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.
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Among the biggest losers in Tuesday’s early trading are Callaway Golf (NYSE: ELY), La-Z-Boy (NYSE: LZB) and Best Buy (NYSE: BBY). Top Percentage Losers — Tuesday, June 15, 2010 Company Name (Ticker) Intra-Day Price Intra-Day % Loss 52-Week High 52-Week Low La-Z-Boy (NYSE: LZB) $10.38 -16.3% $15.46 $3.45… Read More
I doubt you’ve ever heard of Rockhopper Exploration. Rockhopper is a small U.K.-based oil company. But what’s unique about its business is that the company is a major player in the drilling around the Falkland Islands. You likely remember the Falkland Islands as the… Read More
One of the challenges of buying an industry leader such as Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) is that it is “priced to perfection.” The value of its stock implies that the company will fulfill all of the high expectations placed upon it. More than likely, Apple will keep on delivering winning products,… Read More
In business, there are some items you can control and some things that are out of your hands. For the folks that run the major truck-based freight carriers, they are almost completely vulnerable to issues beyond their control. All they can do is try to make the best of the… Read More
Today I’d like to introduce you to my friend Mike. Mike is a real person and that is, in fact, his real name. He and I met in college and have been close friends since. He’s extremely intelligent, a partner in a major law firm, and he has, to my… Read More
Among the biggest winners in Monday’s early trading are Ceragon Networks (Nasdaq: CRNT), YRC Worldwide (Nasdaq: YRCW) and Newpark Resources (NYSE: NR). Top Percentage Gainers — Monday, June 14, 2010 Company Name (Ticker) Intra-Day Price Intra-Day % Gain 52-Week High 52-Week Low Ceragon Networks (Nasdaq:… Read More
Among the biggest losers in Monday’s early trading are THQ (Nasdaq: THQI), BP (NYSE: BP) and Anadarko (NYSE: APC). Top Percentage Losers — Monday, June 14, 2010 Company Name (Ticker) Intra-Day Price Intra-Day % Loss 52-Week High 52-Week Low BP (NYSE: BP) $31.33 -7.8% $62.38 $29.00… Read More
Will it ever end? It seems like one day the Dow Jones Industrial Average swings up +200 points and then gaps down -300 points the next. Several weeks of that is enough to make most investors nauseous. But a simple change in attitude can fix all of… Read More
The S&P 500 dropped -8.2% in May, leaving investors with some tough decisions to make in June. The downdraft pushed many solid investments into the loss column, year-to-date. If you are sitting with a loss on a fundamentally sound investment, what can you do?… Read More
First-quarter earnings season is a distant memory, and we’re still six weeks away from the next torrent of earnings reports. To fill that vacuum many investors will be focusing on economic data points that will be released… Read More
