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Tech Stocks from Briefing.com

Tue, 03/11/2014 - 10:55

Tech Stocks from Briefing.com

Mid-Morning Market Update: Markets Edge Lower; American Eagle Issues Weak Profit Forecast

Tue, 03/11/2014 - 09:23

Following the market opening Tuesday, the Dow traded down 0.11 percent to 16,400.19 while the NASDAQ tumbled 0.01 percent to 4,334.13. The S&P also fell, dropping 0.10 percent to 1,875.25. Leading and ...

Jarden Corporation Announces Proposed Private Offering of $600M Senior Subordinated Convertible Notes

Tue, 03/11/2014 - 06:33

Jarden Corporation (NYSE: JAH ) (the "Company") today announced that it intends, subject to market and other conditions, to offer $600 million in aggregate principal amount of Senior Subordinated ...

Zoe’s Kitchen Files for IPO

Mon, 03/10/2014 - 15:25

Zoe’s Kitchen is coming public. The casual dining restaurant chain has filed its paperwork with the Securities and Exchange Commission to conduct an initial public offering. Filing amounts may change by ...

A Look Into Some Of Carl Icahn's Top Stock Picks

Mon, 03/10/2014 - 13:34

Activist Investor Carl Icahn rattled the cage again last week at eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY ), one of his top stock picks at the moment, along with Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL ), Herbalife (NYSE: HLF ) and Netflix (NASDAQ: ...

Top Trending Tickers On StockTwits For March 10

Mon, 03/10/2014 - 08:37

Here's a look at the top tickers trending on StockTwits.com Plug Power: No pulling the plug on this bull run Investors continue to buy in to the notion that fuel cell companies such as Plug Power (NASDAQ: ...

New Additions To The Credit Suisse Top Picks List

Sun, 03/09/2014 - 10:17

This past week, Credit Suisse added Anadarko Petroleum (NYSE: APC ), BankUnited (NYSE: BKU ), Dow Chemical (NYSE: DOW ) and Superior Energy Services (NYSE: SPN ) to its Top Picks list. Like other financial ...

4 Top Bank Stock Picks From Deutsche Bank

Sun, 03/09/2014 - 10:15

Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ: FITB ), PNC Financial Services (NYSE: PNC ), Regions Financial (NYSE: RF ) and Sun Trust Banks (NYSE: STI ) were among the bank stocks featured in a Deutsche Bank research ...

Nidec Announces Outlines of Planned Stock Split

Sat, 03/08/2014 - 08:01

Nidec Corporation (NYSE: NJ ) announced Friday that the Board of Directors of the Company, at a meeting held on March 8, 2014, made the following decisions regarding a stock split and an amendment to the ...

Market Wrap For March 7: Markets Cap Off Positive Week With Small Gains

Fri, 03/07/2014 - 16:31

U.S. stocks were mixed as investors continue to follow the standoff in Ukraine and digested February's jobs report which indicated that harsh winter weather could be the culprit behind weakness seen in ...

3 Of Many Reasons To Buy Stocks 'When You Have the Money'

Fri, 03/07/2014 - 15:26

When asked when you should buy stocks, billionaire investor Shelby Davis would always reply, "When you have the money!" With the S&P's 500 Index at a record high, many are warning that a decline ...

Coupons.com IPO Nearly Doubles Out of the Chute

Fri, 03/07/2014 - 10:45

In the first few minutes of its first trading day Friday morning, shares of Coupons.com were up about 90%. The promotions and coupon website company had priced its initial public offering Thursday at $16 ...

FireEye’s Secondary Offering No Help for Short-Term Profits

Fri, 03/07/2014 - 09:05

Network security hardware and software maker FireEye priced its secondary offering of 14 million shares at $82 a share last night, well below the stock's Thursday closing price of $89.55 and its post-IPO ...

Coupons.com IPO Going Out Strong

Fri, 03/07/2014 - 08:40

Promotions and coupon website Coupons.com priced its initial public offering Thursday night at $16 a share, above the expected range of $12 to $14. The company also added 500,000 shares to its original ...

Where Boutique Bankers Still Struggle on the New Wall Street

Thu, 03/06/2014 - 15:30

The planned IPO of 7-year-old investment bank Moelis & Co. is a signal of just how far boutique bankers have yet to come — that, in spite of all their hopes in the immediate aftermath of the financial crisis, they’re still stuck in their niches while the largest institutions are more dominant than ever. In its filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Moelis & Co. cited the growing demand for independent advice as a reason it should continue to grow revenues and gain market share. Yet instead of rivaling Goldman Sachs, Moelis is turning to the banking giant (and to its arch-rival, Morgan Stanley) to underwrite its own just-announced public offering. Many boutique bankers expected that, whether as a result of increased regulation or simply in response to changing industry fundamentals, banks would reshape themselves.

Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Cliffs, Dendreon, Magna, Santander, SunEdison and More

Tue, 03/04/2014 - 08:25

These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall Street research firms on Tuesday, March 4, 2014. The include Coca-Cola, Dendreon, Procter & Gamble, SunEdison and 21st Century ...

UBS Has Five Stocks to Sell Into Volatility

Tue, 03/04/2014 - 08:05

24/7 Wall St. has closely monitored Wall Street Sell ratings and noticed what seems to be a pickup in the sheer number of calls from firms that we cover. Here is a list of some the top stocks on which ...

Five Star Stock Watch: Groupon

Tue, 03/04/2014 - 07:34

Groupon's stock had been flying high up until its peak in September of last year. After a rough selloff, the stock then tried to retake its high in January only to fall short at the same peak. A disappointing ...

Play Ball, Make Money

Mon, 03/03/2014 - 16:18

As the spring training baseball games start in earnest, it might be useful to see what lessons from America's pastime can make us better investors. There are many similarities between the game of baseball ...

Five Top Nasdaq Stocks In February

Mon, 03/03/2014 - 11:24

The new year has proved to be a volatile one on the stock markets. The Nasdaq is no exception, swinging down and up some 300 points in the first two months of 2014. Here is a quick look at five of the ...

 
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