U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning following a report on U.S. unemployment that was better than analysts expected (more coverage here). There were literally hundreds of U.S. companies reporting earnings between…
ThinkstockCloud software company Marin Software Inc. (NYSE: MRIN) held its initial public offering (IPO) this morning, and the shares priced at $14, above the projected range of $11 to $13. The company…
ThinkstockRussia’s largest search engine, Yandex N.V. (NASDAQ: YNDX), announced a secondary offering of more than 24 million shares after markets closed last night, and the stock promptly fell 8%. But all is…
courtesy of Apple Inc.By one analyst’s count, the Chinese will buy about 30% of all mobile phones shipped in 2013, or 240 million units of a total approaching 840 million worldwide shipments.…
ThinkstockAmericans are often concerned about how Chinese economic growth and the rise of major Chinese businesses could impact U.S. interests. With the People’s Republic expected to pass the United States in gross…
U.S. equity markets opened flat to lower this morning as it waited for data on U.S. housing starts and producer price inflation. In Europe, markets got some downward signals from a higher-than-expected…
Jon OggThese are some of this Wednesday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall St. research calls. Access Midstream Partners L.P. (NYSE: ACMP) reiterated Outperform but on Focus List at…
ThinkstockMarin Software, maker of cloud-based digital advertising management platform, has filed a Form S-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) launching the company’s quest for an initial public offering (IPO).…
ThinkstockChinese New Year is almost upon us. The new year is the Year of the Snake. Other nations with stock markets that celebrate Chinese New Year with multiday holidays include Macau, Malaysia,…
U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning and maintained their upward momentum for essentially the whole day. Lacking any really bad news from Asia or Europe, U.S. markets shrugged off a weaker…
Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesThe stock market is up Tuesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.79%, the Nasdaq up 0.92% and the S&P 500 up 0.87%. Today’s winners are a…
Jon OggThese are some of this Tuesday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall St. research calls. Baidu Inc. (NASDAQ: BIDU) cut to Market Perform at Raymond James and cut…
U.S. equity markets opened lower this morning as concerns about European markets reared up again. The U.K.’s PMI came in lower than expected and consumer confidence was lower, sending equities markets on…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall St. research firms this Monday. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) maintained Buy with $750 price target at Canaccord…
ThinkstockChina may be the world’s growth engine and the world’s manufacturer, but some still consider it the short-sell of a lifetime. There is also very rarely any middle ground on the subject…
