July 10, 2013: U.S. equity markets opened barely mixed this morning after last night’s downgrade of Italian debt and a report that both China’s exports and imports declined in June. There was little other international…
gemphotography/ThinkStockGolfers can get ready for another a rare initial public offering. ClubCorp Holdings, Inc. has submitted a confidential draft registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a possible initial public offering of its common…
ThinkstockBy a vote of 4 to 1, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved a proposed rule that would allow hedge funds, private equity firms, and other companies that raise money by…
ThinkstockFirst Majestic Silver Corp. (NYSE: AG) has been crushed along with silver and gold players in recent weeks and months. In fact, its stock price has been cut in more than half. Apparently enough…
ThinkstockBig investments in big solar energy prospects are nothing especially new. What is relatively new is a way for small retail investors to join the party. Mosaic Inc., a two-year old startup in Oakland,…
Frank Golhen, via Wikimedia CommonsBlackRock Inc. (NYSE: BLK) chief Larry Fink has joined in on the theme that it is time to exit long-term bonds. His thesis is mainly the same that you have…
ThinkstockIn a move that even late Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher didn’t care to try, the United Kingdom’s postal service, the Royal Mail, is going to become a public company. The resulting company likely will…
These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations from select Wall Street research calls on Wednesday, July 10, 2013. They include EMC, HP, ViroPharma and Deutsche Bank.
ThinkstockData centers are the backbone of the Internet. Gartner estimates that given current rising levels of data use, global data center demand will rise 7% on a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) from now…
Restoration HardwareA filing was made last week by Restoration Hardware Holdings Inc. (NYSE: RH) to allow its insiders and backers to sell shares in a secondary offering. While the stock has almost doubled since…
ThinkstockIntrexon Corp. has filed its paperwork with the Securities and Exchange Commission to allow the company to come public in an initial public offering. No formal financial terms have been set for the initial…
Adrian Pingstone, via Wikimedia CommonsFedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) may soon have a new friend and foe alike. Market rumors have been out on Tuesday that activist investor Bill Ackman may be taking a large…
July 9, 2013: U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning on a day when there was no economic data due from the U.S. and only a bit from the rest of the world. In…
2013 has been a stellar year for stock investors, and long-term bond investors have been finding out that they actually can have real losses. After a very volatile June, many investors may have been…
courtesy of Sprint Corp.Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S) is closing on its acquisition of Clearwire on Tuesday, and the company is still becoming a part of Softbank. Some investors may only consider Sprint a…