When Walmart (NYSE: WMT) first started trading on the New York stock exchange in 1972, investors were reasonably impressed with the company’s slow and steady growth trajectory. But that was a lost decade of stocks, and the Arkansas-based retailer mostly flew under the radar. Ten years later, though, investors knew… Read More
David Sterman has worked as an investment analyst for nearly two decades. He started his Wall Street career in equity research at Smith Barney, culminating in a position as Senior Analyst covering European banks. While at Smith Barney, he learned of all the tricks used by Wall Street to steer the best advice to their top clients and their own trading desk. David has also served as Managing Editor at TheStreet.com and Director of Research at Individual Investor. In addition, David worked as Director of Research for Jesup & Lamont Securities. David has made numerous media appearances over the years, primarily on CNBC and Bloomberg TV, and has a master's degree in management from Georgia Tech. David Stermanon
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Among the biggest losers in Monday’s early trading are PetMed Express (Nasdaq: PETS), Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) and Hovnanian Enterprises (NYSE: HOV). Top Percentage Losers — Monday, July 19, 2010 Company Name (Ticker) Intra-Day Price Intra-Day % Loss 52-Week… Read More
Among the biggest winners in Monday’s early trading are Quicksilver Resources (NYSE: KWK), Yongye Int’l (Nasdaq: YONG) and Corinthian Colleges (Nasdaq: COCO). Top Percentage Gainers — Monday, July 19, 2010 Company Name (Ticker) Intra-Day Price Intra-Day % Gain 52-Week High 52-Week Low Quicksilver Resources (NYSE: KWK)… Read More
The Best Idea of the Week
July 16, 2010
The trading week began on a bullish note, as Intel (Nasdaq: INTC) weighed in with a great quarterly report on Monday. But by week’s end, stocks were slumping after a pair of downbeat reports from Citigroup (NYSE: C) and Bank of America (NYSE: BAC). Stocks are also feeling the pressure… Read More
Aubrey McClendon is certainly audacious. The co-founder, chairman and chief executive officer of Chesapeake Energy (NYSE: CHK) always swings for the fences. Trouble is, he has swung and missed more often than not. But hope springs eternal, and he’s taking big swings once again. And that’s why McClendon and Chesapeake Energy are either loved or hated, depending on who you talk to. There’s Gas in Them Thar Shales After seeing the natural gas market soar and fall throughout much of the last two decades, McClendon started to see a perfect storm brewing a few… Read More
Aubrey McClendon is certainly audacious. The co-founder, chairman and chief executive officer of Chesapeake Energy (NYSE: CHK) always swings for the fences. Trouble is, he has swung and missed more often than not. But hope springs eternal, and he’s taking big swings once again. And that’s why McClendon and Chesapeake Energy are either loved or hated, depending on who you talk to. There’s Gas in Them Thar Shales After seeing the natural gas market soar and fall throughout much of the last two decades, McClendon started to see a perfect storm brewing a few years ago, one that temporarily made him a billionaire. In 2008, natural gas prices were soaring and geologists were starting to see that the United States was sitting on the “Saudi Arabia of natural gas” under deep rock formations known as shales. With more and more power plants expected to switch from coal to natural gas during the next decade, and a seemingly unlimited bounty of gas underground, Chesapeake borrowed millions in order to buy up and exploit vast untapped gas fields. And McClendon had no trouble finding fans on Wall Street. Read More
Among the biggest winners in Friday’s early trading are Charles Schwab (Nasdaq: SCHW), Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) and Biovail (NYSE: BVF). Top Percentage Gainers — Friday, July 16, 2010 Company Name (Ticker) Intra-Day Price Intra-Day % Gain 52-Week High 52-Week Low Charles Schwab (Nasdaq: SCHW)… Read More
Friday Losers: Vivus, Polycom and Google
July 16, 2010
Among the biggest losers in Friday’s early trading are Vivus (Nasdaq: VVUS), Polycom (Nasdaq: PLCM) and Google (Nasdaq: GOOG). Top Percentage Losers — Friday, July 16, 2010 Company Name (Ticker) Intra-Day Price Intra-Day % Loss 52-Week High 52-Week Low Vivus (Nasdaq: VVUS) $5.16 -57.4% $13.68 $4.90… Read More
Among the biggest losers in Thursday’s early trading are OPNET (Nasdaq: OPNT), Key Energy Services (NYSE: KEG) and Kulicke & Soffa (Nasdaq: KLIC). Top Percentage Losers –Thursday, July 15, 2010 Company Name (Ticker) Intra-Day Price Intra-Day % Loss 52-Week High 52-Week Low OPNET (Nasdaq: OPNT) $13.75 -13.5% $17.72… Read More
Among the biggest winners in Thursday’s early trading are Arena Pharma (Nasdaq: ARNA), Clean Energy (Nasdaq: CLNE) and West Marine (Nasdaq: WMAR). Top Percentage Gainers — Thursday, July 15, 2010 Company Name (Ticker) Intra-Day Price Intra-Day % Gain 52-Week High 52-Week Low Arena Pharma (Nasdaq: ARNA) $4.80… Read More
Two Healthcare Tech Stocks to Buy Now
July 15, 2010
“You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink.” That’s the conundrum that the Obama administration faces as it tries to get doctors, pharmacies, hospitals and patients into the 21st Century. Too many medical professionals have been wary of the digital age, preferring to scribble out… Read More