Market News
Syngene IPO over-subscribed on second day
livemint.com - 28 Jul 2015 15:53
The IPO got bids for 1,60,79,700 shares against 1,60,00,000 shares on offer, resulting in a subscription of 1.22 times
Baidu Shares Drop On Outlook; China E-Commerce Battles To Intensify
Forbes - 28 Jul 2015 04:49
Shares in Baidu, the world’s top Chinese-language Internet search provider, dropped by as much as 6% in U.S. aftermarket trading after the company’s latest financial report disappointed investors.
Lew Says No Federal Bailout for Puerto Rico
Wall Street Journal - 28 Jul 2015 23:22
Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew said the Obama administration isn't contemplating a federal bailout for Puerto Rico as the island territory faces a cash crunch.
Dow Jones Industrial Average Soars Nearly 200 Points As Energy Rebounds
IBTimes - 28 Jul 2015 23:10
U.S. stocks rallied Tuesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average leaping nearly 200 points, shaking off global concerns after China's stock market suffered its greatest single-day loss since 2007 a day earlier. All 10 ...
NantKwest Shares Pop in Debut
Wall Street Journal - 28 Jul 2015 23:03
NantKwest Inc. shares closed their first day of trading Tuesday at $34.64, nearly 39% above their offering price.
Rent-to-Own Homes Make a Comeback
Wall Street Journal - 28 Jul 2015 22:45
Wall Street firms have found a new way to profit from consumers with blemished credit who can't qualify for a mortgage: let them rent a home first with the option to buy it later.
Earnings Buzz: Twitter Inc (TWTR), Facebook Inc (FB), LinkedIn Corp (LNKD)
IBTimes - 28 Jul 2015 21:55
Earnings season continues in full force this week as nearly one-third of the Standard & Poor's 500, or about 160 companies, are due to report results, including social media giants Facebook Inc., Twitter Inc. and LinkedI...
Pfizer's Dollar Dilemma Adds Pressure for Deal Making
Wall Street Journal - 28 Jul 2015 21:04
Pfizer's strong results were undermined by currency effects--which also raise pressure to do a deal.
Rental Demand Supplies Home-Building Opportunity
Wall Street Journal - 28 Jul 2015 21:00
A tight market is pushing rents higher, but new supply is on the way.
Tuesday Sector Laggards: Utilities, Financial
Forbes - 28 Jul 2015 20:45
In afternoon trading on Tuesday, Utilities stocks are the worst performing sector, higher by 0.4%. Within that group, AES Corp. (NYSE: AES) and Entergy Corp. (NYSE: ETR) are two of the day's laggards, showing a loss of 1...
Tuesday Sector Leaders: Energy, Materials
Forbes - 28 Jul 2015 20:44
Looking at the sectors faring best as of midday Tuesday, shares of Energy companies are outperforming other sectors, higher by 3.5%. Within that group, Southwestern Energy Company (NYSE: SWN) and Chesapeake Energy Corp. ...
Tuesday 7/28 Insider Buying Report: QCOM, URI
Forbes - 28 Jul 2015 20:43
Bargain hunters are wise to pay careful attention to insider buying, because although there are many various reasons for an insider to sell a stock, presumably the only reason they would use their hard-earned cash to mak...
Commodities in the doghouse
livemint.com - 28 Jul 2015 20:40
The fall in commodity prices has crimped revenues, eroded asset values and the market cap of producers. Nobody knows if the worst is over
Tuesday's ETF with Unusual Volume: PSI
Forbes - 28 Jul 2015 20:30
The PowerShares Dynamic Semiconductors Portfolio ETF (PSI) is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Tuesday, with over 216,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 33,000. Shares of PSI we...
Tuesday's ETF Movers: XOP, BSCG
Forbes - 28 Jul 2015 20:29
In trading on Tuesday, the SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF (XOP) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 4.4% on the day. Components of that ETF showing particular strength include shares of Halcon Resource...
Tuesday Sector Laggards: Computers, Insurance Brokers
Forbes - 28 Jul 2015 20:27
In trading on Tuesday, computers shares were relative laggards, down on the day by about 0.2%. Helping drag down the group were shares of Radware (RDWR), down about 10.3% and shares of Neonode (NEON) off about 7.1% on th...
Tuesday Sector Leaders: Non-Precious Metals & Non-Metallic Mining, Oil & Gas E&P Stocks
Forbes - 28 Jul 2015 20:26
In trading on Tuesday, non-precious metals & non-metallic mining shares were relative leaders, up on the day by about 4.8%. Leading the group were shares of Cliffs Natural Resources (CLF), up about 24.6%.
Twitter Inc (TWTR) Will Report Q2 Earnings On Periscope Live-Streaming App With #TWTREarnings
IBTimes - 28 Jul 2015 20:17
Twitter's interim CEO, Jack Dorsey, is shaking up Wall Street customs. The co-founder of Twitter will present his company's second-quarter earnings report not only on the traditional conference call, but also through the...
Pandora's Q2 Results Showcase Its Survival Instincts
Forbes - 28 Jul 2015 19:50
Pandora Media's shares increased almost 10% in after-hours trading, after it surprisingly trumped analysts estimates on Q2 2015 revenues and adjusted earnings. The company?s net revenues grew 30% year over year to $285.6...
Broadcom's Q2'15 Earnings Preview: Operating Performance To Continue Strengthening In The Quarter
Forbes - 28 Jul 2015 19:48
The company started fiscal 2015 with a strong Q1 2015, with both revenue and EPS figures ahead of analysts? expectations. For Q2 2015, Broadcom expects its operating performance to continue strengthening on tight operati...
McDonald's Confident On Positive Comp. Sales In Q3 After Beating Market Expectations in Q2
Forbes - 28 Jul 2015 19:47
With a new turnaround plan for the company's business, positive guidance for the third quarter, improvement in the Asian markets, and above-expectation performance in the second quarter, the company managed to sustain th...
UBS Posts Strong Q2 Results As Wealth Management And Investment Banking Divisions Shine
Forbes - 28 Jul 2015 19:45
UBS followed up its best post-recession performance in Q1 2015 with another strong showing in Q2 on the back of its cornerstone wealth management business. While revenues swelled 9% year-on-year, a negligible increase i...