The 4 Stocks That Floated the Market
thinkstockApril 16, 2014: Markets opened higher on Wednesday with shares getting a boost in midmorning from the report on crude oil and gasoline stockpiles. The midafternoon release of the Fed’s Beige Book and a…
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Newest first · Page 66Two IPOs Show IPO Market Losing Luster
ThinkstockOf four initial public offerings (IPO) scheduled to begin trading on Wednesday, we have seen two and await the others. Both IPOs now trading priced below their expected range, and one offered fewer shares…
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Control4, Cree, NetApp, Twitter, Yahoo!, Yelp and More
These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations from Wall Street on Wednesday, April 16, 2014. They include Control4, Cree, NetApp, Twitter, Yahoo! and Yelp.
The 4 Stocks That Pulled the Markets Out of the Doldrums
thinkstockApril 15, 2014: Markets opened slightly higher on Tuesday with shares moving up before bouncing down after headlines related to confrontations in Ukraine. By afternoon markets had recovered somewhat to trade at about the…
Eight Serious Market Indicators to Watch During This Correction
Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesAny time a market peaks, investors and commentators talk about the expectations of a sell-off. The S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average peaked less than two weeks ago. Now…
City Office, Paycom IPOs Get No Traction
ThinkstockTwo initial public offerings delayed from last week priced on Monday and began trading Tuesday morning. Both priced well below their expected ranges, and neither looks to be off to a roaring start. City…
Four Post-IPO Quiet Periods End for Strong Analyst Initiations
ThinkstockWall Street brokerage firms have to go through a quiet period after initial public offerings. In this time, the firms that participated in the underwriting syndicate cannot make analyst ratings and cannot talk up…
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Citigroup, Equinix, IBM, Visa, Yahoo, Walmart and More
These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations from Wall Street on Tuesday, April 15, 2014. They include Citigroup, Equinix, IBM, Visa, Yahoo and Walmart.
Jefferies Stocks to Buy That Could Jump From an Earnings Surprise
In a new research report, Jefferies highlights stocks that may exceed earnings estimates when the companies report in the next few weeks. These stocks could move up nicely on a surprise.
The 4 Stocks That Led the Market Comeback
thinkstockApril 14, 2014: Markets opened higher on Monday with shares moving up across the board in the morning. By afternoon buying enthusiasm had definitely cooled for some of the momentum stocks in biotech and…
Nasdaq Falls Below 4,000 on Biotech, Technology Weakness
bfishshadow via Wikimedia CommonsSince the beginning of the year, the Nasdaq Composite Index has given up more than 4% of its value, dropping from a high of around 4,357 in early March to close…
Is Nasdaq on Its Way Back to 3,000?
bfishshadow via Wikimedia Commons It is not very long ago that the Nasdaq was below 3,000 — December 2012, in fact. More important, not very much has changed in terms of the general economy…
IPO Preview: Another Big Week Ahead
ThinkstockFollowing a week with eight initial public offerings (IPO) launched, the coming week has 11 more on the table, including 2 that didn’t make it out last week. The one everyone will be watching…
Key Analyst Sell Ratings: Arch Coal, IBM, Domtar and More
Now that stocks have sold off from their all-time highs, investors have decided that they better be very careful. These were this past week's big Sell ratings issued by Wall Street analysts.
The 4 Stocks That Sank the Market
thinkstockApril 11, 2014: Markets opened lower on Friday with the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite breaking into positive territory late in the morning. Unfortunately neither index could hold the gain as investors appear…