Benchmarks ended higher on Thursday and the S&P 500 closed at a record high after the Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen blamed the harsh winter climate for the recent weakness in the economy. Retailer J C Penny and drug maker Mylan’s upbeat earnings reports were welcomed by investors. The […]
Originally published February 28, 2014 at 6:52 AM | Page modified February 28, 2014 at 1:20 PM
NEW YORK — Stocks were mostly higher in late trading Friday as the market mostly recovered from an afternoon stumble. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index edged further into record territory, but weakness in technology stocks held back the Nasdaq composite.KEEPING SCORE: […]
Compuware isn’t exactly the first name you would associate with open source Big Data technologies, but the mainframe software powerhouse is determined to change that as it diversifies beyond legacy computing into new growth areas. The latest version of the company’s application performance management (APM) solution offers enhanced support for Hadoop and NoSQL, and provides increased visibility into enterprise analytics […]
The social media site Twitter Inc (TWTR) has struggled to attract new users – but mobile platforms could offer a brighter futureIt has been an up and down time for Twitter Inc (TWTR) lately, and today’s stock market performance merely exemplified this. The social media site initially rallied 3 percent on city trading during the last 24 hours, but since […]
Baxano Surgical (BAXS) is a medical device company focused on minimum invasive surgery (MIS) equipments, which have shown superior clinical results comparing to traditional open surgeries. I rate BAXS as a strong buy for the following reasons:BAXS’s revenue and earnings have bottomed in 2013 and will grow explosively in 2014 Insider buys and positive technical signals support the stock price […]
The gun trade in stocks is over — at least for now. If you have followed the gun and ammunition demand in America over the past 15 months or so, you will know that there was nothing short of a frenzy for close to a year. Now it turns out that shortages have turned into surpluses, and there may be more […]
QEThousands of Qataris cashed in this morning by cashing out their stock in Mesaieed Petrochemical Holding Co. during its first day of public trading, as buyers bid up the company’s share price by 450 percent.Shares in the firm – a subsidiary of Qatar Petroleum (QP) – were sold in an initial public offering restricted to Qatari citizens last month for […]
With shares of LinkedIn (NASDAQ:LNKD) trading around $209, is LNKD an OUTPERFORM, WAIT AND SEE, or STAY AWAY? Let’s analyze the stock with the relevant sections of our CHEAT SHEET investing framework:T = Trends for a Stock’s MovementLinkedIn is an online professional network with more than 90 million members in over 200 countries and territories. Through the company’s platform, members […]
Benchmarks moved up on Thursday as investors received a boost after a reading on manufacturing activity hit a four year high. Also, Facebook’s deal to buy WhatsApp and Tesla Motors’ strong results somewhat added to the positive sentiment. The gains on Thursday came despite weak data from China, Japan and Euro zone amidst a report of contraction in Philadelphia Fed’s […]
If you’ve seen any indication that humans are getting smarter and more sophisticated, please inform me, and you don’t have to read what follows. For everyone else, who sees no lack of stupidity and misinformation in both business and public life, read on about the joys big data will bring.But, first, a quick pass down the vitamin aisle at the […]
