ThinkstockShares of DirecTV (NASDAQ: DTV) and Dish Network Corp. (NASDAQ: DISH) are both gaining on a Bloomberg TV report that Dish’s Charlie Ergen has approached DirecTV about a possible merger. While this…
ThinkstockThe short interest data for the first two weeks of March is out, and the results among the top high-yield safe dividend stocks are mixed. The biggest changes took place in the…
Frank Golhen, via Wikimedia CommonsWith volatility edging ever higher, investors have to look for at least a synthetic hedge to help them should there be a sizable correction. One of the best…
Jon OggIn case you haven’t been paying attention lately, value stocks are starting to get some interest again. In fact, the dog of all technology value stock dogs named International Business Machines…
Short sellers continue to hold huge positions in troubled companies, including J.C. Penney, while adding to their positions in some of the largest tech firms, such as Intel.
Wikimedia CommonsInvestors have to start asking themselves if it is time to start getting defensive. The stock market keeps hitting new highs, only to sell off. Uncertainty in China and Russia continue.…
courtesy of NetflixNetflix Inc.’s (NASDAQ: NFLX) video streaming service consumes a huge amount of broadband. No wonder. Video data takes up more network capacity than text or voice. And Netflix has more…
Shares of Symantec tanked Friday after the company said it had ousted its chief executive officer. But its woes highlight the emergence of a new generation of security-protection companies, such as privately…
ThinkstockWhatever losses were seen from the Yellen guidance on the time for a rate hike cycle to begin were taken back by the stock bulls on Thursday. The market even ignored more…
AT&T has been a very unloved telecom stock for some time now. But most high-yield stocks that are Dow Jones Industrial Average members rarely stay down and out forever. Bargain buyers have…
ThinkstockBy the end of 2013, the 13 largest pay TV providers had lost 105,000 video subscribers for the year. That marks the first year that pay TV posted an annual loss according…
These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall Street research firms on March 19, 2014. They include Compugen, Enterprise Products Partners, Juniper Networks, Suncor Energy and Yingli Green…
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 26.5% in 2013, but now we see several key stocks in the DJIA posting serious losses year to date. 24/7 Wall St. wanted to identify the…
ThinkstockThe short interest data for the final two weeks of February is out, and the results are somewhat surprising when it comes to the top high-yield safe dividends out there. Some of…
Frank Golhen, via Wikimedia CommonsHere is a look at the five NYSE-traded stocks with the largest number of shares held short as of February 28. Of the five, only two saw short…
