Jefferies & Co. downgraded its rating on shares of Sierra Wireless Inc. (SWIR) to 'hold' from 'buy'. However, the brokerage raised its price target on shares of the Canadian mobile modem maker to $15 from $13.
India’s exports in November grew 26.5 percent to $18.9 billion compared to the same period a year earlier, a government report said on Monday.
Many observers believe the bond bull has run out of steam, although a 'pop' in the bond bubble is probably unlikely.
Many investment banks and commodity analysts have taken a highly bullish stance on crude oil prices for 2011, based largely on economic recovery in the U.S., continued money-printing by the Federal Reserve (thereby, weakening U.S. dollar) and persistent high demand from the emerging markets, particularly China and India.
Wall Street appears to be almost universally bullish about U.S. stocks for 2011.
Facebook has dethroned Google as the top-visited Web sites in 2010, as well as the most searched term of the year, a report says. Into 2011, it is to be seen whether the search engine giant can regain ground.
S&P Equity Research predicts big developments for the Internet segment in 2011, including continuing challenges for Google, changes at Yahoo, and a cloud offering from Apple.
Many economists believe that US economy will continue to grow around 3.5 percent in 2011, led by pickup in consumer and business spending. The extension of Bush-era rate cuts will add moderately to GDP growth, while at the same time as increasing the budget deficit.
Stocks finish 2010 with a whimper amidst sluggish holiday trading, although equity indices delivered quite a strong year in performance.
Here are the ten worst-performing stocks in the S&P 500 index for 2010.
Here are the ten best-performing stocks of the S&P 500 for 2010.
The top pre-market NASDAQ stock market gainers are: IMAX, BSQUARE, Corinthian Colleges, and XOMA. The top pre-market NASDAQ stock market losers are: Qiao Xing Universal Resources, Dell, YRC Worldwide, ARM Holdings, and DryShips.
Time Warner Cable said it is working hard to reach a long-term agreement with Sinclair Broadcasting over carriage of its signals.
Economic growth in China is expected to slow next year as the nation accelerates tightening monetary policies, said a report on Friday.
Futures on major U.S. indices point to modestly lower opening on Friday, the last trading day of 2010.
A merry holiday e-shopping brings cheer for a depressed US economy
The top after-market NASDAQ stock market losers are: Zhongpin, Banner, ChinaEdu, Qiao Xing Universal Resources, LodgeNet Interactive, Golub Capital BDC, United Community Banks, Drugstore.com, Volterra Semiconductor, and Northwest Pipe.
The top after-market NASDAQ stock market gainers are: Nanosphere, China BAK Battery, Enzon Pharmaceuticals, Cerus, Broadwind Energy, Wonder Auto Technology, Oncothyreon, China Natural Gas, Myriad Genetics, and Immersion.
Stocks fell modestly, despite some encouraging economic data, as investors likely locked in profits given the market’s nice rise in December.
Coal stocks are getting a boost from a research note by an analyst at Simmons & Co. who wrote that prices for U.S. electricity-generating coal have fallen behind international trends, suggesting great upside for domestic coal producers.
Pending home sales climbed again in November, with the broad trend over the past five months indicating a gradual recovery into 2011, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR).
US stocks modestly lower in early trade on Thursday despite the Department of Labor reported that weekly jobless claims fell sharply last week.
Studying the structure of open interest in US Comex Gold Futures and options, it points to more volatility and the risk...is very much to the upside, says O'Connell, concluding that professional traders are looking for a Gold Price of $1500 or even $1600 by the start of April.
Applications for jobless benefits in the U.S. fell sharply for the week ended Dec. 25, recording a decline for four consecutive weeks.
The top pre-market NASDAQ stock market losers are: Vodafone Group, ARM Holdings, Randgold Resources, Ryanair Holdings, Huntington Bancshares, Research In Motion, Baidu, and Art Technology Group.
The top pre-market NASDAQ stock market gainers are: VisionChina Media, Qiao Xing Universal Resources, Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings, XOMA, Akorn, Ossen Innovation, ASML Holding, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Aixtron, and DryShips.
Groupon, the social buying website which recently rejected a $6- billion takeover offer from Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) has attracted the interest of some large institutional investors and is seeking to go public by the end of next year, according to a report in the New York Times.
Futures on major U.S. indices point to modestly lower opening on Thursday ahead of key weekly U.S. jobs data and pending home sales report.
California-based start up Lookout Mobile Security said a new Trojan - dubbed Geinimi' - affecting Android devices has recently emerged in China and displayed botnet-like capabilities.
The top after-market NASDAQ stock market losers are: Array BioPharma, Hauppauge Digital, China Wind Systems, Broadwind Energy, Popular, Maxygen, Santarus, BSD Medical, Flamel Technologies, and Banner.
