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IBM, Coke earnings lift US stock indexes Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 10:30PMStrong profits and a bipartisan plan to lift the U.S. debt limit drove a stock market rebound on Tuesday.
U.S. Stocks Climb After Obama Backs Deficit Plan; Apple Rallies Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 5:12PMU.S. stocks rose, sending the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index to its biggest rally since March, as President Barack Obama endorsed a bipartisan deficit-reduction plan. Equity futures rose after U.S. markets closed as Apple Inc.’s profit topped estimates on record iPhone and iPad sales.
Market gives Obama thumbs up! Stocks see biggest one-day gain in months Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 5:05PMStocks posted their biggest one-day gain since March yesterday as investors focused on upbeat earnings news and hopes rose for a deal in Washington that would keep the United States from default.
IBM, Coke earnings lift U.S. stock indexes Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 2:39PMStrong profits and a bipartisan plan to lift the U.S. debt limit drove a stock market rebound on Tuesday. Stock indexes rose after Coca-Cola, IBM and other companies reported rising second-quarter earnings. The three major indexes added to their gains after President Barack Obama praised a proposal by six senators that would cut debt by $3.7 [...]
Here's Zynga's Heavily Redacted New SEC Filing Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 4:44AMZynga recently filed an amendment to its IPO filling, and it's a doozy. That being said, many parts (shown in brackets) are redacted. CERTAIN CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT, MARKED BY BRACKETS, HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 406 OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED.
European Stocks Climb, Lifting Stoxx 600 From Seven-Month Low Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 3:27AMEuropean stocks gained, rebounding from a seven-month low, as companies from Novartis AG to International Business Machines Corp. reported earnings that beat estimates.
European Stocks Rebound as U.S. Futures, Commodities Advance Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 3:11AMEuropean stocks gained, helping the Stoxx Europe 600 Index rebound from a seven-month low, while the euro erased earlier losses. Standard & Poor’s 500 Index futures rose and commodities climbed, with gold rallying for a 12th day and wheat snapping a three-day loss.
Asia Shares Drop for Fourth Day as Euro Falls Toward Week Low Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 1:57AMAsian shares fell for a fourth day, the euro slid toward a one-week low versus the dollar, while Treasuries rose on concern European leaders will fail to agree on steps to contain the region’s crisis at a summit this week.
Asia Shares Slide, Euro Trades Near Week Low; U.S. Futures Gain Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 1:46AMMost Asian shares dropped, dragging the region’s index lower for a fourth day, while the euro traded near a one-week low versus the dollar amid concern European leaders will fail to agree on steps to contain the region’s crisis at a summit this week. U.S. equity-index futures rallied.
Asia Shares Decline for Fourth Day as Euro Trades Near Week Low Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 12:19AMAsian shares dropped for a fourth day, led by Japanese banks and exporters, while the euro traded near a one-week low versus the dollar amid concern European leaders will fail to agree on steps to contain the region’s crisis at a summit this week. Gold snapped an 11-day rally.
Zynga and Facebook's Relationship Disclosed: It's Complicated Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 8:53PMZynga has disclosed details of its very close partnership with Facebook as part of a 600-page-plus update to its original IPO document filed this afternoon with the Securities & Exchange Commission.
Grow Your Own COLA Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 4:35PMProtect against a higher cost of living.
David Tepper Buys and Sells Rising Stocks: HPQ, GT, IP, M, LCC, NAV, FITB, YHOO, HIG, NCT Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 1:50PMBy William Ding. David Tepper Buys and Sells Rising Stocks Read more » »
Harry Domash, Online Investing: Tracking an investment strategy Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 3:45AMA few months ago, I described an investing strategy of my own device, intended to provide positive returns in almost any market.
Morning MarketBeat: Short Attention Span Theater Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 8:56AMWell, your Morning MarketBeat got it all wrong. See, we assumed that having a bunch of potential catalysts move in the right direction on Thursday would be a good thing for the stock market. Instead, despite decent earnings from J.P. Morgan and decent numbers on jobless claims, retail sales and wholesale prices, stocks retreated after Ben Bernanke stated what should have been obvious: No, market ...
EBay, Google, Flir Systems, Ralcorp, Vical: U.S. Equity Preview Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 5:28PMShares of the following companies may have unusual moves in U.S. trading tomorrow. Stock symbols are in parentheses, and prices are as of 5 p.m. in New York.
