Jon OggThe week ahead is going to have many key earnings reports. Retail is heavily represented, while technology and banking giants are non-existent. Some of these are stocks which can move big…
ThinkstockAs Fat Tuesday quickly turns into Ash Wednesday, Lent will take place from Wednesday, February 13 to Saturday, March 30 in 2013. It may not seem like much on the surface, but…
The federal government does not know what kinds of guns are used in homicides, except on the broadest level. That makes the debate over assault rifles and other semi-automatic rifles and pistols…
Douglas A. McIntyre ThinkstockThere is nothing wrong with making and marketing guns, if people kill people, and guns do not. One of the odd things about firms that sell guns, however, is that they do…
Douglas A. McIntyre They say that there is an exchange traded fund for just about every investment strategy out there. So how about a “pure gun” ETF? There are aerospace and defense ETFs, but not…
Vice President Biden and President Obama have now publicly spoken about what the nation’s new efforts on gun control will look like. What we at 24/7 Wall St. have maintained this entire time…
The nation does not know what is coming down the pipe on gun control. After the Newtown massacre, everyone knows and is braced for some form of gun control. President Obama appointed…
Vice President Joe Biden has been given with the task of reaching some form of aggressive gun control after the Newtown massacre. President Obama put him in charge of the effort as this…
The National Rifle Association of America (NRA) has decided not to allow a recent series of shootings, particularly the one in Newtown, to hamper its public profile or its support of the…
ThinkstockByron Wien announced his predictions for 10 big surprises for 2013 this week to kick off the new year. Wien is now vice chairman at Blackstone Advisory Partners, and this was his…
Following the killing of 26 people, including 20 children, in Newtown, Conn., the renewed calls for control of semiautomatic weapons known as assault rifles, and large magazines for these weapons, have led…
One would think that Newtown and a slew of other gun-related killings recently would turn the public sharply against gun ownership and toward gun control. Apparently, that is not the case, at…
Earlier this morning we ran a piece showing that gun and ammunition sales have blasted off since the Newtown massacre. The reality is that gun, ammo and magazine sales went into an overdrive, and…
thinkstockWe have warned after the Newtown massacre that more gun control efforts would be coming down the pipe. New York City’s Mayor Bloomberg has called on the President to lead in the…
ThinkstockInvestors abandoned shares of Smith & Wesson Holding Corp. (NASDAQ: SWHC) and Sturm, Ruger & Co. (NYSE: RGR) after the Newtown shootings. Private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management plans to sell its Remington…
