Dec 18 2012 @ 14:34
A mob of angry users filled the spaces of social media sites today in reaction to new terms of service and privacy policies published by Instagram, a photo sharing application owned by Facebook, giving the service rights to use its users’ information and contents as a means of generating revenue. In an unadultered form, I […]
Dec 18 2012 @ 09:47
Usana Health Sciences Inc. (
NYSE:USNA): The company stock is currently trading at $38.61, up 0.99 percent from its previous close. It opened at $38.18 and has traded in the range of $38.02 and $38.69 in the current trading session.
Dec 18 2012 @ 04:26
Has anyone ever rated the credit rating agencies? The answer is simple: no. In 2011 the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published a long report with a generic downgrade of all the agencies, without naming them and asking for a further effort not to repeat the mistakes of the past. A second report published […]
Dec 17 2012 @ 12:10
Clearwire Corporation (
NASDAQ:CLWR): The company is all set to be acquired by Sprint Nextel and the stock plummeted down to $2.94. It is currently at $2.95, down 12.61 percent from its previous close of $3.37.
Dec 17 2012 @ 10:22
Having bounced back up from 35p to 170p shares in GMX traded joke valuation company US Oil & Gas (USOP) were starting to bubble. The USOPians (folks who chat amongst themselves on twitter and Bulletin Boards) were already discussing once again whether £15 or £200 a share was fair value. But then…. the shares started […]
Dec 17 2012 @ 07:16
Hard times for big banks. In the US they are making a last minute push to ease the new global liquidity requirements, that would force them to come up with an additional $800bn in easy-to-sell assets under the proposed standards. On the other hand, UK banks are facing the threat of a break-up if they […]
Dec 15 2012 @ 06:28
An email was sent out by a leading financial websites group to its readers on Friday with the headline : “The one stock to own before the New Year.” I do not know where to begin with this shocking tale but if you bought that stock (and it is clear some folks did) you need […]
Dec 14 2012 @ 12:11
Evolution Petroleum Corp. (
AMEX:EPM): The stock saw purchase interest from Lovoi John, the company’s 10 percent owner. Lovoi bought 165,000 shares for $1.306 million at the rate of $7.92 apiece.
Dec 13 2012 @ 12:04
LB Foster Co. (
NASDAQ:FSTR): The stock zoomed past its previous 52 weeks high of $42.25 and touched $42.51. Its lowest price point for the session stood at $42. LB Foster is currently trading at $42.30, up 0.33 percent from its previous close of $42.16.
Dec 12 2012 @ 12:09
Athenahealth Inc. (
NASDAQ:ATHN): The stock received rated upgrade from Sterne Agee. The stock is now rated Neutral, up from Underperformer. Athenahealth’s price target has also been raised from $48.50 to $72.