ThinkstockThey say there is an ETF for just about everything these days. It must be true if you look at two international equity exchange traded funds coming this week from Global X. These will…
We have been tracking and talking about the move into stocks and out of cash and bonds for some time now. We also would be quick to point out that if investors are just…
When we started off 2013, most of the Wall St. firms we follow put out their top stock picks for the year. We covered those various lists so our readers could get an idea…
Jon OggInvestors and traders alike are usually on the lookout for new ideas that will generate profits. 24/7 Wall St. looks over research calls from Wall St. and beyond to find great ideas, from…
courtesy of USPSAmerican Greetings Corp. (NYSE: AM) has surrendered to the fact that the age of the paper card are over. The company never created a business online to make up for its disappearing…
ThinkstockHigh European Unemployment Eurostat reported that unemployment in 17-nation euro area continues to hover at 12%. It is worth remembering that, at the depths of the recession, U.S. joblessness barely topped 10% during the…
courtesy Best Buy Co. Inc.As the first quarter ended, analysts marveled at the best performing stocks in the S&P 500 — Best Buy Co. Inc. (NYSE: BBY), Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) and Hewlett-Packard Co.…
ThinkstockLeaders in Europe and economists and policymakers outside the region got another slug of data that tends to support the argument that austerity has caused nearly irreversible damage in the eurozone. That damage worsens…
courtesy of AOL, IncGlencore says it will delay its deal to buy Xstrata while China reviews the marriage. (Reuters) NASDAQ OMX Group Inc. (NASDAQ: NDAQ) buys eSpeed for $750 million. (Reuters) Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:…
thinkstockHere are today’s five biggest gaining stocks at closing: Mecox Lane Ltd. (NASDAQ: MCOX) is up 25.6% at $3.34. Security National Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: SNFCA) is up 24.4% at $8.93. North American Palladium Ltd.…
U.S. equity markets opened slightly lower this morning, rose briefly above the break-even line, and then slipped following a weaker-than-expected report on U.S. manufacturing PMI (more coverage here). In Asia, China’s PMI reading fell…
ThinkstockThe U.S. purchasing managers index (PMI) for March was reported at 54.6 this morning by Markit Economics. The consensus estimate called for a reading of 54.0, compared with a February reading of 54.3. The…
ThinkstockAT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) is yet another company that has given up on opportunities for innovation and has lost its appetite for large M&A transactions. Instead, it will use the power of its balance…
ThinkstockReuters points out that there are probably no short-term solutions to the huge amount of water and air pollution in China, and that the trouble will get even worse. While the central government may…
courtesy Dell Inc.Michael Dell may walk out on his partnership with Silver Lake, a marriage created to make a leveraged buyout (LBO) of Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL), to join a rival bid from Blackstone…