Japan’s Trade Deficit Rockets
ThinkstockThe Japanese economy continues to slip into oblivion, having been passed as the world’s second largest by gross domestic product, a position it gave to China. Perhaps, it will lose another spot to Germany,…
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The news flow on the price of gasoline is rather concerning. 24/7 Wall St. just took a look at the states that have the highest gasoline prices in America. After personally paying about $99…
Nine Unusual After-Hours Movers (MDRX, DMD, LOPE, LZB, KORS, MM, NTSP, RMBS, GDOT)
24/7 Wall St. is tracking key movers after the close. Some of these are earnings, some are on the guidance, and one is M&A-related. Allscripts Healthcare Solutions Inc. (NASDAQ: MDRX) is surging after earnings. Its…
24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell — February 19, 2013: Markets Keep Upward Momentum (GFI, APA, CSTR, WFC, BRK-A, CRMT, ESRX, NI, WIN, ADI, CF, DELL, HLF, AVI, CLH, DISH, LEAP, MGM, SODA, TOL, ODP, OMX, SPLS, NVGN, SPWR)
U.S. equity markets opened slightly higher this morning and managed to get within striking distance of five-year highs. There was little economic data released anywhere today, but what there was came out mixed. In…
Greece Has Smallest Current Account Deficit Since Joining the Euro
ThinkstockThe Bank of Greece has some good news for the PIIGS watchers. We would caution that this good news comes at a hefty price, but that is the world of austerity for you. The…
China Has Plans for 3D Printing Too
ThinkstockWe noted after President Obama’s State of the Union speech last week the enthusiasm among investors for the relatively new field of 3D printing. U.S. investors are not the only ones with any eye…
The 10 Most Sexist Companies in Canada
ThinkstockCanada — long considered a better nation than they United States because of its low violence rates, tolerance, spirit of equality and free health care — is home to just as many misogynistic large…
Today’s Market Winners and Losers
Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesThe stock market is up Tuesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.30%, the Nasdaq up 0.23% and the S&P 500 up 0.38%. Today’s winners are all office-supply store…
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (APA, BAC, BRK-A, CLF, CSTR, CREE, CY, FITB, GILD, GFI, HAL, HIG, HBC, PHG, PVH, STI, UBS, VECO, WFC)
Jon OggThese are some of this Monday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall St. research calls. Apache Corp. (NYSE: APA) cut to Neutral at Macquarie. Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC)…
What’s Important in the Financial World (2/19/2013)
ThinkstockReader’s Digest Bankruptcy Print journalism had a bad few days. The Reader’s Digest filed for Chapter 11 for the second time in three years, with $1.1 billion in assets and $1.2 billion in liabilities.…
What Punishment for Chinese Cyber Attacks?
ThinkstockResearch firm Mandiant issued a very detailed report that shows what most securities experts at large U.S. companies and those who work for the federal government already know. China, and more particularly part of…
Media Digest (2/19/2013) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg
courtesy of Facebook Inc.A Chinese military operation may be the source of many of the major hacks on U.S. cyber interests. (Reuters) Burger King Worldwide Inc. (NYSE: BKW) takes its Twitter account offline after…
24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell — February 15, 2013: Markets Continue to Limp Along (CSCO, GOLD, RIG, KGC, JCP, CBS, GG, AEP, BKW, CPB, SJM, TOWR, CRMT, ESRX, NI, WIN, XOOM, TRLA, END)
U.S. equity markets opened slightly higher this morning on better economic news out of Europe and basically good data in the U.S. In Europe, the eurozone trade balance came in better than expected, but…
Update: Xoom Shares Zoom 43%
thinkstockWe’ve already noted that international money transfer company Xoom Corp. (NASDAQ: XOOM) priced its initial public offering today above the expected range at $16 a share. What we were unable to say at the…
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (CTL, CSCO, GRMN, GNRC, GFI, HAIN, HBAN, JCP, KGC, MWW, NTGR, GOLD, RIG, URBN, YNDX)
Jon OggThese are some of this Friday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall St. research calls. CenturyLink Inc. (NYSE: CTL) cut to Hold from Buy at Argus, and downgraded by multiple…