What goes up, must come down: this simple rule may give us insight into what to expect from the employment reports in the second half of the year. It has been widely reported that the vast majority of employment gains in...
Read MoreBaldor Electric (BEZ) is having a fine day today surging ahead nearly 10% and approaching its 52-week high set in April. The reason for such bullishness is the industrial supply company has raised its sales guidance for...
Read MoreAuto sales experienced strong gains in May as all major US manufacturers posted much better results. Chrysler showed the strongest growth to nearly 105,000 vehicles or 33% better than last year; its first month over 100k...
Read MoreAs you can tell by the ratings history chart below, Tessera Technologies (TSRA) has been an Ockham favorite for quite some time. Their stock is having a heck of a day today up nearly 13% after raising second quarter...
Read MoreIt has not been an easy stretch for Philadelphia bank Republic First Bancorp (FRBK) as they have seen their stock collapse more than 50% since the market-wide rally began in March of 2009. Other small regional banks and...
Read MoreIt was just two weeks ago that we blogged about an interesting study done by McKinsey & Co. discussing the overly bullish track record of the Wall Street analyst community dating back decades (The Analysts’ Horrendous...
Read MoreThe price-to-peak earnings multiple remained unchanged as of Friday’s close at 12.2x. Stock investors were thrilled to see May 2010 pass into history, since the S&P 500 fell more than eight percent during the...
Read MoreThis is an article about Simon, just not the Simon most American Idol viewers immediately think of. Of course, last night’s season finale of American Idol was a farewell to the likable curmudgeon judge Simon Cowell,...
Read MoreGoogle’s (GOOG) stock has been punished thus far in calendar 2010 falling more than 20% from its 52-week high. Some of that can be blamed on the recent correction, but with the broad market indexes just about even...
Read MoreThink back to last March if you dare, the equity market had collapsed thanks to a housing bubble and credit crunch. The housing market which started the whole mess in America was still weak despite unprecedented government...
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