Complaints about the new data plan could be the least of VZ's worries Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 2:59PMWelcome to Sector Style, a weekly series for all you savvy speculators who wish to stay on top of the latest trends in the trading world...( Read More )
Gold Seeker Closing Report: Gold Rises to A New Record High and Silver Surges Over 6% Higher Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 3:51PMGold jumped to a new record high of $1587.59 by late morning in New York before it stabilized in the last couple of hours of trade, but it still closed with an impressive gain of 1.43%. Silver soared to as high as $38.303 before it also moderated a bit in late trade, but it still ended with a gain of 6.64%.
Biz Break: Netflix raises rates, Gilead helps the poor and EA shells out more cash Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 4:13PMToday: Netflix (NFLX) changes their subscription plans, and consumers can't be happy. Plus: Gilead takes the lead in good deeds and news from EA, Cloud.
These Foreign Dividends Won't Freak You Out Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 1:53PMForeign stocks don't always pay like their American counterparts.
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NZ sharemarket lower early Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 6:09PMThe New Zealand sharemarket was lower in early trading, after stock markets around the world ended last week with a down day following dismal jobs data out of the United States.
Rival hits Google with patent lawsuit Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 8:19PMPaid-search listing company Overture files suit against Google, saying the search site's ad-placement tools infringe on Overture's bidding-technology patent.
Kaeppel's Corner: Happy Days are Here Again! (Wait, where are you going?) Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 4:58AMFirst, the condensed good news Happy days are here again! Now to the story behind the story. Last week I highlighted the fact that a number of key indicators that I follow and methods that I use have been lining up on the bullish side. However, I also lamented the fact that one very useful warning sign type of indicator the Nasdaq Hi/Lo Logic Index, or HLLI for short was flashing an important ...
Mark Cuban and Broadcast.com: The Multibillion Dollar Coup Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 11:50AMBy John Emerson. Round about, round about, lo and behold! Reel away, reel away, Straw into gold!----- Read more » »
3 Investment Ideas to Ride a Japanese Rebound, EWJ, JOF, and KUB Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 8:57PMAs reflected by the precipitous slide in the Nikkei Index, Japanese stocks have been out of favor for more than two decades. Following the disastrous earthquake of March 11, this has changed, however. In a cover story on March 19th issue, Barron’s prompted investors to buy Japanese stocks now, to take advantage of the country’s reconstruction boom, while a week later, mutual funds and ETFs ...
Biz Break: Netflix makes big waves; plus: Facebook and Google+ aren't coexisting peacefully Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 3:57PMToday: Netflix (NFLX) goes for global domination, the Facebook vs. Google (GOOG)+ battle is on, and Palo Alto's Tango keeps growing.Netflix sets sail for Central, South AmericaNetflix made big news this morning by announcing larger-than expected expansion plans.
Microsoft, Baidu In Partnership; Analysts Chime In On Yandex Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 11:02AMPiper Jaffray offered up an "overweight" rating and $40 price target in new coverage of Yandex.
International markets news Sunday, July 3, 2011 @ 3:41PMNews from the world’s major stock markets.
Weighing the two basic components of an option's premium Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 2:58PMGreetings, and welcome back to SchaeffersResearch.com. In the last episode of Inside Options, we focused on the moneyness of an options contract, a term describing the relationship between an option's strike price and the current trading price of its underlying security...( Read More )
Daily Pfennig: Greek Parliament Votes To "Implement" Austerity Measures... Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 1:02PM* Euro keeps its rally shoes on… * Second leg of Greek vote passes… * Chinese manufacturing slips… * What did Bullard say? And, Now, Today’s Pfennig For Your Thoughts!
Biz Break: Google, MySpace, RockMelt, Twitter and a changing social scene Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 3:35PMToday: MySpace is sold, RockMelt reportedly receives more funding, and other changes on the social-networking scene. Plus: HP may license webOS. And: Japan's electronics industry is closer to recovery from the earthquake and tsunami.
Ryan offers his favorite bearish and bullish picks Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 2:58PMEvery summer has a hit song or blockbuster movie -- and last week, Schaeffer's Senior Technical Strategist -- a.k.a...( Read More )
Tech Stocks: Google, LinkedIn lead tech stocks higher Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 10:33AMAndroid chief boasts of 500,000 activations per day, while LinkedIn’s IPO underwriters tell clients to buy the shares.
