The NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index fell nearly 9% between a peak on Jan. 22 and a low on Feb. 5. It jumped 23% over the next three weeks, and then gave it…
thinkstockApril 24 2014: Markets opened higher on Thursday following solid earnings reports last night from Apple and Facebook. Sentiment turned quickly, however, following reports that Russian troops were planning military exercises along…
April 22 20thinkstock14: Markets opened higher on Tuesday on strength in the healthcare sector following Valeant’s proposal to acquire Allergan for around $46 billion. Another sector that kept the markets on the…
UnitedHealth Group reported better-than-expected first-quarter earnings before markets opened Thursday, but revenues fell short of consensus estimates.
Trey Thoelcke These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations from Wall Street on Wednesday, April 16, 2014. They include Control4, Cree, NetApp, Twitter, Yahoo! and Yelp.
thinkstockMarch 14, 2014: Markets opened slightly lower on Friday after markets in both Asia and Europe traded lower. The Japanese yen strengthened overnight knocking 3.3% off the Nikkei. In Europe the weekend…
In a new report out from Jefferies, the analysts posted a complete list of the cheapest, on a P/E basis, of the top health care stocks to buy now. Investors concerned about…
thinkstockFebruary 24, 2014: Markets opened higher on Monday on their way to a solid gain. The energy sector led the markets today as crude prices jumped on concerns over unrest in the…
thinkstockFebruary 14, 2014: Markets opened lower on Friday before posting some gains on higher bids for energy and materials. Tech remained in the doldrums until mid-afternoon before moving to the plus side…
ThinkstockHealth insurance providers are not having a good start to 2014. The Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, is not bringing in enough young subscribers to offset the costs of those who are…
thinkstockFebruary 10, 2014: Markets opened slightly lower on Monday, and trading was mixed most of the day with Nasdaq posting a small gain and the other two major indexes posting a small…
Jon OggA tame inflation report and a business as usual report on weekly jobless claims failed to generate any continued buzz in stocks. Even the Philly Fed being positive for eight months…
Before markets opened Thursday morning, UnitedHealth Group reported fourth-quarter and full-year 2013 results that topped consensus estimates on the top and bottom lines.
Trey Thoelcke Jon OggWe are now well past the end of 2013, and many strategists have mixed targets for the stock and bond markets in 2014. The last year brought gains of 26.5% in…
thinkstockStocks were highly confused all day after the Labor Department showed that a 6.7% unemployment rate surprise was simply because so many people have dropped out of the workforce. The real bomb…
