Stock Market in Which Bad Companies Thrive over Good Ones
One of the effects of the current record stock market levels is that companies that are poorly run and post poor results have done as well, if not better, than shares in well-run companies…
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courtesy of AOL, IncNissan’s fiscal fourth-quarter profit rises 46%. (Reuters) Carl Icahn and Southeastern will offer an alternative to the Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) buyout. (WSJ) ArcelorMittal (NYSE: MT) earnings are hit by lower…
Closing Bell for Thursday on Wall Street: Lower Opening and Close Despite Jobs Report
U.S. equity markets opened slightly lower this morning after the Bank of England left its key interest rate and asset purchase program unchanged (more coverage here). In Asia, China’s consumer price index rose 2.4%…
Extreme Value Stocks to Buy: When Analysts Call for Stocks to Double
Investors often hear about analyst upgrades and new “Buy” ratings. What they do not hear from most Wall Street analysts is the prediction that a stock price could double or come close to doubling.…
Top Analyst Downgrades and Stocks to Sell: Rackspace, Tesla, Tumi and More
Jon OggInvestors frequently get to see the analyst upgrades and Buy ratings from Wall Street firms but they often do not get to see when analyst downgrade stocks to even say it is time…
UBS Offers Global Dividend Ruler Stocks to Buy: Total, Teva, TD and More
ThinkstockTotal return is always the name of the game when it comes to investing success. Stocks that pay dividends on a regular basis help smooth out the rough spots when the market sells off…
What Is Important in the Financial World
ThinkstockA $100 Nokia Smartphone Nokia Corp. (NYSE: NOK) has released a smartphone that costs the consumer less than $100 — the Nokia Asha 501. The cellular phone firm has made this decision for what…
Media Digest: Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomerg
courtesy of Facebook Inc.China’s inflation rises more than expected in April, although factory prices drop. (Reuters) High revenue at Groupon Inc. (NASDAQ: GRPN) sends shares up by double digits. (Reuters) Tesla Motors Inc.’s (NASDAQ:…
Saving Money Still Tops Consumer Spending in U.S.
ThinkstockAmerica remains a nation of savers and not spenders. The trend bodes poorly for a full-fledged economic recovery — if, as economists say, consumer spending is two-thirds of gross domestic product. A new Gallup…
Tesla, Groupon, Sony Face Earnings Challenge
Courtesy of Tesla MotorsSeveral companies announced earnings recently, and each one has to withstand suspicions that their successes will be short lived. Based on what some investors can see in the numbers, the positive…
Groupon Earnings Report Delights Investors
courtesy of Groupon Inc.Groupon Inc. (NASDAQ: GRPN) reported first quarter 2013 earnings after markets closed today. For the quarter, the daily deals company posted adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.03 on revenues…
Closing Bell for Wednesday on Wall Street: Markets Open Lower, Stock Prices Rise All Day
U.S. equity markets opened lower this morning on relatively little economic data. In Europe, Germany reported that industrial production rose 1.2%, while a house price index in the U.K.rose 1.1% month-over-month. In Asia, China…
The Return of Stock Splits in a Raging Bull Market
The corporate governance exercise of a stock split to increase the number of shares and to lower the share price should theoretically have no impact on how the investment community evaluates a stock. After all,…
Chesapeake Energy Wins Court Ruling on Bond Redemption
courtesy Chesapeake Energy Corp.The second largest U.S. producer of natural gas, Chesapeake Energy Corp. (NYSE: CHK) has prevailed in a challenge by Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (NYSE: BK), which sought to prevent…
Analyst Sees More Reason to Buy Stock in SanDisk and Micron
thinkstockSanDisk Corp. (NASDAQ: SNDK) and Micron Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: MU) have enjoyed great recoveries from the lows of 2012. Stern Agee has a very positive analyst report of stocks to buy as the run…