Short sellers aimed their guns at the stocks of the financially weakest companies, as data from the period that ended on September 14 shows. The actions hold true for shares that trade on…
The three major U.S. stock indexes opened lower this morning following weak economic data from Germany (more coverage here). The weekend meetings between Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande highlighted…
Shares of Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) posted an all time high near $750 per share today, while shares of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) have pulled back even further from an all-time high…
Paul Ausick Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) has been a total disaster and a complete disappointment since coming public. The IPO actually may have been such a disappointment that it became one more catalyst further…
Jon C. Ogg Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall St. research calls this Monday. AK Steel Holding Corp. (NYSE: AKS) cut to Sell at Citigroup. Atmel…
The advantages of small-town living are well known to Americans — and not just because of Norman Rockwellesque clichés about values, neighborliness and pace of life. These days, most prosperous small towns are…
Mike Sauter Germany begins talks to set a permanent bailout fund for Europe as high as 2 trillion euros. (Reuters) Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) asks a court for an additional $707 million from Samsung,…
The three major U.S. stock indexes opened higher this morning, encouraged by a report from Europe that Spain was close to unveiling a rescue plan for the country’s banks that it would…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall St. research calls this Friday. Altria Group Inc. (NYSE: MO) raised to Buy with $39 target at…
The new Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone 5 brings in long customer lines in Asia. (Reuters) Apple’s map application receives poor reviews. (Reuters) Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) says it will no…
In a response to investors clamoring for new revenue streams, Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) today announced that it would begin to charge businesses for posting offers to consumers. Until now, businesses have…
Paul Ausick Premium content website Hulu, owned by several large multimedia companies, claims it will revolutionize how people get high-end video online and make a great deal of money in the process. VEVO claims the…
Douglas A. McIntyre Nike Inc. (NYSE: NKE) will buy back $8 billion in shares. (Reuters) More than 5 million Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) members are children who have been banned from the social network. (Reuters)…
courtesy Facebook Inc.For the most part, Manchester United PLC (NYSE: MANU) and Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) are nothing alike. What could be further apart than a social network with one billion members…
Douglas A. McIntyre Manchester United plc (NYSE: MANU) is holding up rather well considering that it posted a wider loss in the fourth quarter. The initial public offering in early August of the world’s most valuable soccer…
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