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Market Wrap For April 10: Wednesday's Rally Completely Forgotten
Thursday, April 10, 2014 - 4:33pm | 2616Read More...U.S. stocks tumbled as investors and traders showed no intention of allowing Wednesday's bull charge to continue. The Nasdaq index continues to under-perform and notched its worst one day performance since 2011. The decline in the Nasdaq index continues to be fueled by biotech and momentum...
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Blackberry May Leave The Handset Business
Thursday, April 10, 2014 - 9:03am | 493Read More...Everybody believes that it’s only a matter of time before the BlackBerry (NASDAQ: BBRY) phone takes its place in a museum along side the Motorola DynaTAC phone (that giant “mobile” phone unveiled in 1984). But so far, Blackberry has stubbornly stayed in the business. That's despite losing more...
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Market Wrap For April 8: Markets Bounce Higher As Earnings Season Begins
Tuesday, April 8, 2014 - 4:54pm | 2569Read More...U.S. stocks rose as major indices finished the day just barely in the green as the Dow was up as much as 50 points and lower by 65 points before settling the day gaining 10 points. The Nasdaq bounced back sharply from its worst three-day performance since 2011 as investors went bargain hunting...
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Oppenheimer: The Technology Revolution Is Nigh
Friday, April 4, 2014 - 7:24am | 851Read More...We are on the verge of huge technological change, according to analysts at Oppenheimer. They see a coming convergence of mobile and cloud computing with telecommunications, in which companies such as DirecTV (NASDAQ: DTV), Rackspace Hosting (NYSE: RAX) and T-Mobile US (NYSE: TMUS) may be may...
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Market Wrap For April 2: Markets On Four-Day Winning Streak
Wednesday, April 2, 2014 - 4:40pm | 2499Read More...U.S. stocks rose for the fourth-consecutive day as investors found plenty of positives in today's ADP National Employment Report released today. As a result, the S&P 500 hit new all time highs of 1,893.17 while the Dow remains just a few small points away from its all time highs. The next...
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Market Wrap For March 28: Markets Still Positive Despite Giving Up Early Gains
Friday, March 28, 2014 - 4:27pm | 1778Read More...U.S. stocks finished the week on a positive note despite a sell-off in the afternoon. One possible reason for the sell-off is that investors are adjusting their portfolios for the end of the quarter on Monday. Major indices rallied off the opening bell with the Dow Jones Industrial Average...
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Market Wrap For March 27: Markets Lower Following Mixed Economic Data
Thursday, March 27, 2014 - 5:39pm | 2145Read More...U.S. stocks were slightly lower as positive labor market data clashed with fourth quarter GDP estimates that showed the economic expanded less than economists had expected. Major indices finished slightly lower as the Nasdaq index continues to see its losses fall sharper compared to the Dow and...
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Market Wrap For March 26: Markets Close Near Session Lows In Yet Another Volatile Trading Session
Wednesday, March 26, 2014 - 4:46pm | 2082Read More...U.S. stocks failed to rise in a choppy session which began the day in positive territory. Shares reversed and turned negative with technology stocks leading the way. The CBOE Volatility Index, also known as the "fear index" rose 3.9 percent to 14.57 despite economic data released today coming...
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Market Wrap For March 25: Markets Snap Two-Day Losing Steak On Confidence Data
Tuesday, March 25, 2014 - 4:24pm | 1840Read More...U.S. stocks rebounded from a two-day losing streak as investors found plenty of positives in consumer confidence data which hit a six-year high in March. According to the Fed's Philadelphia chief Charles Plosser the Fed sees its bond purchasing program ending in October or November with rate...
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Market Wrap For March 24: Markets On Two-Day Losing Streak?
Monday, March 24, 2014 - 4:48pm | 1804Read More...U.S. stocks declined for the second straight session on little market-moving news. The Nasdaq index was hit harder than other major indices with investors and traders selling off otherwise solid performers like Facebook, Google, Tesla, Keurig Green Mountain and others. "These are all stocks...
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Earnings Expectations For The Week Of March 24: BlackBerry, Walgreen And More
Sunday, March 23, 2014 - 11:02am | 934Read More...While investors watch the ongoing standoff between the West and Russia, and hope for fresh signs of economic growth in the GDP and PMI numbers, more off-season quarterly reports will roll out this week. Highlights will include earnings results from BlackBerry (NASDAQ: BBRY) and Walgreen (NYSE:...
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Market Wrap For March 21: Markets End Friday On A Negative Note, But Still Positive For The Week
Friday, March 21, 2014 - 4:38pm | 2353Read More...U.S. stocks slipped to negative territory aided in part by Friday being a quadruple witching trading session. Major indices sold off in the afternoon as investors likely took some chips off the table going in to an uncertain weekend with the situation in Ukraine far from resolved. The S&P...
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All Star Charts' J.C. Parets On Why BlackBerry Shares Will Double
Thursday, March 20, 2014 - 2:53pm | 800Read More...Is BlackBerry (NASDAQ: BBRY) the next big play? J.C. Parets, Founder and President of Eagle Bay Capital and the man behind All Star Charts, thinks that the mobile tech company could double in value. "When we broke below the 2012 lows and quickly recovered -- we got that false breakdown -- to me...
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Market Wrap For March 4: Bulls Take Over As Ukraine Fears Dissipate
Tuesday, March 4, 2014 - 5:37pm | 2664Read More...U.S. stocks recovered and posted strong gains as concerns over a military conflict involving Russia and Ukraine dissipated overnight. The Dow posted a triple digit point gain, recording its best day of the year. The S&P 500 surged to new all time highs of 1,876.23 while the Nasdaq hit new...
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Weekly Highlights: Tesla's $5 Billion Gigafactory, Ford's Tech Plans And More
Saturday, March 1, 2014 - 2:13pm | 209Read More...The year's coldest month came to an end with rumors, minor revelations and one massive announcement. Hands down, the biggest news came when Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) finally revealed additional details about its mysterious Gigafactory. Meanwhile, Honda (NYSE: HMC) is rumored to discontinue its hybrid...
















