Among the biggest losers in Wedneday’s early trading are Delta Petroleum (Nasdaq: DPTR), FTI Consulting (NYSE: FCN) and Xenoport (Nasdaq: XNPT). Top Percentage Losers –Wednesday, July 7, 2010 Company Name (Ticker) Intra-Day Price Intra-Day % Loss 52-Week High 52-Week Low Xenoport (Nasdaq: XNPT) $6.51 -26.9% $25.42 $6.35… 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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The Time is Right for This Sector
July 6, 2010
Careful what you wish for. That’s the hard-learned lesson gleaned by investors and industry executives seeking their fortune in natural gas. Just a few years ago, they wished to find more natural gas in the ground and under the sea bed. They did, hitting mother lode after mother lode. Now,… Read More
Among the biggest losers in Tuesday’s early trading are Taseko Mines (AMEX: TGB), Ctrip.com (Nasdaq: CTRP) and Monsanto (NYSE: MON). Top Percentage Losers –Tuesday, July 6, 2010 Company Name (Ticker) Intra-Day Price Intra-Day % Loss 52-Week High 52-Week Low CTrip.com (Nasdaq: CTRP) $32.05 -15.8% $72.66 $19.45 Taseko Mines (AMEX:… Read More
Among the biggest winners in Tuesday’s early trading are BP (NYSE: BP), Broadwind Energy (Nasdaq: BWEN) and JA Solar (Nasdaq: JASO). Top Percentage Gainers — Tuesday, July 6, 2010 Company Name (Ticker) Intra-Day Price Intra-Day % Gain 52-Week High 52-Week Low Broadwind Energy (Nasdaq: BWEN) $3.58 +28.3%… Read More
The Best Ideas of the Week
July 2, 2010
Hey, second quarter, good riddance to ya. The sharp drops in the market were no fun, but with earnings season around the corner, perhaps investors will again find reasons to buy. Right now, it seems that most investors can find many more reasons to be bearish than bullish. And that’s actually good for stocks. You have a chance to make money when stocks are loathed. As investors have been digesting the ramifications of a possibly slowing economy, they may have overlooked some important news… Read More
Hey, second quarter, good riddance to ya. The sharp drops in the market were no fun, but with earnings season around the corner, perhaps investors will again find reasons to buy. Right now, it seems that most investors can find many more reasons to be bearish than bullish. And that’s actually good for stocks. You have a chance to make money when stocks are loathed. As investors have been digesting the ramifications of a possibly slowing economy, they may have overlooked some important news coming out of specific stocks. So it helps to take a look back and point the spotlight once more on some of the most compelling stocks from this week’s StreetAuthority winners and losers. PolyMet Mining (AMEX: PLM) As we noted on Monday morning, PolyMet Mining stood to benefit from a decision by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to let the company move forward with its application to mine copper and nickel at a large Minnesota mine. Shares initially surged higher, but ended the week even lower than… Read More
Among the biggest winners in Friday’s early trading are Thor Industries (NYSE: THO), Arena Pharma (Nasdaq: ARNA) and Allergan (NYSE: AGN). Top Percentage Gainers — Friday, July 2, 2010 Company Name (Ticker) Intra-Day Price Intra-Day % Gain 52-Week High 52-Week Low Thor Industries (NYSE: THO) $25.57… Read More
Among the biggest losers in Friday’s early trading are Wilshire Bancorp (Nasdaq: WIBC), Frontier Communications (NYSE: FTR) and Lincare Holdings (Nasdaq: LNCR). Top Percentage Losers — Friday, July 2, 2010 Company Name (Ticker) Intra-Day Price Intra-Day % Loss 52-Week High 52-Week Low Wilshire Bancorp (Nasdaq:… Read More
Making Sense of China’s Future
July 1, 2010
Sometimes, investors just need an excuse to sell. If they feel like worrying, there are always an ample amount of things to worry about. A few months ago, Greece was the concern du jour. Even though it’s a tiny economy, and has almost… Read More
During the past few years, airlines staged a remarkable comeback. The major legacy carriers such as Continental (NYSE: CAL), Delta (NYSE: DAL), AMR’s (NYSE: AMR) American Airlines and UAL’s (Nasdaq: UAUA) United took a lot of planes out of service, cut major cost-saving labor agreements, and benefited from… Read More
Among the biggest losers in Thursday’s early trading are Dendreon (Nasdaq: DNDN), Xyratex (Nasdaq: XRTX) and Amedysis (Nasdaq: AMED). Top Percentage Losers — Thursday, July 1, 2010 Company Name (Ticker) Intra-Day Price Intra-Day % Loss 52-Week High 52-Week Low Amedysis (Nasdaq: AMED) $37.34 -15.1% $64.28 $29.71… Read More