One of the major stories in the Washington press this mornings is not about the deficit, the Presidential race, or members of Congress who have resigned because of indiscretions. Sears Holdings (NASDAQ:…
Best Buy Co. Inc. (NYSE: BBY) is doing something that many investors might have considered more than difficult. Its shares are actually rallying after an earnings report. If you just read the…
In times of uncertainty, most investors either go to bonds or go to defensive and dividend stocks. So, why on earth is Zacks featuring its “Top 5 Growth Mutual Funds” as its…
The May 31, 2011 short interest data is now out and there was a very mixed bag in the world of short selling when it comes to the NASDAQ’s high-priced share leaders. …
On June 6, Apple announced its new storage service, iCloud. The platform will combine application services on multiple kinds of devices with a seamlessly integrated online, cloud storage system. The service is…
Groupon, Inc. has just filed for an initial public offering. No terms were disclosed other than that the sale is for up to $750 million in common stock. The company plans to…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Wednesday morning. Altria Group, Inc. (NYSE: MO) Reiterated Buy and Raised target to…
The origins of Memorial Day date to the aftermath of the Civil War when people would decorate the graves of fallen soldiers to honor their service. Though the holiday still retains its…
Douglas A. McIntyre The May 13 , 2011 short interest data is now out and there were some significant changes in many of NASDAQ’s high-priced leaders. Some short selling went up and some went way…
Experts say a Greek default would harm other EU nations and banks. (Reuters) Several insurers face large losses because of US weather damage. (Reuters) AIG (NYSE: AIG) will price shares to be…
Liberty Media offered $1 billion for Barnes & Noble. (NYSE: BKS) (Reuters) Tepco lost $15 billion. (Reuters) Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) expects to receive a summons from the US government shortly. (Reuters)…
Howard Stringer, the disgraced CEO of Sony (NYSE: SNE), made the remarkably disingenuous or perhaps naive comment that all Internet systems have the same weaknesses as the hacked PlayStation network. “It’s the…
NYSE (NYSE: NYX) was thrashed as Nasdaq (NASDAQ: NDAQ) and ICE pulled their buyout offer due to regulatory concerns. Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) was savaged by the press as information from its CEO…
The government may stop the sale of $9 billion in AIG (NYSE: AIG) shares if it does not do well. (Reuters) Taketa may take over Nycomed for $14.2 billion. (Reuters) Cisco (NASDAQ:…
The April 29, 2011 short interest data is now out and there continues to be a very mixed bag as far as trends in many of NASDAQ’s high-priced leaders. Some short selling is…
