Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM) has just beaten earnings expectations for its fiscal third quarter and raised guidance for the fourth quarter. The CDMA chipset leader reported adjusted earnings of $0.57 EPS on revenues of…
Investing in global Lithium demand trends just became much easier. An ETF is coming out this week called the Global X Lithium ETF. It is not a commodity fund but it does track the…
Keeping rates low indefinitely does act as a stimulus of its own. Keeping rates at zero without any rate hikes to what would still be low rates also takes away any real firepower in…
Legg Mason Inc. (NYSE: LM) portfolio manager Bill Miller has gone out on a limb in his July investing outlook. Although Miller’s observations do have many truths when it comes to value investing, many…
Maybe some turnarounds just can’t turn around. Or maybe they just can’t ‘stay turned around.’ Dearborn Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: DEAR) was an unlikely bank success a quarter ago and the fortunes of a day…
Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: GCA) just became Global Cashless Access if you look at the trading volume today. A death spiral volume alert was seen at VSInvestor.com this morning. The company issued…
Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Inc. (NYSE: DTG) is about to get a new bid, or so it seems. Avis Budget Group Inc. (NYSE: CAR) is expected to jump in and make a rival offer…
The BP plc (NYSE: BP) clean-up in the Gulf of Mexico has a new worst friend that is maybe coming over for dinner. A possible tropical storm, cyclone, or depression poses a risk. While…
Day traders and active traders have many big movers to watch this morning. We are seeing key moves in Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), BP plc (NYSE: BP), Apache Corp. (NYSE: APA), Cytec Industries Inc.…
These are some of this Wednesday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls: Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (NYSE: NLY) Raised to Outperform at FBR. Apache Corp. (NYSE: APA) Raised…
Virtualization leader VMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW) has managed to deliver on earnings after the close today. Non-GAAP operating income was up 94% to $187 million and earnings were reported as $0.34 EPS on a…
Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) came out with earnings and it seems that there is going to be more confusion on the report than any solid endorsement of the Carol Bartz turnaround. Earnings were $0.15…
Sometimes the short-term interests of a company’s shareholders and the future of that company are not in perfect synch. That’s exactly the situation at SandRidge Energy Inc. (NYSE: SD), which just last week completed…
The Bank of Canada this morning announced a hike for the overnight rate by 0.25%. The new overnight rate is still only 0.75%. The Bank Rate is correspondingly 1.00% and the deposit rate is…
Earnings season is in full swing and many traders’ favorite technology stocks are reporting this week. We have compiled previews and added in color for traders on Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), Juniper Networks, Inc.…
While many remain bullish on gold, the recent trading activity has been impossible to ignore. Our technical analysis affiliate, Adam Hewison of INO, has a quick yet detailed audio-visual interactive chart analysis discussing where…
MGIC Investment Corp. (NYSE: MTG) managed the ultimate surprise… it made money after almost 3 straight years of quarterly losses. The private mortgage insurance company reported a second quarter profit of $24.6 million, and…
Many stocks are on the move this morning. Some of the top movers are tied to earnings news, although some of the day trader and active trader alerts are moving on other news. The…
These are some of the top analyst calls with upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Tuesday morning: BHP Billiton Ltd. (NYSE: BHP) Raised to Overweight at Barclays; Cut to…
International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM) has reported its Q2-2010 earnings. The pro forma numbers were $2.61 EPS and 2% revenue growth (adjusted for currency) $23.72 billion in revenues, although IBM noted that some…