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Analyst Update: 3D Systems Corporation (DDD), Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (ISRG), and NetApp Inc. (NTAP)

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:30:00 -0400

U.S. stocks are in the green this afternoon, as Wall Street anxiously awaits tomorrow's report from the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC)...(Read More)

Midday Market Stats: Dow Jones Industrial Average Extends its Fed-Induced Surge

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:49:00 -0400

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDEXDJX:.DJI) is up 120 points, or 0.8%, to 15,299.57, as optimism runs high ahead of tomorrow's widely anticipated Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) policy update...(Read More)

Analyst Downgrades: Fifth Third Bancorp, T-Mobile US, Inc., and Comerica Incorporated

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:26:00 -0400

Analysts are weighing in today on banking concern Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ:FITB), wireless services provider T-Mobile US, Inc...(Read More)

Buzz Stocks: Tesla Motors Inc (TSLA), Sprint Nextel Corporation, Google Inc (GOOG), and Yahoo! Inc. (YHOO)

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:12:00 -0400

U.S. equities are poised to continue Monday's positive price action, with futures pointed modestly higher this morning...(Read More)

Analyst Upgrades: International Business Machines Corp., The Kroger Co., and Sodastream International Ltd

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:01:00 -0400

Analysts are weighing in today on tech giant International Business Machines Corp...(Read More)

A Pre-Fed VIX Check

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:35:00 -0400

The recent preponderance of triple-digit moves in the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) has gotten some well-deserved publicity...(Read More)

Analyst Update: Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM), Visa Inc (V), and Time Warner Cable Inc (TWC)

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:20:00 -0400

U.S. stocks are significantly higher this afternoon, thanks to upbeat economic data and widespread optimism ahead of Wednesday's Fed meeting...(Read More)

Midday Market Stats: FOMC Hopes Spark a Rally for the Dow Jones Industrial Average

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:51:00 -0400

With the Federal Open Market Committee's (FOMC) updated policy statement due mid-week, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDEXDJX:.DJI) is up 157 points, or 1%, to 15,226.96, boosted by hopes that the Fed will reiterate its commitment to providing economic stimulus measures...(Read More)

Buzz Stocks: AT&T Inc. (T), Facebook Inc (FB), Netflix, Inc. (NFLX), and The Boeing Company

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 09:29:00 -0400

The markets are poised to start the week on a strong note, as investors express optimism ahead of this week's Federal Reserve meeting...(Read More)

Analyst Downgrades: Zynga Inc, ARM Holdings plc (ADR), and Red Hat Inc

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 09:25:00 -0400

Analysts are weighing in today on online game provider Zynga Inc (NASDAQ:ZNGA), microprocessor developer ARM Holdings plc (ADR) (NASDAQ:ARMH), and software solutions firm Red Hat Inc (NYSE:RHT)...(Read More)

Analyst Upgrades: T-Mobile US, Inc., Marvell Technology Group Ltd., and Alcatel Lucent SA (ADR)

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 09:01:00 -0400

Analysts are weighing in today on wireless services provider T-Mobile US, Inc...(Read More)

The 5 Stages of (Fed) Grief

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 07:48:00 -0400

It feels like about 99 problems are facing the markets now, but The Fed Tightening Someday sure seems like No...(Read More)

Midday Market Stats: Stimulus Fears Continue to Plague the Dow Jones Industrial Average

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 11:54:00 -0400

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDEXDJX:.DJI) is down 92 points, or 0.6%, to 15,083.77, as anxieties over how soon the Fed will taper its current stimulus measures continue to weigh on investors...(Read More)

Analyst Downgrades: Wells Fargo & Co, Transocean LTD, and CarMax, Inc

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 09:18:00 -0400

Analysts are weighing in today on financial services firm Wells Fargo & Co (NYSE:WFC), oil and gas concern Transocean LTD (NYSE:RIG), and used car retailer CarMax, Inc (NYSE:KMX)...(Read More)

Buzz Stocks: Visa Inc, Microsoft Corporation (MSFT), OpenTable Inc, and Pandora Media Inc (P)

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 09:11:00 -0400

U.S. stock futures are treading water slightly above the breakeven mark this morning, as market watchers await a slew of domestic economic reports...(Read More)

Analyst Upgrades: Groupon Inc, Google Inc, and Ciena Corporation

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 09:08:00 -0400

Analysts are weighing in today on daily deals website Groupon Inc (NASDAQ:GRPN), search engine giant Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG), and network equipment provider Ciena Corporation (NASDAQ:CIEN)...(Read More)

Amid Heightened Volatility, Flexibility Is Key

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 07:45:00 -0400

Slightly ugly stretch in the Nikkei lately, to say the least.Chart courtesy of Google FinanceIt's all the way back down to levels not seen since... well, only early April...(Read More)

