After the Continental Airlines, Inc. (NYSE:CAL) merger announcement with UAL Corporation (NASDAQ: UAUA) , something interesting happened in the sector. Suddenly the valuations seemed too high. Then the shares started selling off, then the…
This morning we ran a list of stocks which actually closed up 2% or more yesterday during the sell-off waves. We looked through the list of about 20 stocks, and of those listed only…
It may have felt like earnings are over and maybe that now earnings don’t matter but if you look through the winners in a down market it is often those which are blowing out…
Gold opened above $1,200.00 per ounce this morning before dropping below that magic number again as the day progressed. SPDR Gold Shares ETF (NYSE:GLD) is pretty much flat, opening at $118.49 and now trading…
The US pure-play liquefied natural gas (LNG) companies, Cheniere Energy, Inc. (AMEX:LNG) and Cheniere Energy Partners LP (AMEX:CQP), reported earnings this morning, and one is headed up and the other is headed down. This…
There are three things investors traditionally want after making huge gains when they still want to hold stocks. They want stocks that have dividends and may want ‘value stocks.’ But the largest safety net…
The rig count from Baker Huges Inc. (NYSE:BHI) is out for April and the recent trends continue. The US count is up, the Canadian count is down, and the international rig count is flat.…
If you were witness to the perfect storm that hit the U.S. financial markets yesterday, there are many places where you can point a finger. But the issue that is still the most troubling…
Calling for pre-market most actives on a day after what happened Thursday is not the easiest task. Still, there are many movers from the likes of Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI), American International Group…
These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Friday morning: ABB Ltd. (NYSE: ABB) Started as Buy at ING. Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:…
Yesterday was a Cluster-something or an outright debacle. The stock market was a sea of red, but outside of inverse-ETF products there were actually many winners. We tried to look for the active gainers…
The rumor mill usually runs into trouble or gets light on Thursday ahead of the crazy “Rumor Friday”… Yet there are still several ongoing and newer issues running around Wall Street and Main Street.…
There are many movers today, but a lack of the double-digit gainers and losers we have seen. The movers on news this Thursday for day traders and active traders are ADC Telecommunications Inc. (NASDAQ:…
These are some of this Thursday morning’s top analyst research calls seen in upgrades, downgrades, and initiations: Actuant Corp. (NYSE: ATU) Raised to Outperform at Wells Fargo. BP plc (NYSE: BP) Called as Buy…
Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) got its mojo back. In March, the world’s dominant search engine managed to slip under the 70% share mark for the first time since June 2008. In month of April,…
It may seem impossible to believe, particularly after two days of a bad broad tape, but investors and traders alike are treating BP plc (NYSE: BP) as if the worst of the oil spill…
Many investors chase famous and well-known portfolio managers’ newest stock picks. After all, if you can piggyback on Warren Buffett, Bruce Berkowitz, and others… why not? Morningstar has shown some of its top managers…
Many stocks are on the move this morning, and not all from earnings. The top day trader and active trader alerts are in American Capital, Ltd. (NASDAQ: ACAS), Beazer Homes USA Inc. (NYSE: BZH),…
PulteGroup, Inc. (NYSE: PHM) is often thought of by many as the bogey of the US Homebuilding sector. If so, the company is giving a forecast that might mean profits in 2010 despite a…
These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Wednesday morning: Canadian Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSIQ) Raised to Buy but lowered price target to $21…