We have noticed a near-record wave of stock splits of late despite the trend of today where companies have tended to prefer high share prices over record share prices. We also have…
Secondary offerings matter. They can raise capital for a company and they can help previous investors book profits. They can also cause severe pressure on shares. We have seen either indications of…
Jon C. Ogg The upcoming week is not very active on the earnings front but we do have some key events to watch for individual equities and companies. This our cast of “The Unusual Suspects”…
Stock splits usually bring back memories of the old tech bubble and dot-com bubble. Fundamentally, nothing changes at the company other than that smaller investors get to invest in shares at a…
If you still believe that speculators cannot really drive markets up too far in any direction, take a look at the commodities market. The continuous raising of margins in silver has taken…
These are some of this Wednesday’s key analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls. Alcatel-Lucent (NYSE: ALU) Raised to Buy at Jefferies. Allstate Corporation (NYSE: ALL) Started as…
These are the new holdings (sans ETF and sans derivatives) for Bill Gates’ CASDADE INVESTMENT LLC As of September 30, 2008: AUTONATION (NYSE: AN) …
Below are most of the equity holdings listed for Bill Gates’ own Cascade Investment, L.L.C. as of December 31, 2007. These were disclosed in a filing late in the week. Keep in…
Six Flags (SIX) Still moving down after announcing drop in net income. Falls to $1.98 from 52-week high of $6.80. Avery Dennison (AVY) Company announces new financing. Market takes it badly. Down…
Isilon Systems (ISLN) Clustered storage systems cuts forecast. Drops to $9.47 from 52-week high of $28.50. Sepracor (SEPR) Specialty drug maker gets competition from generic. Income drops. Shares fal to $27.56 from…
Douglas A. McIntyre 