China PMI data for January showed inflation (Reuters) BP plc (NYSE: BP) posted strong earnings and reinstated its dividend (Reuters) The IMF said imbalances in employment and prices could cause protectionism among…
The short sellers had been exiting the high-priced market leaders for some time, but as of the January 14, 2011 settlement date we saw many issues showing an increase in the short…
That the PC market is shrinking is no longer news. Mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets are cutting into PC desktop and laptop sales at a growing rate. What that means…
The market is doing well so far in 2011 after a great 2010. With the DJIA around 11,800 it is still a far cry from when 14,000 was being challenged in 2007. …
Obama and China president Hu Jintao are likely to clash on economic issues. (Reuters) The American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai said regulations which are not enforced are the largest problem in…
International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM) reported earnings after the close. Big Blue reported earnings growth of 16% with $4.18 EPS and a 7% growth to a record $29.0 billion in revenues. …
Jon C. Ogg Earnings season is upon us and this week will mark the beginning of the flood of earnings reports. The most important earnings we are tracking will be from Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL),…
Some Senators said they would pass a currency bill to punish China on the value of the yuan just as the People’s Republic president Hu Jintao visits Obama. (Reuters) Citigroup (NYSE: C)…
The short sellers keep running for cover as the bull market continues. In the actively traded high-priced market leaders, the trend continues for less and less short selling and many of these…
It’s already 2011 and we have our outlook pieces for the year for sectors and indexes. While most of our pieces are examining upside going into what is expected to be a…
The short sellers ran for cover yet again when it comes to the actively traded high-priced market leaders. There was hardly an exception. December 15 settlement date for the short interest was…
President Obama will host a meeting for a number of large company CEOs in Washington this week. The heads of Google (NASDAQ: GOOG), Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO), IBM (NYSE: IBM), and PepsiCo (NYSE:…
The short sellers ran for cover in the actively traded high priced market leaders at the end of November. With only a few exceptions of our “high-priced leaders,” almost all of these…
How many ways are there to cause a company’s share price to fall -15%? PC maker Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) and storage provider Compellent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: CML) may have found a…
It appears that the talk about China’s Bright Food Group Co. wanting to buy US nutritional retailer GNC Holdings Inc. is about to prove true. The Wall Street Journal is citing “people…
