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Overvaluing Liquidity: Invest For The Future, Not For Today
If you talk to individual investors about which stocks they own, you will undoubtedly hear a recitation of the same stocks that dominate the financial media on a daily basis. Everyone owns and trades stocks ...
Mid-Day Market Update: Dow Surges Over 100 Points; Deckers Shares Slip After Disappointing Outlook
Midway through trading Friday, the Dow traded up 0.70 percent to 16,386.76 while the NASDAQ surged 0.44 percent to 4,338.01. The S&P also rose, gaining 0.69 percent to 1,867.06. Leading and Lagging Sectors ...
3 Reasons IdaCorp Is Appealing For Patient Investors
Even though IdaCorp (NYSE: IDA ) has a low beta of 0.46, the share price has still moved nearly 25 percent over the last 52 weeks of market action. IdaCorp, a power company based in Boise, is now at its ...
Varonis Systems: Friday’s Hot IPO
Enterprise software maker Varonis Systems held its initial public offering Friday morning. The company sold 4.8 million shares at an IPO price of $22, which was above the recently raised expected range ...
Mid-Morning Market Update: Markets Rise; Pepco Posts Higher Profit
Following the market opening Friday, the Dow traded up 0.51 percent to 16,355.94 while the NASDAQ gained 0.45 percent to 4,338.29. The S&P also rose, gaining 0.50 percent to 1,863.48. Leading and Lagging ...
A Punishing Compugen Secondary Offering to Raise Cash
Compugen is raising close to $60 million in a secondary offering, but at a punishing price to any new shareholders who bought into this week's strength.
More Big Moves In Social Media Short Interest (LNKD, TWTR, ZNGA)
Early February saw resumed interest by short sellers in several social media companies based in the United States, particularly LinkedIn (NYSE: LNKD ), Twitter (NYSE: TWTR ) and Zynga (NASDAQ: ZNGA ). ...
Morgan Stanley Asia-Pacific Fund Announces Tender Offer for 20% of its Shares
Morgan Stanley Asia-Pacific Fund, Inc. (NYSE: APF ) announced today that its Board of Directors has approved a tender offer to acquire in exchange for cash up to 20 percent of the Fund's outstanding shares ...
Capital City Bank Group, Inc. Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend and Stock Repurchase Program
Capital City Bank Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: CCBG ) announced today that its Board of Directors approved the reinstatement of a quarterly cash dividend as well as a new stock repurchase program. The Board declared ...
Simplicity Bancorp Announces Sixth Stock Repurchase Program
Simplicity Bancorp (Nasdaq: SMPL), the holding company for Simplicity Bank (the "Bank"), announced today that its Board of Directors authorized the sixth stock repurchase program pursuant to ...
7 Stocks With High Dividend Yields
Companies that pay out dividends have traditionally been seen as stable and established. But the global economic downturn has turned a lot of that old-school thought on its head, while volatile markets ...
Mid-Day Market Update: US Stocks Gain; J.C. Penney Shares Gain After Q4 Results
Midway through trading Thursday, the Dow traded up 0.23 percent to 16,235.46 while the NASDAQ surged 0.36 percent to 4,307.65. The S&P also rose, gaining 0.23 percent to 1,849.36. Leading and Lagging Sectors ...
Amgen, BioMarin Lead Biotech Short Interest Trend (AMGN, BIIB, BMRN)
Among the leading biotech and emerging pharmaceutical companies, Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN ), Biogen Idec (NASDAQ: BIIB ) and BioMarin Pharmaceutical (NASDAQ: BMRN ) saw the largest percentage increases in short ...
Short Interest in 3D Printing Sector Focuses on One Stock
We continue to track the short interest changes in the primary 3D printer and services companies. The following information is based on data reported for the period ended February 14, 2014. Short interest ...
Nasdaq Stocks With the Largest Short Positions
Here is a look at the six Nasdaq-traded stocks with the largest number of shares held short as of February 14. Of the six, only one saw short interest fall, while the rest had short interest rise. For ...
Market Wrap For February 24: Markets Showing Strength To Start The Week
U.S. stocks rose as investors as the S&P 500 traded at new historical highs and clearing its 2014 losses. Investors shrugged off disappointing earning reports and economic data and chose to focus on several ...
Mid-Day Market Update: Dow Surges Over 1%; Dillard's Shares Drop On Downbeat Results
Midway through trading Monday, the Dow traded up 1.16 percent to 16,290.35 while the NASDAQ surged 1.09 percent to 4,309.92. The S&P also rose, gaining 1.19 percent to 1,858.10. Leading and Lagging Sectors ...
Morgan Stanley Remains Focused on Gaming and Leisure Properties' Acquisition Pipeline
In a report published Monday, Morgan Stanley analyst Thomas Allen reiterated an Equal-Weight rating and $37.00 price target on Gaming and Leisure Properties (NASDAQ: GLPI ). In the report, Morgan Stanley ...
GlaxoSmithKline, Kinder Morgan And Others Insiders Have Been Buying
Pullbacks and sell-offs provide a perfect opportunity for investors who have faith in a company to snap up shares. Here are some stocks that have seen insider buying recently. Aircastle Japanese trading ...
Wall Street Was Right: Technology Among the Leaders So Far in 2014
Most of the top firms we cover on Wall Street specifically named the Technology sector as a top sector to own in 2014. From the big bulge brackets to the super regional firms, they all agreed, technology ...
