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While many investors brush off options, many others like to “follow the flow.” In other words, they want to know what the big funds and institutions are doing. We can follow their footsteps when...
4 months ago
Friday's additional analyst upgrades and downgrades included Air Products and Chemicals, Bentley Systems, Comerica, Coupa Software, Dow, Ecolab, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Pure Storage, Ross Stores...
1 year ago
Last Updated: 1 year ago
Investors frequently want to find ways to protect their assets from a crash without selling everything they have and going into cash or bonds. On days when the Dow falls over 900 points, most...
2 years ago
Some investors and traders love to look at past dates and events to see if there is a pattern that can be expected ahead of time. One issue that is rather well known is that the month of September...
2 years ago
Last Updated: 9 months ago
With the bull market now more than six years old, and with equity valuations being high, at least some of the cautious investors are starting to worry that the market could be ready for a big tumble.
7 years ago
Last Updated: 7 years ago
What investors need to know is that analysts are cooling on their view of a potential Altera-Intel deal.
8 years ago
Last Updated: 8 years ago
With Alcoa on the tape with numbers on Monday, and two big banks out Wednesday, the avalanche of fourth-quarter earnings will really hit the market next week in full force.
8 years ago
Last Updated: 8 years ago
Source: ThinkstockThe end of July turned out to be ugly for equity investors, and August started off on the wrong foot as well. On the July 31 drop of 317 on the DJIA, all 30 of the Dow components...
8 years ago
Last Updated: 8 years ago
Source: ThinkstockIn a report out this week, the Goldman Sachs options research team listed its top 25 tactical trades for earning season. While the report includes many names, the trick is to...
8 years ago
Last Updated: 8 years ago
Source: courtesy of Radio ShackRadioShack Corp. (NYSE: RSH) is in serious trouble financially. Or is it? We have recently seen one of the credit ratings agencies warn of a potential restructuring...
9 years ago
Source: ThinkstockIf you have followed Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) for very long, you know that Mr. Buffett loves to make acquisitions. He particularly likes the...
9 years ago
Source: ThinkstockFacebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) is set to report earnings on Wednesday after the close. It turns out that some large investor must be worried about the stock dropping beyond a certain...
9 years ago
MannKind has a serious victory within its grasp. The company has struggled to get its Afrezza inhalable insulin to market for years, and that dream now seems to be within its grasp.
9 years ago
Last Updated: 9 years ago
Yahoo! may be down about 7% after its earnings signaled what is still a lack of serious growth in its turnaround strategy. What is interesting is that the options trading community is keeping a more...
9 years ago
Last Updated: 9 years ago
Ariad Pharmaceuticals could be joining the ranks of the next big biotech acquisitions. The company fits the bill of many biotech acquirers because its market cap is just over $1 billion and its...
9 years ago