Transocean LTD (RIG), Seadrill Ltd (SDRL): Strong Growth Lies Ahead
Global energy demand is on the way up, led primarily by emerging markets. Therefore, opportunities abound in the energy sector.
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Duke Energy Corp (DUK), Caterpillar Inc. (CAT), Joy Global Inc. (JOY): Utilities Are Using More Coal
Coal miners are Wall Street pariahs right now, but that could change quickly once coal supply and demand start to stabilize.
How Apple Inc. (AAPL) and Google Inc (GOOG) Are Killing Microsoft Corporation (MSFT)
In business, as in life, the only constant is change. Major trends enacted by Apple Inc.
Spectra Energy Partners, LP (SEP), NextEra Energy, Inc. (NEE): Is Spectra Energy Corp. (SE) Destined for Greatness?
Investors love stocks that consistently beat the Street without getting ahead of their fundamentals and risking a meltdown.
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (ALXN), Pharmacyclics, Inc. (PCYC), Aegerion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (AEGR), Raptor Pharmaceutical Corp. (RPTP): Have These Four Biotechs Peaked?
Biotechnology stocks often trade with excessive valuations, until one day, large losses occur.
Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) Wants Your Apple Inc. (AAPL) iPad
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) is starting to offer at least $200 for trade-ins of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)'s iconic iPad at many of its stand-alone stores, according to...
Apple Inc. (AAPL), Microsoft Corporation (MSFT): In The End, Icahn Is Right
Noted investor Carl Icahn is no stranger to controversy.
II-VI, Inc. (IIVI), Alcatel Lucent SA (ADR) (ALU): This Big News Could Move Oclaro, Inc. (OCLR) Earnings
Oclaro, Inc. (NASDAQ:OCLR) will release its quarterly report on Monday, and investors have generally been downbeat about the tiny tech company's future prospects.
Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NOK), Ericsson (ADR) (ERIC): There Was No Stopping the OMX Stockholm 30 Last Week
Could the OMX Stockholm 30 Index (INDEXNASDAQ:OMXS30) notch another week of gains after Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK)'s big deal with Microsoft helped push it up last...
E I Du Pont De Nemours And Co (DD): New Life for an Ancient Company
Back in 1802, when President Jefferson was trudging around the White House, E I Du Pont De Nemours And Co (NYSE:DD) was born.
Barrick Gold Corporation (USA) (ABX), Kinross Gold Corporation (USA) (KGC): Rio Tinto plc (ADR) (RIO) Hard-Pressed to Win by a Landslide
While shares of copper miner Rio Tinto plc (ADR) (NYSE:RIO) have shown some resilience in recent weeks as they bounced 30% higher from their lows, reports of a second landslide...
Santarus, Inc. (SNTS), Nuance Communications Inc. (NUAN), Baidu.com, Inc. (ADR) (BIDU): Here’s What This $17 Billion Money Manager Has Been Buying
Today, let's look at Fred Alger Management, founded in 1964, and managing mutual funds, pension funds, and more.
Ecolab Inc. (ECL), Valero Energy Corporation (VLO), Spectra Energy Corp. (SE): Money-Making Ecologically Focused Stocks
Exchange-traded funds offer a convenient way to invest in sectors or niches that interest you.
Firsthand Technology Value Fund Inc (SVVC), Facebook Inc (FB): Don’t Fall for This Twitter Trap
It will be months before Twitter's IPO possibly hits the market, but there was at least one publicly traded investment on the move today after yesterday's filing by the micro-...
Deutsche Bank AG (USA) (DB), Bayer AG (ADR) (BAYRY): Will Germany’s Momentum Help European Markets Find Their Stride?
European markets haven't enjoyed the gains that American investors have gotten used to in 2013, but stocks across the Atlantic might finally be turning the corner headed into ...
Office Depot Inc (ODP), OfficeMax Inc (OMX): Staples, Inc. (SPLS) Is Fighting Hard Against Industry Trends
Staples, Inc. (NASDAQ:SPLS), the once-dominant office supply store, isn't what it used to be due to weak consumer spending and competitive online threats.
