4 Companies Winning This Holiday Season
Filed under: Investing It's a mixed holiday season on the stock market, with consumers spending more than they did a year ago but retailers struggling to keep those sales from moving online. The good...
View ArticleIs There Value in This Beaten-Down Tech Stock?
Filed under: Investing Altera's performance in 2013 has left a lot to be desired. Shares are down almost 9% this year. When compared to peers such as Xilinx and Lattice Semiconductor, it looks as if...
View ArticleIs This Technology Giant's Comeback for Real?
Filed under: Investing After two consecutive quarters of disappointing sales and subscription totals, technology database giant Oracle provided investors with a welcome reprieve. The company's most...
View ArticleYou Would Have Been Better Off Mining for Bitcoins in 2013 Than Coal or Gold
Filed under: Investing Demand for mined products simply didn't match supplies or capacity in 2013. So many producers of coal, copper, and gold just couldn't find their footing. Some of the biggest...
View ArticleCompanies Can Make Money in China but It Comes With its Own Unique Risks
Filed under: Investing Chinese demand for natural resources was a key driver of growth in the mining industry...until the country's growth started to moderate. China is still clamoring for resources...
View ArticleWhy It Makes Sense to Stay Away From This Stock for Now
Filed under: Investing Electronics manufacturing services provider Jabil Circuit is in a very precarious position. The stock was outperforming the market in mid-September but seems to have lost its...
View ArticleBroadcom Powers Higher
Filed under: Investing When shares of Broadcom fell, they fell hard. The company's guidance fell flat and it was revealed on the call that meaningful LTE revenues from its very expensive cellular...
View ArticleT-Mobile's Deal With Facebook Is an Important Test
Filed under: Investing Subscribers to T-Mobile's GoSmart prepaid wireless service got an early Christmas present this week. Every subscriber will get unlimited access to Facebook regardless of their...
View ArticleARM's Apple Pop Seems Unwarranted
Filed under: Investing When Apple announced its deal with China Mobile, plenty of semiconductor stocks levered to Apple's success went ahead and popped while others remained mostly flat to even...
View ArticleUnwanted Gift Cards? 3 Ways to Turn Them Into Cash
Filed under: Investing Millions of Americans will receive gift cards this season, with the average spending on gift cards expected to reach $163 per person. But what can you do if you get a gift card...
View Article2 Stocks You Should Get Rid of Before the New Year
Filed under: Investing Relying on Apple , or any one source for a good portion of revenue, is a double-edged sword. It is no doubt an advantage to have a big-volume smartphone player on your side, but...
View ArticleeBay Looks to Braintree to Help PayPal Compete
Filed under: Investing eBay recently announced the completion of its acquisition of Braintree, a global online and mobile payment platform. Braintree is known for facilitating payments for popular...
View ArticleDid the Street Make a Bad Guess on this Clothing Retailer?
Filed under: Investing Ever since Guess? reported its earnings results, the stock has been knocked down by as much as 10% on a disappointing outlook for the holiday quarter. With so many other women's...
View ArticleA Look Back at Walt Disney's Performance in 2013
Filed under: Investing Throughout 2013, shares of Walt Disney performed very well. Not only did they outpace the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500, but they also look as if they'll end...
View Article2 Big M&A Deals to Watch in 2014
Filed under: Investing This was a big year in terms of mergers and acquisitions activity (i.e., investment banker fees), and 2014 is looking to start off on an even bigger note. While this year we saw...
View ArticleSanta's Sleigh Delayed After Snags at UPS, FedEx
Filed under: Company News, Technology, Holiday Shopping, Internet, Transportation & LogisticsCharlie Riedel/AP By SCOTT MAYEROWITZ NEW YORK -- Santa's sleigh didn't make it in time for Christmas...
View ArticleInvesting Indicators: Consumer Sentiment
Filed under: Investing Economic indicators typically include quantifiable data such as the number of new construction permits or the number of houses constructed during a period of time. However, the...
View ArticleIs Restoration Hardware a Fixer-Upper? 5 Things to Know
Filed under: Investing Restoration Hardware Holdings' stock has been a stunner since its 2012 IPO. It had doubled since May so a recent pullback was to be expected. Is it still a good house in the...
View ArticleSanta on Stocks: Developed Markets Nice, Emerging Markets Naughty
Filed under: Investing U.S. investors have to be pleased with the performance of the Dow Jones Industrials in 2013, with the market up more than 20% amid positive sentiment about the economy. Globally,...
View ArticleKeep an Eye on These 3 Revolutionary Cancer Treatments in 2014
Filed under: Investing As 2013 comes to an end, it's time to revisit one of the top priorities in the health-care industry: treating cancer. In 2013, 1.7 million new cases of cancer were reported in...
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