Analyst Update: H&R Block, Peabody Energy (BTU), and Lennar Corporation (LEN)

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 13:39:00 -0400

The major market indexes are on pace to snap their losing streak, as Wall Street applauds a round of encouraging economic reports...(Read More)

Midday Market Stats: Dow Jones Industrial Average Attempts to Recover on Economic Data

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 11:49:00 -0400

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDEXDJX:.DJI) is up 50 points, or 0.3%, to 15,045.49, as investors take in the latest round of economic reports...(Read More)

Buzz Stocks: DISH Network, Apple Inc. (AAPL), Facebook Inc (FB), and Yahoo! Inc. (YHOO)

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 09:22:00 -0400

Overseas markets dropped sharply -- particularly in Asia -- setting the stage for another pullback in U.S. equities today...(Read More)

Analyst Downgrades: Angie's List Inc, Safeway Inc., and Arch Coal Inc

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 09:07:00 -0400

Analysts are weighing in today on business referral website Angie's List Inc (NASDAQ:ANGI), food and drug retailer Safeway Inc...(Read More)

Analyst Upgrades: Research In Motion Ltd (BBRY), Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc., and TripAdvisor Inc

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 08:56:00 -0400

Analysts are weighing in today on BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY), burrito chain Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc...(Read More)

Lenny Dykstra's Kernel of Wisdom

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 07:59:00 -0400

The 1986 Mets are clearly the greatest baseball team in history. The 1969 Mets might be a close second, I'm just not quite old enough to remember.The best players on that team were probably Doc Gooden and Darryl Strawberry, but each hit kind of a fork (ok, spoon) on the road to all-time greatness...(Read More)

Analyst Update: EMC Corporation (EMC), Micron Technology, Inc. (MU), and Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc. (ULTA)

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 13:45:00 -0400

The Dow Jones Industrial Average is lingering just below yesterday's closing mark, partly due to a relatively slow morning news-wise and continued speculation over the Fed's next move...(Read More)

Weekly Contrarian: Tesla Motors Inc (TSLA) Still Plagued By Pessimism

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 13:14:00 -0400

The shares of Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) have almost tripled in 2013, thanks to a heap of encouraging fundamental news, and a subsequent short squeeze...(Read More)

Midday Market Stats: Dow Jones Industrial Average Struggles to Avoid Third Straight Loss

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 11:47:00 -0400

Amid a relatively quiet session news-wise, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDEXDJX:.DJI) is off 12 points, or 0.1%, to 15,109.54, following yesterday's overseas-induced sell-off...(Read More)

Analyst Downgrades: Wells Fargo & Co, Biogen Idec Inc., and Dean Foods Co

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 09:15:00 -0400

Analysts are weighing in today on financial firm Wells Fargo & Co (NYSE:WFC), biotech company Biogen Idec Inc...(Read More)

Buzz Stocks: Vodafone Group Plc (VOD), First Solar, Inc. (FSLR), Yum! Brands, Inc. (YUM), and Netflix, Inc. (NFLX)

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 09:13:00 -0400

The Dow has not suffered a three-day pullback yet in 2013, and the index is hoping to keep that trend intact today, as futures are solidly higher this morning...(Read More)

Analyst Upgrades: Tesla Motors Inc, Google Inc, and Applied Materials, Inc.

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 09:12:00 -0400

Analysts are weighing in today on electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA), search engine giant Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG), and semiconductor name Applied Materials, Inc...(Read More)

The Best Action Is Often the Least Action

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 07:56:00 -0400

Pretty eye-opening stuff by Vanguard here:In a recent study, Vanguard analyzed the personal performance of 58,168 self-directed Vanguard IRA? investors over the five years ended December 31, 2012...(Read More)

Midday Market Stats: Dow Jones Industrial Average Below Breakeven on Disappointing Overseas News

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 11:55:00 -0400

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDEXDJX:.DJI) is down 16 points, or 0.1%, to 15,222.54, as downbeat news out of Asia and Europe has exacerbated worries over whether the Fed will soon taper its current stimulus program...(Read More)

Analyst Downgrades: Lululemon Athletica inc., Clean Energy Fuels Corp, and Kinross Gold Corporation (USA)

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 09:28:00 -0400

Analysts are weighing in today on yoga apparel guru Lululemon Athletica inc. (NASDAQ:LULU), natural gas issue Clean Energy Fuels Corp (NASDAQ:CLNE), and gold miner Kinross Gold Corporation (USA) (NYSE:KGC)...(Read More)

Analyst Upgrades: The Boeing Company, Sprint Nextel Corporation, and Discover Financial Services

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 09:21:00 -0400

Analysts are weighing in today on aerospace firm The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA), wireless communications provider Sprint Nextel Corporation (NYSE:S), and credit card name Discover Financial Services (NYSE:DFS)...(Read More)