WellPoint, Inc. (WLP), CME Group Inc (CME), Mattel, Inc. (MAT): Stocks Growing Their Dividends by 20% Per Year
Dividend investors would be wise to focus not just on a stock's current yield, but also on the long-term growth potential of its dividends.
Morningstar, Inc. (MORN), Thomson Reuters Corporation (USA) (TRI): Will FactSet Research Systems Inc. (FDS) Earnings Keep the Stock Soaring?
FactSet Research Systems Inc. (NYSE:FDS) will release its quarterly report on Tuesday, and investors have been heartily enthusiastic about the stock's potential for growth.
The Gap Inc. (GPS), The Buckle, Inc. (BKE): Urban Outfitters, Inc. (URBN) Is Better Than the Market Thinks
Earlier this week, Urban Outfitters, Inc. (NASDAQ:URBN) turned in its second-quarter SEC filing.
Why NQ Mobile Inc (ADR) (NQ) Shares Popped (Again)
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over market movements, we do like to keep an eye on big changes -- just in case they're material to our investing thesis...
QUALCOMM, Inc. (QCOM) – Intel Corporation (INTC)’s Quark Quandary: Can Something so Small Fuel Big Growth?
It's no secret that Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) has missed out on the explosive growth in mobile computing.
Ford Motor Company (F), Toyota Motor Corporation (ADR) (TM): Trending Toward Less Gas Usage
Do you remember the good ole' days? In 1998, gas in my hometown was a whopping $0.98 per gallon. For a kid in high school, that was huge—I was able to afford to go places.
General Motors Company (GM) Has Done Its Share, But Taxpayers Are Still In The Hole
General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) has completely satisfied the terms of the deals it made with the U.S. Treasury back in 2009. There's nothing left for GM to do.
AMC Networks Inc (AMCX), Netflix, Inc. (NFLX), Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN): Breaking Bad ‘Sequel’?
Breaking Bad may be ending with record ratings, but AMC Networks (NASDAQ:AMCX) and Sony Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:SNE) are working on a spinoff for actor and comedian Bob Odenkirk...
Williams Companies, Inc. (WMB), Polaris Industries Inc. (PII): Stocks Growing Their Dividends by 30% Per Year
Dividend investors would be wise to focus not just on a stock's current yield, but also on the long-term growth potential of its dividends.
Pitney Bowes Inc. (PBI), Weight Watchers International, Inc. (WTW), Outerwall Inc (OUTR): Avoid These 3 Value Traps
There's more to value investing than just screening for stocks with low P/E ratios.
Callaway Golf Co (ELY), NIKE, Inc. (NKE), Dicks Sporting Goods Inc (DKS): Should Investors Bet on a Turnaround at This Golf Equipment Pioneer?
Callaway Golf Co (NYSE:ELY) built a leading position in the golf equipment business by delivering game-changing, innovative products like the Big Bertha over-sized drivers it...
Belden Inc. (BDC), Pacific Coast Oil Trust (ROYT), Texas Roadhouse Inc (TXRH): 3 Upcoming Dividends — Which Should You Pick?
For many companies, it's that time of the quarter (or month) again -- time to release a dividend payout.
Celgene Corporation (CELG), Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (ONXX): Revelations From This Blazing Biotech
With all of the heat generated by this biotech and its stock, it pays to pay attention to what Celgene Corporation (NASDAQ:CELG) says.
The Walt Disney Company (DIS), Time Warner Inc (TWX), Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. (USA) (LGF): This Fall’s 5 Biggest Movie Hits
Without a doubt, 2013 is shaping up to be a banner year at the box office so far.
Denbury Resources Inc. (DNR), Occidental Petroleum Corporation (OXY), Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. (APD): This Greenhouse Gas Just Might Save the Oil Industry
According to the EPA, carbon dioxide accounted for 84% of all U.S. greenhouse gas emissions from human activities.
Kraft Foods Group Inc (KRFT), Mondelez International Inc (MDLZ), Citigroup Inc. (C): Where Are These Former Dow Stocks Now?
Investors value the Dow Jones Industrials for the quality of its selection process and its relative stability.
