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Alibaba, Weibo Planning U.S. IPOs
Two of the most anticipated initial public offerings (IPOs) in 2014 are coming from Chinese Internet companies, and both appear headed for U.S. listings. Weibo Corp. on Friday filed documents with the ...
Market Wrap For March 14: Ukraine Tension Drag Markets Lower
U.S. stocks declined as concerns escalated over Ukraine, two days before its citizens will vote in a referendum to split from Ukraine and become part of Russia. Russian President Vladimir Putin is gearing ...
Castlight Health IPO: The Cloud’s the Limit
Health care software maker Castlight Health launched its initial public offering (IPO) Friday morning, and "launch" is the right word. Shares have taken off, rising more than 162% in early trading....
Groupon, Zynga Buck Social Media Short Interest (GRPN, LNKD, ZNGA)
Late February saw declining interest by short sellers in several social media companies based in the United States. However, Groupon (NASDAQ: GRPN ), LinkedIn (NYSE: LNKD ) and Zynga (NASDAQ: ZNGA ) bucked ...
Deutsche Bank’s Eight True Dividend Growth Stocks to Buy Now
In a new research report from Deutsche Bank, the equity strategists point that the companies that are maintaining and increasing share buybacks, plus maintaining and increasing dividends, are the stocks ...
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Activision, EPL, MagicJack, VMware and More
These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall Street research firms on Thursday. March 13, 2014. They include Activision Blizzard, EPL Oil & Gas, MagicJack VocalTec and ...
Bloomin' Brands vs. Darden Restaurants - Which Would You Rather Invest In?
Between restaurant brand powerhouses Bloomin’ Brands (NASDAQ: BLMN ) and Darden Restaurants (NYSE: DRI ) can be found some of the most ubiquitous restaurant chains in the United States. Bloomin’ is home ...
Short Interest Generally Wanes in High-Yield Dividend Stocks
The short interest data for the final two weeks of February is out, and the results are somewhat surprising when it comes to the top high-yield safe dividends out there. Some of the changes were substantial, ...
3D Printing Sector Still Attractive to Short Sellers
We continue to track the short interest changes in the primary 3D printer and services companies. The following information is based on data reported for the period ended February 28, 2014. Short interest ...
BioMarin, Medivation Buck Biotech Short Interest Trend (BIIB, BMRN, MDVN)
Short interest in most of the leading biotech and emerging pharmaceutical companies declined between the February 14 and February 28 settlement dates. But Biogen Idec (NASDAQ: BIIB ), BioMarin Pharmaceutical ...
UPDATE: Bank of America Downgrades DiamondRock Hospitality on Relative Valuation
In a report published Wednesday, Bank of America analyst Andrew G. Didora downgraded the rating on DiamondRock Hospitality (NYSE: DRH ) from Neutral to Underperform, but reiterated the $13.00 price target. ...
UBS High-Yielding Dividend Ruler Stocks Raising Dividends Now
The analysts at UBS expect S&P 500 dividends to grow at least 12% this year. The UBS Dividend Ruler stocks list is one of the research reports that 24/7 Wall St. keeps close tabs on for additions, deletions ...
TPG Specialty Lending Announces 7M Share Initial Public Offering on NYSE
TPG Specialty Lending, Inc. (“TSL”) announced that it plans to make an initial public offering of 7,000,000 shares of its common stock. TSL also plans to grant the underwriters an overallotment option ...
UPDATE: Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Upgrades Hercules Technology Growth Capital on Recent Price Decline
In a report published Wednesday, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods analyst Greg Mason upgraded the rating on Hercules Technology Growth Capital (NYSE: HTGC ) from Market Perform to Outperform, and reiterated the ...
Candy Crush Maker IPO Already Beating Zynga Valuation
Wednesday, the makers of the popular smartphone game Candy Crush Saga filed for an initial public offering. Dublin-based King Digital Entertainment plans to offer more than 22 million shares, priced at ...
NASDAQ Announces 7.272B Shares Short as of Feb 28 vs 7.265B Shares Short as of Feb 14
At the end of the settlement date of February 28, 2014, short interest in 2,175 NASDAQ Global MarketSM securities totaled 7,272,486,663 shares compared with 7,264,979,104 shares in 2,175 Global Market ...
How To Follow The Private Equity Money Into The Energy Sector
One of the best ways to identify sectors that are undervalued, with huge rebound potential over the next few years, is to track the activities of private equity firms. These investment funds tend to be ...
Market Pundits Disagree On Battleground Apple Stock
Shares of Apple have been stuck in a trading range for the past three months after recovering a portion of its 2012 losses. Investors and market pundits have been debating the Apple story, questioning ...
Mid-Day Market Update: Men's Wearhouse To Acquire Jos. A. Bank For $65/Share; Myriad Shares Slip
Midway through trading Tuesday, the Dow traded down 0.30 percent to 16,369.34while the NASDAQ tumbled 0.17 percent to 4,327.24. The S&P also fell, dropping 0.34 percent to 1,870.74. Leading and Lagging ...
Chugging Along: Winnebago And Other Top RV Stocks
An article on Benzinga recently pointed out how the growing economy and the retirement of baby boomers have led to a resurgence in the recreational vehicle industry . Poised to benefit from this comeback ...
