30-Year Treasury Yield at 12-Month High
ThinkstockThe U.S. Department of the Treasury auctioned $13 billion in 30-year bonds today at an average yield of 3.248%, the highest yield in a year. Yields on 10-year notes rose 3 basis points following…
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Newest first · Page 96Argus Changes Model Growth and Income Portfolio Stocks (AAPL, WY, UPS, MON, CTL, MSI)
Jon OggArgus is making some key changes to its model portfolios. This firm is truly considered to be an independent researcher, so it is not full of the traditional possible conflicts on interest seen…
Argus Changes Model Equity Income Portfolio Picks (RIG, AMAT, BMY, COP)
Jon OggArgus is truly considered to be independent research firm, so it is not full of the traditional possible conflicts on interest seen in other Wall Street broker sell-side drive research. The firm has…
UBS: Large Cap Tech Stocks May Lead the Way for the Rest of 2013 (EMC, VMW, ORCL, MSFT, IBM, CSCO, INTC, HPQ)
ThinkstockBack in the halcyon technology boom of the late 1990s, the large cap tech stocks that dominate the Nasdaq stock market were all the rage among investors. Personal computer use was skyrocketing, laptops were…
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (AMZN, DOX, AAPL, MT, CINF, ETFC, EBAY, GILD, HTWR, IPAR, SNDK, VMW, WFC)
Jon OggThese are some of this Thursday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from select Wall St. research calls. Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) cut to Neutral from Overweight at J.P. Morgan. Amdocs Ltd. (NYSE:…
Nine More Secondary Offerings Coming to the Market (ANAD, CERS, OFC, DCTH, ETFC, SSNC, SNTA, SLCA, VIPS)
As the stock market keeps rising, investors have to expect that the wave of companies raising cash and insiders selling shares will only continue. We tracked a whopping 10 offerings yesterday alone worth a…
Gold Fixings: Another Libor?
ThinkstockThe U.S. Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is examining the manner in which physical gold prices are fixed, with an eye toward whether or not the fixing is transparent. The automatic answer is, “Of…
Traditional Roles of Moms and Dads Are Converging
ThinkstockAmerican fathers have been saddled with additional domestic chores, according to Pew Research. This compares to five decades ago when they could come home from work, have a martini, read the paper and tell…
What’s Important in the Financial World (3/14/2013)
ThinkstockApple on the Defensive Today is the day. Samsung will release its so-called iPhone killer, the Galaxy S IV. Many experts believe that the product’s new features will make it a challenge to Apple…
Media Digest (3/14/2013) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg
courtesy of NetflixThe head of marketing at Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) criticizes Google Inc.’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) Android software and its largest adopter, Samsung. (Reuters) Citadel will sell the shares it still has in E*Trade…
Germany Walks the Walk on Austerity
ThinkstockDespite Germany’s economic robustness, at least compared to the balance of Europe, it will not use that health to stimulate gross domestic product, despite the threat that troubles among it neighbors could cause it harm.…
It Is Time to Worry After DJIA Hits Ninth Straight Day of Gains
Jon OggThe Dow Jones Industrial Average has now risen for nine consecutive days and is now at a record high close of 14,455.28. We have not confirmed the exact period but this appears to…
Market Close: Big Winners & Losers for March 13, 2013 (SCON, MMUS, SSNI, EGL, XWES, SPPI, SURG, SGMA, STP, VELT)
thinkstockHere are today’s five biggest gaining stocks at closing: Superconductor Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: SCON) is up 70.4% at $3.86. MakeMusic Inc. (NASDAQ: MMUS) is up 31.1% at $4.85. Silver Spring Network Inc. (NYSE: SSNI)…
24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell — March 13, 2013: Markets Hold On for Small Gains (BA, ORCL, WAG, YUM, EPB, DOLE, COOL, PPHM, EXPR, BFAM, MW, VRA, LODE, SOL, SPPI, VLO, EBAY)
U.S. equity markets opened slightly lower this morning following on some poor data on eurozone industrial production, which fell more than expected. Non-farm payrolls fell more than expected in France and the country’s CPI…
Feb. Treasury Budget Shows Slower Spending Growth
The U.S. budget deficit is a narrower $493.95 billion for the first 5 months of the year versus $580.82 billion for the same 5-month period a year ago. The news sequestration and the resolution…