ThinkstockMost investors are aware of the fact that the stock market can be a cruel and fickle mistress. What is big and cutting edge one day, especially in the technology world, can…
ThinkstockThe financial sector took a beating during the mortgage and housing market meltdown that threw the nation into recession in 2008. After five years of bailouts and rebuilding, the banking sector has…
ThinkstockAs the market has printed new highs on a daily basis this week, we have reminded readers that there is a big difference between a bull market and market rally. Bear market…
ThinkstockThe ability for consumers to view the world from the screen of their smartphone or tablet device is quickly changing the technology world. The need for faster access, more processing power and…
Jon OggThese are some of this Thursday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall St. research calls. Broadsoft Inc. (NASDAQ: BSFT) downgraded after poor expense guidance at Mizuho, Oppenheimer, and…
ThinkstockThe homebuilding stocks were battered this week when luxury builder Toll Brothers Inc. (NYSE: TOL) released lower-than-expected earnings despite reporting revenues that were up 32% from last year. Does this mean that…
ThinkstockMost investors are familiar with the acronym GARP, which stands for growth at a reasonable price. UBS A.G. (NYSE: UBS) has taken that category one step further and added a Q for…
ThinkstockIt has been estimated that $2.75 trillion will need to be invested in America’s aging infrastructure by 2020 to get our crumbling roads, bridges, highways, water systems and power grids back up…
ThinkstockNassim Taleb is well known for his work as a trader and professor, as well as the author of the book “ Black Swan.” He often concentrates his work on market volatility…
Jon OggThese are some of this Monday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall St. research calls. Apache Corp. (NYSE: APA) cut to Neutral at Macquarie. Bank of America Corp.…
We wrote at great length last month about the Key Call and Conviction Buy lists from the major Wall St. firms, bulge bracket and otherwise. The reason these lists are important for…
2012 earnings season is wrapping up in the United States, and corporate America is set to log its third consecutive quarter of lackluster earnings growth, issuing guidance that is on average below…
ThinkstockIf there is one thing a U.S. politician does not want to appear after the horror of 9/11, it is being weak on defense. Yet with the exception of entitlements, the biggest…
ThinkstockOnce again investors are faced with the fact that the politicians in Washington D.C. cannot get anything done. With the president’s State of the Union address tonight, the focus turns again to…
ThinkstockS&P 500 dividend growth continues to outpace earnings growth, a trend that likely will continue for a few more years. Low yields on fixed income alternatives and historically low dividend payout ratios…
