, HAUP, JACK, KLIC, SD, VECO)
There are many stocks on the move for day traders and active traders to pick from this Monday morning. We are watching the key moves in Aeropostale, Inc. (NYSE: ARO), Alexza Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:…
The Great Jobless Claims Game Heads South
We are supposed to be seeing a gain in jobs and the economic growth is still supposed to be there despite the growth being weak. There is unfortunately no good news on the jobs…
Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AGU, ACAS, CIB, ERTS, KGC, MWA, PCLN, SNY, SIRI)
These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Thursday morning: Agrium (NYSE: AGU) has seen targets raised at CIBC, Canaccord, and TD. American Capital…
What’s On Deck This Thursday In The Markets
Stocks are directionless this morning ahead of jobless claims and ahead of tomorrow’s payrolls data. DJIA and S&P futures are flat this morning in early indications. In Europe, the FTSE is up 0.3%, the…
Buffett & Options: Laws of Unintended Consequences (BRK-A, BRK-B)
Warren Buffett of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) (NYSE: BRK-B) might be one the greatest investors of all time and he may have recruited 34 billionaires to donate up to half of their wealth. …
Tesla Brings First Public Earnings Report Since IPO (TSLA)
Tesla Motors, Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) has just reported its first earnings report since its IPO. It lost money as you might have expected. Revenues were up 36% year-over-year at $28.4 million. The report is…
Special Situation Investors Flocking To Motorola (MOT, GOOG, AAPL, VZ)
Motorola Inc. (NYSE: MOT) may perhaps be the longest turnaround story of the modern era in technology and communications. For about 15 years it has laid off workers, restructured operations, distributed units, and made…
Goldman Sachs vs. Fin-Reg: Prop-Trading Spin Off? (GS)
Every major brokerage firm and bank is trying to factor in just how much the recently passed Financial Regulation is going to have on their operations ahead. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS) may…
Intel Skates By in FTC Settlement (INTC, AMD, NVDA)
Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) keeps getting around issues of its market dominance in the world of processors for PCs and servers against Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (NYSE: AMD). The company settled with AMD for…
Pulte’s Upside Turn, Incentives or Not (PHM, DHI, TOL, SPF, XHB)
Defying all the mediocre views of the US housing market, PulteGroup Inc. (NYSE:PHM) reported EPS of $0.20 on revenue of $1.3 billion. Analysts had been expecting an EPS loss of -$0.01 on revenue of…
Garmin Beats, Secular Pressure Remains (GRMN, GOOG, NOK, AAPL, TNAV)
Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN) is still in this fight for perpetual relevance after earnings now that there is so much new competition that is free or close to free that competes against the Garmin…
Top Day Trader Alerts (AIB, IRE, BKS, BGP, DNDN, DSCO, XJT, FTLK, PCLN, SQNM, SIRI, WFMI)
Day traders and active traders have MANY huge movers to choose from this morning. Some of the active stocks and large movers we are tracking are Allied Irish Banks plc (NYSE: AIB), The Bank…
Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AEP, BKS, BBBY, BP, CAT, DNDN, DOW, ELX, LLY, FE, LEAP, MET, PCLN, SQNM, SOLF)
These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Wednesday morning: American Electric Power Co., Inc. (NYSE: AEP) Cut to Neutral at Goldman Sachs. Barnes…
SIRIUS XM Keeps Growing (SIRI)
SIRIUS XM Radio Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI) is trading higher after its earnings report this Wednesday morning. The king and monopoly of satellite radio reported a 16% gain in revenues to $705.6 million, a 17%…
What’s Happening Wednesday in the Markets
Our great week that started out for the month of August took a turn for the worse yesterday as the DJIA lost 38.00 points and closed down at 10,636.38. DJIA futures are trading down…
Opportunity Still Knocks in Riskier E.U. Banks (NBG, IRE, AIB, STD)
The recent bank stress tests in the E.U. on July 23 were arguably a greatly watered down test. But the stress test did act as a buffer on the Euro currency even more than…
The Daily Gimmick: Flu Shot Gift Cards (WAG)
We often have many features we run when we see odd news or quirky news. This one takes the cake, even if it might not be a ground-breaking event. Walgreen Co. (NYSE: WAG) spent…
Chart Breakout Calls: Oil, Financial, Industrial (USO, XLF, XLI, GE, COF, BWA)
Chart breakouts are happening as the market recovers. Maybe. Monday’s triple digit DJIA gains on the first day of the month followed an extremely strong July. You just have to keep in mind that…