thinkstockJune 23, 2014: Markets opened mixed on Monday with the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite starting the day with a small gain before giving in to selling pressure in mid-morning. Volumes remain low and…
courtesy of Ford Motor CompanyTwo factors are about ready to collide, and if history is any guide, the outcome could be ugly, at least for the short term. Since 1960, there have…
ThinkstockThe short interest data for the final two weeks of May have been released, and the results are somewhat surprising when it comes to the top high-yield safe dividends we follow. Some…
Wikimedia CommonsWith a very toppy market, and more than one firm on Wall Street warning of a potential summer sell-off, we were very impressed with the stocks that populate the Jefferies Franchise…
Pfizer looks like it is out of the bid now for AstraZeneca. What looks increasingly obvious for a lackluster performance is that Pfizer may now simply be having an identity crisis.
ThinkstockEvery time the economy gets good again, and every time the stock market gets high again, waves of mergers and acquisitions begin taking place. The stock market’s bull run is now more…
A new report from the global equity strategy team at Credit Suisse maintains that the best defensive sector now is large cap pharmaceuticals. Here are their top large cap pharmaceuticals to buy…
Several things are taking place ahead of the end of May, and the number of pundits getting more worried about the markets seems to be on the rise. The problem is that…
thinkstockMay 19, 2014: Markets opened lower on Monday but look to close the day on the upside, even if just barely. There was no economic news of note today, no major earnings…
ThinkstockBig news from two of the market’s biggest names is making waves across Wall Street today as stocks advance through a quiet start to the week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) has…
ThinkstockCreating the most popular product of the year will make consumers and investors happy. But making an all-time bestseller can transform an industry and define a business for decades. Many of the…
thinkstockMay 6, 2014: Markets opened lower on Monday and sank slowly and surely for the rest of the day. The dollar weakened against the yen overnight removing some enthusiasm for risk in…
Merck has had its consumer products business on the market since the beginning of this year, and Tuesday it announced that it had sold the business to Germany-based Bayer for $14.2 billion.
thinkstockMay 5, 2014: Markets opened lower on Monday but gamely pushed to the upside in midafternoon. General concern over the situation in Ukraine and a weaker outlook on global growth prospects kept…
Drug giant Pfizer reported better-than-expected first-quarter 2014 earnings before markets opened Monday morning, but revenues fell short. Shares traded lower in the premarket.
