ThinkstockThursday was another day that reminds investors just how sensitive the market can be in pullbacks after huge runs up. It was not the weekly jobless claims, but perhaps weak earnings and…
Facebook has been listed at a public company for two years, yet it is one of the most widely traded stocks on any U.S. exchange. Others vying for the top spot have…
Jon OggThe stock market took a hit from sellers mid-day, but fortunately the markets recovered enough that only the Dow was in the red at the closing bell. Stocks were even mixed…
Jon OggA tame inflation report and a business as usual report on weekly jobless claims failed to generate any continued buzz in stocks. Even the Philly Fed being positive for eight months…
Goldman Sachs has managed to absolutely crush its earnings expectations for the fourth quarter of 2013. The bulge bracket broker, or the bank holding company without a bank operation, is attributing its…
Jon C. Ogg The financial industry has satisfied investors so far with fourth-quarter results. Three big players will try to keep the momentum going when they report on Thursday: Citigroup, Goldman Sachs and American Express.
Jon OggIt is fairly hard to argue that the stock market is in a bubble if you been through real bubbles before, but it is still fair to question valuations at this…
Jon C. Ogg Jon OggWe are now well past the end of 2013, and many strategists have mixed targets for the stock and bond markets in 2014. The last year brought gains of 26.5% in…
Goldman Sachs saw a total return of just over 40% in 2013, handily exceeding the strong gain in the DJIA and the S&P 500. 24/7 Wall St. has generated a bullish and…
Jon C. Ogg These are this the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall Street research firms on Wednesday, January 8.
Beginning April 1, the cost to store commodities like aluminum and copper in London Metal Exchange (LME) bonded warehouses will rise at average of 3% and transportation charges out of the warehouses…
If one firm can create interest around a stock, it is Goldman Sachs. Investors have followed its Conviction Buy List for years, but 24/7 Wall St. has tracked many major changes to…
Courtesy RosneftGlobal mega-bank Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) said late Friday that it has agreed to sell its global oil trading business to Russia’s state-controlled oil giant OAO Rosneft for an undisclosed sum.…
thinkstockDecember 18, 2013: Markets opened slightly higher on Wednesday, but didn’t move much until the afternoon FOMC announcement came out. Tapering has begun, and interest rates will remain at their near-zero level.…
Frank Golhen, via Wikimedia CommonsThis Friday, trading volume on some top stocks in the S&P 500 will soar. In addition to the normal volatility and volume associated with quadruple witching, the S&P…
