Stocks

If you haven’t heard about the Target data breach by now, here is the short version: a massive identity theft operation was perpetrated against retail-giant Target (NYSE: TGT) and… Read more

Struggling teen retailer American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE: AEO) is in free-fall mode this morning after a surprise announcement on Wednesday after the market closed that CEO Robert Hanson was… Read more

I’ve been advising investors buy shares of Best Buy (NYSE:BBY) for several months now. But last week’s 30% plummet in Best Buy’s stock served as a wakeup call that… Read more

Event: Shares of Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE: AMD) are in a free fall on Wednesday, down 11%. The company reported earnings after the market closed on Tuesday and investors… Read more

The U.S. housing recovery picked up steam in 2013. Home prices increased 10.9%, their biggest annual increase since the recession. Foreclosures are down 33% since the end of 2012…. Read more

It was just one week ago when the big news was announced: Google Acquires Nest for $3.2 billion. For many investors, it was just the latest multi-billion dollar merger… Read more

Fresh off their most prolific year since the turn of the century, IPOs are off to a fast start in 2014. Five companies have gone public on U.S. exchanges… Read more

It’s a fact that Wall Street professionals are horrible at predicting market performance from year to year. Yet, every January hordes of highly paid experts continue the annual tradition… Read more

Last week’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) offered a buffet of tech trends and related investment ideas for 2014. I’d characterize the major themes as more evolutionary than revolutionary. But… Read more