Biz Break: Buy in on Facebook, other tech upstarts? Plus: A right to video game violence Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 3:43PMToday: A public Woodside investment company has bought a tiny stake in privately held Facebook. Plus: The Supreme Court says California's ban on sales of violent video games to children violates the First Amendment.
ETFs For Dot-Com Frenzy 2.0 Friday, June 24, 2011 @ 10:01AMWith dot-com IPO fever back again, you almost wonder whether it’s time to party like it’s 1999.Well, things aren’t like 1999 for a lot of reasons, but still, a slew of Internet companies have...
Hulu may be worth 50 times earnings Thursday, June 23, 2011 @ 7:11PMHulu may cost potential buyers from Yahoo to Amazon.com as much as 50 times earnings for a chance at owning what may be the next Netflix Inc. Hulu's board, which includes representatives from News Corp. and Walt Disney...
Yahoo CEO Bartz Confronts Impatient Investors at Meeting Thursday, June 23, 2011 @ 1:59PMYahoo! Inc. Chief Executive Officer Carol Bartz, speaking at the company’s annual shareholder meeting today, confronted investors who are losing patience with the Web portal’s turnaround plan.
RENN reported earnings earlier this week Thursday, June 23, 2011 @ 1:44PMWelcome to Sector Style, a weekly series for all you savvy speculators who wish to stay on top of the latest trends in the trading world...( Read More )
Hulu seen at 50 times earnings with Netflix multiple Thursday, June 23, 2011 @ 10:23AMNEW YORK - Hulu LLC may cost potential buyers from Yahoo! Inc. to Amazon.com Inc. as much as 50 times earnings for a chance at owning what may be the next Netflix Inc.
Yahoo CEO May Confront Impatient Investors at Annual Meeting Thursday, June 23, 2011 @ 9:14AMYahoo! Inc. Chief Executive Officer Carol Bartz, hosting the company’s annual shareholder meeting today, may confront investors who are losing patience with the Web portal’s turnaround plan.
Yahoo’s Bartz May Confront Impatient Investors at Annual Meeting Thursday, June 23, 2011 @ 8:14AMYahoo! Inc. Chief Executive Officer Carol Bartz, hosting the company’s annual shareholder meeting today, may confront investors who are losing patience with the Web portal’s turnaround plan.
Identifying the relationship between the strike price and the price of an underlying asset Tuesday, June 21, 2011 @ 2:13PMHello, and welcome back to SchaeffersResearch.com. So far, we identified what an option's premium is, and revealed some of the major factors that go into this price...( Read More )
The Best of Kass Sunday, June 19, 2011 @ 10:48AMNEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Doug Kass of Seabreeze Partners is known for his accurate stock market calls and keen insights into the economy, which he shares with RealMoney Silver readers in "The Edge," his daily trading diary. This week, Kass reviewed the gradual changes to his market forecast over the past couple of months and explained why he exited his long Yahoo! position. Please click here for ...
Biz Break: IBM from 1911 to '1984,' '2001' and 'Jeopardy' 2011 Thursday, June 16, 2011 @ 3:58PMToday: Big Blue remains a tech powerhouse (and occasional pop-culture menace to puny humans) a century after it was founded. Plus: Pandora stock falls well below its IPO price. And: On Facebook? You're more likely to be well-adjusted, according to a Pew study.
Key factors that influence the price of an options contract Wednesday, June 15, 2011 @ 2:43PMHello, and welcome back to SchaeffersResearch.com. Over the past two episodes of Inside Options, we studied the participants of a common call contract and put contract...( Read More )
A look at key factors that influence the price of an options contract Wednesday, June 15, 2011 @ 2:43PMHello, and welcome back to SchaeffersResearch.com. Over the past two episodes of Inside Options, we studied the participants of a common call contract and put contract...( Read More )
Home Prices Exploding in Silicon Valley Wednesday, June 15, 2011 @ 2:34PMA surge in wealth from technology stock sales and initial public offerings is spilling into the Silicon Valley real estate market
Silicon Valley IPOs boost demand for luxury homes Wednesday, June 15, 2011 @ 2:15PMA surge in wealth from technology stock sales and initial public offerings is spilling into the Silicon Valley real estate market as newly rich workers bid up home values in suburban cities south of San Francisco
Pandora shares soar after IPO Wednesday, June 15, 2011 @ 10:52AMThe shares of popular but unprofitable Internet radio service Pandora (P) soared more than 50% in its market debut.