Source: ThinkstockAlpha is one of those confusing terms used in the financial industry, but rarely defined. It is basically a performance measurement on a risk-adjusted basis. Alpha takes the...
Source: ThinkstockBarnes & Noble Inc. (NYSE: BKS) CEO Mitchell Klipper said he would close over a third of the book store firm’s locations. The company has been crushed by online firm Amazon.com...
After a series of reports from J.D. Power and other research operations in which Fiat ranked at or near the bottom of the list, the prestigious Consumer Reports evaluation placed Fiat dead last in...
Lowe’s shares were relatively unchanged on Monday morning after the home improvement chain announced that it would be closing just over 50 locations in the United States and Canada.
These four Wedbush high-conviction picks make good sense for growth investors looking for top first-quarter 2018 ideas.
One of the firms followed here at 24/7 Wall St. is regional boutique broker Wedbush, who over the years has built a strong reputation on stock picking, often following companies that have smaller...
Netflix was one of just three brands to break into Interbrand's list of the global 100 top-ranked brands. What did the company do to achieve that?
Standard & Poor’s Takes Various Rating Actions On 16 Eurozone Sovereign Governments 13-Jan-2012 Credit FAQ: Factors Behind Our Rating Actions On Eurozone Sovereign Governments13-Jan-2012...
Source: ThinkstockIt was just at the end of last week that we offered up a list of the greatest turnaround prospects for 2013. Rite Aid Corp. (NYSE: RAD) would have been on the list, but its shares...
The FDIC issued its report for the fourth quarter of 2010.The number of institutions on the FDIC’s “Problem List” rose from 860 to 884. Total assets of “problem” institutions increased to...
It has been a while since we have seen Netlist, Inc. (NASDAQ: NLST) moving in the after-hours session.  After the close came news from the small cloud player that it was awarded new patents for its...
From AAO Weblog Broc Romanek, author of one of my favorite blogs, pointed out last week in TheCorporateCounsel.net Blog that at the fall meeting of the American Bar Association a couple weeks ago,...
Russia’s financial watchdog reportedly has added Facebook owner Meta to the list of “terrorists and extremists.”