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Adult social networking site FriendFinder Networks Inc. (NASDAQ: FFN) reported quarterly and annual earnings after markets closed last night. The company posted a quarterly EPS loss of -$0.42, far...
The three major US equities indexes opened higher this morning after another (small) drop in new unemployment benefits claims and a good, but smaller-than-expected, rise in personal income and...
At about noon today, all three major US stock indexes have managed to post gains, with the DJIA down nearly 43 points at about 12,995, the Nasdaq down more than 19 points at 2,986, and the S&P 500 up...
The US equity markets opened slightly higher this morning, but soon turned around and spent the rest of the morning lower before returning to about even by afternoon. Equities could close at or near...
The social media hype around the Facebook IPO is driving many shares in the sector of online social media.  Some of the Halo-effect may not even be deserved, and this has all the ingredients of...
All three major indexes opened higher this morning, but the strength didn’t last as the Chicago PMI number failed to meet expectations and came in lower even than last month’s reading. The lower...
At mid-afternoon, we’ve seen some changes among today’s big movers. On the plus side are Vringo Inc. (NASDAQ: VRNG), Clean Diesel Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: CDTI), FriendFinders Network Inc....
There are several stocks trading more heavily than usual this morning, and also experiencing large gains or drops in share prices. These include Vringo Inc. (NASDAQ: VRNG), FriendFinders Network Inc....
Calling on the death of a company is no fun task.  Some companies cannot get it right and it is amazing how some companies can hold on to a status as a public company.  24/7 Wall St. has compiled a...
Most of America’s largest companies are also among its oldest companies. In fact, many of the Fortune 100 firms are more than a century old. Almost none were founded in the past 25 years, and not a...
Stocks opened lower this morning and stayed lower for nearly the entire first half of the day, with buyers most likely waiting to see what would happen with Italian bond rates. The bonds ended the...
Everyone, or most everyone, loves initial public offerings and the allure of great gains on the great growth engines of the next decade.  Sometimes things just don’t work out as well as the hype...
Each morning we cover many analyst upgrades and downgrades which we think will have an impact on the underlying stocks and sectors.  After each week we review those research calls and other research...
Active traders and day traders have many stocks to choose from this Wednesday morning.  We are tracking news and moves in shares of Achillon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ACHN), Adobe Systems...