U.S. equity markets opened slightly higher this morning on another day when very little economic data was released anywhere around the globe. There was no data released at all in the U.S.,…
courtesy Best Buy Co. Inc.Best Buy Co. Inc. (NYSE: BBY) reported first-quarter fiscal 2014 results before markets opened this morning. The big-box retailer of electronics gear posted adjusted diluted earnings per share…
Paul Ausick U.S. equity markets opened lower this morning but soon rose above the break-even line where it stayed until noon when share prices began to dip. That was quite a shift from Asian…
One of the effects of the current record stock market levels is that companies that are poorly run and post poor results have done as well, if not better, than shares in…
As the stock market keeps hitting new highs, the spreads of high-yield bonds and junk bonds has been narrowing and narrowing. We even recently highlighted that these spreads were reaching what submariners…
U.S. equity markets opened mixed this morning as investors weighed conflicting data from the U.S., Europe, and Asia. In Europe, retail sales declined more than expected in Germany, Italy’s unemployment rate remained…
These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations from select Wall Street research calls on Tuesday, April 30, 2013. They include Best Buy, Buffalo Wild Wings and PulteGroup.
courtesy Best Buy Co. Inc.Consumer electronics retailer Best Buy Co. Inc. (NYSE: BBY) announced this morning that it has agreed to sell its 50% stake in European joint venture Carphone Warehouse Europe…
Paul Ausick Investors are on the hunt for fresh research ideas that will lead to higher income or more profits. Each and every morning we review many fresh research calls from Wall St. and…
courtesy Best Buy Co. Inc.Brand reputations are among the most prized assets major corporations have. A look at relevant surveys shows that brand valuations are often so high that they compare to…
courtesy Best Buy Co. Inc.Since the of return founder Richard Schulze and its partnership with Samsung to place many stores inside its thousand locations, there remains a single and massive problem. Best…
Jon OggSo far, 2013 has been a great year for equity investors. With both the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 Index trading up in the double-digits, we wanted to…
courtesy of NetflixHewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ) Chairman Ray Lane steps down. (Reuters) Money continues to move into the U.S. bond market despite worries to the contrary. (Reuters) The new Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ:…
thinkstockHere are today’s five biggest gaining stocks at closing: Mecox Lane Ltd. (NASDAQ: MCOX) is up 23.8% at $4.94. China Mobile Games and Entertainment Group Ltd. (NASDAQ: CMGE) is up 18.1% at…
Paul Ausick U.S. equity markets opened slightly higher this morning and spent most of the day bouncing around above the break-even line. In Asia, the Bank of Japan will double its monthly asset purchases…