Buzz Stocks: Apple Inc. (AAPL), Sprint Nextel Corporation, Lululemon Athletica, and Texas Instruments

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 09:07:00 -0400

Overseas developments are weighing on U.S. stocks this morning, and the Dow is poised for a triple-digit drop out of the gate...(Read More)

Another New Way to Trade Volatility

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 07:33:00 -0400

Summer is all but officially upon us, but realized volatility continues to nudge higher...(Read More)

Analyst Update: Lululemon Athletica inc. (LULU), UnitedHealth Group Inc. (UNH), and Visa Inc (V)

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 14:46:00 -0400

Following a slightly positive morning half of the session, stocks have edged below the breakeven mark this afternoon...(Read More)

Midday Market Stats: Dow Jones Industrial Average Rises Amid Credit Rating News

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 12:02:00 -0400

Following Friday's well-received jobs data, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDEXDJX:.DJI) is up 14 points, or 0.1%, to 15,262.10, after Standard & Poor's upwardly revised its credit rating for the U.S. government to "stable" from "negative" this morning...(Read More)

Buzz Stocks: Google Inc, Apple Inc. (AAPL), Elan Corporation, and Micron Technology

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 09:17:00 -0400

Stocks are indicated modestly higher ahead of the opening bell, with the Dow poised to maintain Friday's upward momentum...(Read More)

Analyst Downgrades: Morgan Stanley, VeriFone Systems Inc, and Micron Technology, Inc.

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 09:16:00 -0400

Analysts are weighing in today on financial services firm Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS), electronic payment provider VeriFone Systems Inc (NYSE:PAY), and semiconductor name Micron Technology, Inc...(Read More)

Analyst Upgrades: Facebook Inc (FB), Cree, Inc. (CREE), and 3M Co

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 09:09:00 -0400

Analysts are weighing in today on social networking website Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB), LED specialist Cree, Inc...(Read More)

The Survival of the (Trading) Human Race

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 08:18:00 -0400

Take heart, humans -- we are gaining ground on our Machine Overlords: For the first time since its inception, high-frequency trading, the bogey machine of the markets, is in retreat...(Read More)

Analyst Update: TiVo Inc., Lululemon Athletica inc. (LULU), and Pandora Media Inc (P)

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 13:29:00 -0400

The major market indexes are solidly higher this afternoon, as Wall Street takes a glass-half-full approach to the latest jobs report...(Read More)

Midday Market Stats: Employment Report Propels the Dow Jones Industrial Average Higher

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 11:50:00 -0400

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDEXDJX:.DJI) is up 171 points, or 1.1%, to 15,211.34, after this morning's highly anticipated nonfarm payrolls report suggested the economy still needs the Fed's current stimulus measures...(Read More)

Analyst Downgrades: Intel Corporation, Sprint Nextel Corporation, JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 09:21:00 -0400

Analysts are weighing in today on tech issue Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC), wireless services provider Sprint Nextel Corporation (NYSE:S), and financial firm JPMorgan Chase & Co...(Read More)

Buzz Stocks: Apple Inc. (AAPL), Facebook Inc (FB), Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., and J.C. Penney Company

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 09:19:00 -0400

With the jobs number and the Fed's next move in focus, futures have reversed from an earlier trek into negative territory and are in advancing mode...(Read More)

Analyst Upgrades: Ciena Corporation, Citigroup Inc (C), and Visa

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 09:06:00 -0400

Analysts are displaying confidence today toward networking equipment provider Ciena Corporation (NASDAQ:CIEN), banking giant Citigroup Inc (NYSE:C), and ubiquitous financial services concern Visa Inc (NYSE:V)...(Read More)

Welcome to the Land of Scary Charts

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 07:47:00 -0400

Welcome to the Land of Scary Charts!The perceived catalyst for yesterday's morning ugliness was the pop in the Japanese yen...(Read More)

Weekly Contrarian: DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. (DWA) Looks East

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 14:50:00 -0400

The future of movies is in China, DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. (NASDAQ:DWA) CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg told CNBC...(Read More)

Analyst Update: J.C. Penney, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. (GMCR), and Endo Health Solutions Inc (ENDP)

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 13:32:00 -0400

After flirting with breakeven in the first half of the session, U.S. stocks have taken a turn for the worse, as investors exercise caution ahead of tomorrow's highly anticipated nonfarm payrolls release...(Read More)

Midday Market Stats: Dow Jones Industrial Average Flirts with Breakeven After Draghi, Jobless Data

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 11:52:00 -0400

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDEXDJX:.DJI) is up just 4 points, or 0.02%, to 14,964.25, after European Central Bank President Mario Draghi said current policies would stay in place as long as needed, but ruled out lowering the bank's deposit rate below zero for now...(Read More)