There is an interesting merger this morning in the credit card processing industry. Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) is acquiring CyberSource Corporation (NASDAQ: CYBS) for $26 per share in a deal valued at almost $2…
Amazingly, something good can still happen in Michigan on the business front. Look no further than Dearborn Bancorp Inc. (NASDAQ: DEAR), which is managing to show profits despite this still being a story of…
We have some big movers this morning, mostly on earnings news. We have provided the basics for each here with a link to more detail at VSInvestor.com where applicable on each: Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:…
These are ten of the top research calls of upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street firms this Wednesday morning: Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) Raised to Outperform at Scotia. Canadian Solar Inc. (NASDAQ:…
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is out with earnings, and there are some surprises here. Steve Jobs and friends reported earnings of $3.33 EPS and $13.5 billion in revenues. Thomson Reuters had estimates at $2.45…
DryShips Inc. (NASDAQ: DRYS) is back at the trough for more capital. The Greek shipping and marine transport company announced after the close that it has commenced a public offering of $150 million in…
Today’s version of the BioHealth Business Daily is again full of stocks on the move with news, and some not on news. Array BioPharma, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARRY), BioDelivery Services International Inc. (NASDAQ: BDSI), Biogen…
We saw the launch of two new ETF products today covering the global commodities boom. In the metals and mining sector, Global X Management launched the Apex Silver Mines Ltd. (NYSE: SIL) and the…
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is set to report earnings after the close of trading today. Today we’ll find out if there is a traditional ‘sell the news’ mentality that prevails or if this is…
2010 may be the year of many things, but it is so far becoming the year of dividend hikes. The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE: PG) has just joined the dividend hike brigade with…
These are this morning’s top day trader and active trader alerts. We have links on each where appropriate with much more detail on the news, volume, price change and analysis over to VSInvestor.com: Goldman…
These are the top ten analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls this Monday morning: ADTRAN Inc. (NASDAQ: ADTN) Started as Buy at Needham. Eli Lilly & Co. (NYSE: LLY)…
International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM) managed to beat earnings expectations, as most would have expected. The company reported earnings at $1.97 EPS and $22.9 billion in revenues, which compared to Thomson Reuters estimates…
American Capital, Ltd. (NASDAQ: ACAS) had a big trading day, despite the news being perhaps a bit muted due to Friday’s SEC fraud charges filed against Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS). We won’t…
Today’s version of the BioHealth Business Daily has many stocks moving on news, but oddly many of the real news stocks are hardly moving and were eliminated from today’s report. Today’s leaders are Acura…
Shipping, transportation, and logistics… all winners in the economic recovery. An article titled “Can Logistics Stocks Carry the Load for Investors?” by Morningstar’s Keith Schoonmaker notes some key winners and losers in the sector…
The volcano in Iceland is still spewing ash into the air. While many Americans have discussed investment banking scandals, the volcano situation in Iceland is affecting far more than many might have thought on…
These are this Monday’s top day trader and active trader alerts. We have links with more detail on the move, the relative data, and the news summaries to each story at VSInvestor.com: Citigroup Inc.…
These are the top ten analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls this Monday morning: Advance Auto Parts Inc. (NYSE: AAP) Cut to Neutral at UBS. Allergan Inc. (NYSE: AGN)…
The end of this last week and weekend reviews showed how the highly volatile Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (NYSE: FAZ) and the Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (NYSE: FAS) were putting…