courtesy of Facebook Inc.Bank regulators loosen Basel accords to help increase bank lending. (Reuters) Research from the Association of Foreign Investors in Real Estate (AFIRE) shows that the United States is a…
courtesy of NetflixTim Geithner’s departure from Treasury will deprive President Obama of his longest serving financial adviser. (Reuters) Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) settles antitrust charges by the United States with very little…
thinkstockLast night’s passage of a deal on the fiscal cliff in the U.S. House of Representatives has lit a fire under stock futures this morning. The DJIA is up more than 160…
U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning on speculation — and some reports — that budget talks in the U.S. were making some progress. Asian markets clearly thought so, with most closing…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall St. research calls this Tuesday. Badger Meter Inc. (NYSE: BMI) raised to Outperform as Bull of the…
courtesy of Sirius XM RadioSirius XM Radio Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI) is about to face higher royalty payments that have to be paid to musicians and artists for their work. The company disclosed…
Jon C. Ogg courtesy of Sirius XM RadioSirius XM Radio Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI) is doing something that sounds nothing short of silly on the surface. The satellite radio monopoly announced that it would initiate a…
Jon C. Ogg In a subcommittee hearing today at the U.S. House of Representatives, Joe Kennedy, CEO of Pandora Media Inc. (NYSE: P) will testify in support of the Internet Radio Fairness Act, which has…
Brian Katt / Wikimedia Commons / GNU Free Documentation LicenseThe short interest in the actively traded cult stocks and in some of the low-priced high-volume stocks saw some significant changes. We compared…
ThinkstockLike most cable and mobile carriers, Dish Network Corp. (NASDAQ: DISH) has been seeking ways to bundle TV, Internet and mobile phone service in one integrated offering that would help the company…
ThinkstockInsiders are using the recent market sell-off to purchase weak shares, at least that is the case for these stocks. Insiders can sell shares for a multitude of reasons. But when they buy…
ThinkstockThe short interest in the actively traded cult stocks and in some of the active low-priced shares is often volatile. We tracked some rather large moves up and down in this group…
These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall St. research calls this Monday. Alcatel-Lucent S.A. (NYSE: ALU) maintained Underperform at BofA/ML and maintained Hold at Argus,…
ThinkstockApparently many executives decided to sell shares right before the presidential election. This is not an assumption that anything is wrong in the companies because insiders can sell shares for a myriad…
courtesy of Sirius XM RadioSirius XM Radio Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI) had already raised its subscriber growth and it has already announced that Mel Karmazin will be stepping aside in early 2013. Now…
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