Tesla Motors Inc (TSLA), Kinder Morgan Inc (KMI) & Why Being Wrong Could Be Your Ruin
Selling stock shorts can be fun and profitable, but it's a very risky strategy.
A Ray of Hope for Nintendo Co., Ltd (ADR) (NTDOY)
Nintendo Co., Ltd (ADR) (OTCMKTS:NTDOY) may be down, but it's not out.
Range Resources Corp. (RRC), Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation (COG): More Good Times Ahead?
With U.S. natural gas prices still extremely low, one might wonder how some natural gas companies continue to generate solid profits.
Why Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co. (ADR) (SHI) Deal Bodes Well for Apache Corporation (APA)
Last Thursday, Apache Corporation (NYSE:APA), the Houston-based oil and gas company, announced that it will sell a third of its Egyptian oil and gas assets to Chinese oil giant...
Royal Dutch Shell plc (ADR) (RDS-A), BP plc (ADR) (BP): Who’s Going ‘Back to Petroleum’?
Back in April, BP plc (ADR) (NYSE:BP) announced that it was putting its U.S.
Monsanto Company (MON)’s Next Conquest for GMO Dominance
While Africa has long been intransigent in its stance against introducing genetically modified crops, cracks are forming in the opposition, and the world's leading biotechs -- ...
SolarCity Corp (SCTY), Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (ADR) (STP), LDK Solar Co., Ltd (ADR) (LDK): Last Week in Solar
The solar industry is through earnings season, and there were winners and losers, but overall, the industry is looking very strong.
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK.A): Why American International Group Inc (AIG) Is Furious With Warren Buffett
According to a recent report from The Wall Street Journal, the typically amiable Warren Buffett has been busy doing both of late.
The Walt Disney Company (DIS), Microsoft Corporation (MSFT), United Technologies Corporation (UTX): The Top Dow Stocks Last Week
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over market movements, we do like to keep an eye on big changes -- just in case they're material to our investing thesis...
FirstEnergy Corp. (FE), Duke Energy Corp (DUK): America’s 10 Dirtiest Power Plants
All power plants are not created equal. It takes energy to make energy, and some corporations are nothing more than carbon clunkers.
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc (REGN), Viropharma Inc (VPHM): Sanofi SA (ADR) (SNY)’s Interest Sparks Biotech Stocks in a Huge Week for Investors
Looking for the best-performing sector in this year's big market rally? It may just be the biotech sector, which has erupted with astronomical gains in 2013.
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (ISRG): This Could Send MAKO Surgical Corp. (MAKO) to New Highs
MAKO Surgical Corp. (NASDAQ:MAKO) investors have to be feeling pretty good about themselves right about now.
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. (NBIX), ChemoCentryx Inc (CCXI), Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (AVNR): Horrendous Health-Care Stocks Last Week
In a way, stocks go through seasons like the weather. Sometimes they spring forth, sometimes they're hot like summer, sometimes they're dormant and cold like winter.
Ford Motor Company (F), General Motors Company (GM): Will Chevy’s 2015 Tahoe and Suburban Avoid Extinction?
A decade ago, Detroit automakers Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) and General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) were well known for all the wrong reasons.
WellPoint, Inc. (WLP), CIGNA Corporation (CI), HCA Holdings Inc (HCA): With Obamacare Delays Mounting, Should We Be Concerned?
It's officially crunch time for President Obama and the thousands of workers nationwide who've been hired to help promote the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, known...
Time Warner Inc (TWX), Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. (USA) (LGF): Why The Walt Disney Company (DIS) Just Bumped Up This Marvel Film’s Release
On Monday, comics fans cheered after The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) announced it was moving the release date of Marvel Studios' Ant-Man up by three months to July 31, 2015...
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (WMT) Vows to Become Less Toxic
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE:WMT) has quite a rep related to social issues like employee treatment.
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK.B), Bank of America Corp (BAC), Wells Fargo & Co (WFC): Why the Richest Americans Could Be Set Up for Disaster
Let's face it: We'd all like to own a private jet, get driven around by chauffeurs in rare automobiles, eat at the priciest restaurants, and in essence never worry about money...
