ThinkstockThe saying is that if there is a trading strategy, then there is an ETF strategy for that as well. Now the markets are getting a new exchange-traded fund strategy aimed at…
Investors and traders alike often look for new research ideas that can lead to higher income and profits. 24/7 Wall St. reviews dozens of new analyst research calls each morning. Some turn…
August 30, 2013: U.S. markets opened slightly higher on Friday morning but soured almost immediately. Data on personal income and personal spending was mixed and the Chicago Fed PMI reading came out as…
ThinkstockTextura Corp. (NYSE: TXTR), an enterprise software maker for the commercial construction industry, held its initial public offering (IPO) this morning, selling 5.175 million shares at a per share price of $15.00,…
What happens when smart and wealthy short sellers get to publicly voice their case for betting against a company? Well, generally skepticism comes up and pressures the shares. That is the case…
Jon C. Ogg Today’s issue of the “Closing Bell” is out early as we join many of you in an early start to the holiday weekend. Data in today’s report was compiled between 1 p.m.…
Stocks are up Friday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average up 1.06%, the Nasdaq up 0.74% and the S&P 500 up 0.82%. Friday’s winners include a company beating second-quarter earnings and a…
247sam Business software maker Workday Inc. has filed an initial Form S-1 saying it plans an initial public offering to raise up to $400 million. No date or share price is included in…
We have prepared an earnings calendar for the week ahead. Considering that it is going to be a very lightly attended week for investors there are just not that many key earnings…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall St. research calls this Tuesday morning. Amgen Inc. (NASDAQ: AMGN) raised to Buy at Lazard. American Tower…
Two tech-related IPOs in one day might at one time seemed like the kiss of death, but that doesn’t appear to be the case today. Security software company Palo Alto Networks Inc.…
Paul Ausick Big data firm Splunk Inc. (NASDAQ: SPLK) had one of the most successful IPOs of this year, if you measure success by the rise in the share price on the first day…
Paul Ausick The market is about to get a flood of secondary offerings. Some are post-IPO shares, others are established companies raising cash. Bazaarvoice, Inc. (NASDAQ: BV) has filed to sell up to 1.7…
The three major US stock indexes opened sharply lower this morning on weak PMI reports from Europe and even weaker news on US employment (our coverage here). The US ISM manufacturing index…
These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls this Monday. Avon Products Inc. (NYSE: AVP) Cut to Sell at UBS. Bank of America…
