Some things never change.  When companies can’t get a message across, sometimes they just say the same over and over.  This morning came an announcement from Coinstar Inc. (NASDAQ: CSTR) that its...
Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) is a true battleground stock.  It has a loyal customer base, a cult-like stock following, and trades with a very high short interest.  Shares are screaming today and...
Unitedhealth Group (UNH) Concerns about healthcare cost cuts still bother stock. Drops to $31.50 from 52-week high of $59.46. The Colonial BancGroup (CNB) No bad news. Just part and parcel of being a...
Active traders and day traders have many stocks to choose from this Thursday morning.  We are tracking news and moves in shares of Coinstar, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSTR), Power-One, Inc. (NASDAQ: PWER),...
Coinstar, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSTR) is raising its first quarter and annual earnings and revenue guidance.  The news is going to be particularly important for Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) because of why...
At about noon, the DJIA is still up about 35 points at about 12,880, the Nasdaq is up some about 8 points at around 2,910, and the S&P 500 is up about 2.5 points to 1,347. News that Greece has nearly...
Active traders and day traders have many stocks to choose from this Friday morning.  We are tracking news and moves in shares of Cumberland Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: CPIX), Coinstar (NASDAQ:...
Last month on-line recruiting service Monster Worldwide Inc. (NYSE: MWW) announced that it had hired advisers to help it decide whether or not to sell all or part the company. In order for that to be...
Coinstar, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSTR) is surging this morning on news that it will get to compete even more with Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX).  The operator of box DVD rentals has formed a joint venture...
Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) has a new name… Growth Interrupted.  Much of its problems are tied to the new pricing as well, perhaps much more so than the slowing economy.  Then there is the matter...
There are several key stocks to watch this coming week in The Unusual Suspects.  We are watching for moves and events in the stocks of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), Ameristar Casinos Inc. (NASDAQ:...
There may be some fears that Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) has peaked or that its growth trajectory may not be as sustainable as it had been.  A new deal announced today that sounds like a good deal...
The management team at Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) apparently spent the weekend trying to come up with a way to back down from the company’s recent announcement that it would split its business...
Being Blockbuster must be just awful now.  We picked this as one of several key brands which would disappear, and it has already met our criteria for disappearing because it filed for bankruptcy and...