The recent trading days have been more than interesting in the market and in the financial sector. The big change came right at the same time that the banks looked poised for…
Notorious banking analyst Meredith Whitney turned out to be right in her recent calls against being long the major banks and brokerage firms, although for the wrong reasons ahead of the latest…
These are today’s top day trader and active trader alert stocks. We have more details and analysis via a link to each story at VSInvestor.com: SIRIUS XM Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI) is up…
This week’s Unusual Suspects are not just about earnings season, despite the deluge and onslaught we are about to see. We have a watch for events this week in shares of Acorda…
Jamie Dimon and friends over at JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) will kick off the earnings season for the major money center banks and too-big-to-fail institutions on Friday in the early…
We have compiled from press releases and from company announcements a company-by-company donation and effort pledge to help in the relief efforts after the disastrous earthquake in Haiti. These are partial explanations…
These are Thursday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls: Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) Raised target to $160 from $130 at Barclays. Bank of America Corporation (NYSE:…
Short sellers sharply increased their bets against two of America’s most widely followed stocks. Shares sold short in Citigroup (NYSE:C) rose 36% to 381 million. The short interest in Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) |…
Warren Buffett has a different timeframe than most investors. Unless he sees something drastic to the long-term fundamentals, he maintains a near-forever outlook when he invests in or buys companies for Berkshire Hathaway…
Earlier this week came an alert that a technical event was likely to be seen in the major money center banks and major financial institution stocks pertaining to the 50-day moving averages. …
Almost all the very large financial firms that got TARP money have repaid it with Citigroup (NYSE:C) and Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC) getting their money back to the Treasury just as the year ends. The…
Reuters:Â Â Pay czar Feinberg approved compensation at several bailed out firms. Reuters:Â Â Oil moved above $77 as US crude stocks dropped. Reuters:Â Â The US is probing some banks about their sale of…
There is a key technical event that may be close to occurring in some of the major banking and financial stocks. These have all used the 50-day moving average as a key…
Brand measurement is a popular exercise. Several major business magazines run brand value lists. The annual Brand Z and Interbrand lists always get heavy press coverage. Companies are concerned about their rankings…
This morning’s top day trader and active trader alerts are below with links to VSInvestor.com on each stock story with more detailed data and analysis: Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC) is…
