Market News
Bitcoin plunges after marketplace indefinitely halts withdrawals
livemint.com - 11 Feb 2014 06:40
Bitcoin plunges to as low as $500 early on Monday, down more than 27% from Friday's final price of $692
Wall Street Has Its Mojo Back: Stocks Up For Fourth Straight Day
Forbes - 11 Feb 2014 23:56
On Tuesday, the S&P climbed another 1.1%, capping the largest four-day rally in over a year.
Bajaj Electricals springs Q3 surprise
livemint.com - 11 Feb 2014 16:22
The E&P division, which had been dragging the company's profits in the past, reported a sharp drop in losses
Facebook: My Best Moon Shot
Forbes - 11 Feb 2014 21:07
When you model Facebook's numbers you find it selling at an EBITDA ratio under 20 times 2015's projection. No other super growth property comes close to such a reasonable valuation.
Daily Dividend Report: XLNX, BAC, ICE, STI, O
Forbes - 11 Feb 2014 21:05
Xilinx (XLNX) declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.29 per share, an increase from the current dividend of $0.25 per share. The quarterly dividend increase will be effective in the June quarter, payable on June 4, 201...
Lower Iron Ore Prices Will Reduce Rio's Year-Over-Year Revenues And Profits
Forbes - 11 Feb 2014 20:50
While the operating results for the year are impressive, it remains to be seen to what extent profit margins have slipped as a result of lower prices, particularly for iron ore.
Tuesday 2/11 Insider Buying Report: MUR, CNX
Forbes - 11 Feb 2014 20:33
As the saying goes, there are many possible reasons for an insider to sell a stock, but only one reason to buy -- they expect to make money. So let's look at two noteworthy recent insider buys.
Tuesday's ETF with Unusual Volume: FEX
Forbes - 11 Feb 2014 20:21
The First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund ETF (FEX) is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Tuesday, with over 582,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 155,000. Shares of FEX wer...
Regeneron Runs, Too Late To Buy Now
Forbes - 11 Feb 2014 23:15
Regeneron broke out today, up more than 7%.
Gold Hits 3-Month High on More Chart-Based Buying, Tame Yellen Remarks
Forbes - 11 Feb 2014 21:35
(Kitco News) - Gold prices ended the U.S. day session with good gains and hit a more-than-three-month high Tuesday. The market was boosted by the increasingly bullish near-term technical posture of gold, and by non-thre...
NetApp Earnings Preview: Software And All-Flash Array Key To Drive Growth
Forbes - 11 Feb 2014 20:52
With a growing number of flash-based storage solutions, the company's hardware storage margins could improve further. However, if OEM product sales recover from the slight decline in the previous quarter, then the rise i...
Cisco Earnings Preview: Emerging Market Slowdown, Product Transitions In Focus
Forbes - 11 Feb 2014 20:48
Going forward, we expect Cisco to leverage its recent Insieme acquisition to bolster its SDN portfolio and focus on margins to tide over near-term concerns. The fundamental demand for data, cloud computing and mobility s...
PepsiCo Earnings Preview: Snacks Could Offset Decline In Beverage Sales
Forbes - 11 Feb 2014 20:46
Contracting soda sales and declining demand for hot cereals in the U.S. are expected to weigh on the company's financials. However, the company is expected to derive growth from its booming Frito-Lay snacks division, esp...
Expand exposure to software vendors: Sebi
livemint.com - 11 Feb 2014 20:32
Sebi asks brokerages to establish a 'software escrow arrangement' with their existing software vendors
Tuesday Merger Roundup: JEC, JCOM, FIBK, MNK, CADX
Forbes - 11 Feb 2014 20:31
Jacobs Engineering Group (JEC) has acquired Eagleton Engineering headquartered in Houston, Texas. The acquisition enhances Jacobs' capabilities in midstream and upstream pipeline engineering, design and field surveying s...
NSEL case: Bails of Anjani Sinha, two others rejected
livemint.com - 11 Feb 2014 19:40
Sinha was arrested on 17 October by Mumbai Police's EOW in connection with the payments crisis, after arrests of Jai Bahukhandi and Amit Mukherjee
For Puerto Rico Bondholders, The Chickens Have Come Home To Roost
Forbes - 11 Feb 2014 19:36
After seven years of recession, a ballooning budget deficit and billions in unfunded pension liabilities, Puerto Rico’s bonds last week were downgraded by two agencies, Standard & Poor’s and Moody’s, to “junk” ...
Gold At Highest Levels Since November, But Could It Plunge As Low As $1,000?
Forbes - 11 Feb 2014 19:18
Gold futures and gold miners are rebounding as Janet Yellen testifies in front of the House Committee of Financial Services Tuesday, but some prognosticators believe the metal has room and reason to fall.
Sochi Olympic Medals
Forbes - 11 Feb 2014 19:18
The official medal designs for the XXII Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.
Semiconductors - A Crazy Industry
Forbes - 11 Feb 2014 19:00Tuesday's ETF Movers: GDXJ, FDN
Forbes - 11 Feb 2014 18:39
In trading on Tuesday, the Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 4.1% on the day. Components of that ETF showing particular strength include shares of Banro (BAA.CA), up about 14.5% and sh...
Tuesday Sector Laggards: Hospital & Medical Practitioners, Trucking Stocks
Forbes - 11 Feb 2014 18:38
In trading on Tuesday, hospital & medical practitioners shares were relative laggards, down on the day by about 1%. Helping drag down the group were shares of Triple-S Management (GTS), down about 9% and shares of Skil...