- High-Yield Convertibles Should Underperform @ Minyanville - 8 hours ago
Convertibles' relative performance defines market state well.
- Three Outperforming Industrial ETFs @ Minyanville - 8 hours ago
Not many individual stocks are beating the Industrial Select Sector SPDR, but these are.
- Five Fat Dividend Stocks for Lean Times Minyanville - Fri, May 25, 2012 5:28 PM EDT
These income-producing investments are likely to pay off.
- Best of the Blogs, Real Estate: Average Homeowner Owes $75,644 More on Mortgage Than Their Home Is W … @ Minyanville - Fri, May 25, 2012 5:15 PM EDT
Plus, Zillow predicts that the Case-Shiller Composite Home Price Indices for March will show a decline from last year.
- ETF Showdown: Not Now, Maybe Later @ Minyanville - Fri, May 25, 2012 5:15 PM EDT
Energy and emerging market focused funds are feeling it first.
- Need a Pistol? Ask Daily Caller @ Minyanville - Fri, May 25, 2012 4:10 PM EDT
The Daily Caller says it will give away one free FMK 9C1 9mm pistol every week until Election Day.
- Which 5 Technology Mutual Funds Should Outperform Their Peers? @ Minyanville - Fri, May 25, 2012 4:00 PM EDT
Zacks reveals its top choices.
- Friday's Narrowly Ranging Euro Reflects a Very Nervous Market @ Minyanville - Fri, May 25, 2012 4:00 PM EDT
Signals, targets, resistance, and patterns are noted for major liquid commodities.
- You Are What You Tweet? Best Buy CEO Words Analyzed @ Minyanville - Fri, May 25, 2012 3:40 PM EDT
Language analyst Chuck Rose breaks down Brian Dunn's tweet sent before his termination.
- Dish Network Countersues TV Networks Over Ad-Blackout System @ Minyanville - Fri, May 25, 2012 3:00 PM EDT
Strangely enough, major TV networks have issues with technology that blacks out commercials.
- Big Banks: It Doesn't Get Better @ Minyanville - Fri, May 25, 2012 2:50 PM EDT
Regulators and ratings agencies appear doubtful that the banks can handle risk on their own. Now it looks like investors are also unsure.
- Buzz on the Street: Stocks Grind Through the European Abyss @ Minyanville - Fri, May 25, 2012 2:20 PM EDT
A look back at the happenings on Wall Street this week, as seen by Minyanville's Buzz & Banter.
- Funniest Financial Tweets of the Week @ Minyanville - Fri, May 25, 2012 2:10 PM EDT
Some of the wittiest quips from the business and finance twitterati.
- Kids Can't Get Enough of Tasty, Toxic Detergent Packets @ Minyanville - Fri, May 25, 2012 1:34 PM EDT
Squeezable, bite-sized packets containing toxic fluid. What could go wrong?
- China: Tech Companies Yahoo, Microsoft, and Nokia Dominate Headlines @ Minyanville - Fri, May 25, 2012 1:30 PM EDT
China Sunergy and Wanda Group also make the news.
- The 'Strong-Weak' Theory Reveals Which Stocks Will Move Lower @ Minyanville - Fri, May 25, 2012 1:25 PM EDT
Indices show signs that lower stock prices are to come.
- Google Leaks First Video From Google Glasses @ Minyanville - Fri, May 25, 2012 12:54 PM EDT
If you're keen on hands-free video chronicling your intermediate trampoline tricks, Google has the product for you!
- While Tech Giants Struggle, Which Leading Electronic-Device Maker Is Thriving? @ Minyanville - Fri, May 25, 2012 12:30 PM EDT
Sales of just one of its products are up 150% -- and this is a trend in its infancy.
- Five More Fat Dividend Stocks for Lean Times @ Minyanville - Fri, May 25, 2012 12:20 PM EDT
Although high-yield, not all of these stocks are easy to purchase in the US.
- Five Fat Dividend Stocks for Lean Times @ Minyanville - Fri, May 25, 2012 12:15 PM EDT
These income-producing investments are likely to pay off.
- Go Your Own Way: Correlation Breakdown in the Market @ Minyanville - Fri, May 25, 2012 11:30 AM EDT
Gone is the simple asset inflation/dollar devaluation trade.
- Job Hunting? How Marketing Tactics Can Give New Grads an Edge @ Minyanville - Fri, May 25, 2012 11:15 AM EDT
A new book on the secret to getting a job after college says knowing how to sell yourself is key.
- Best of the Blogs: Apple's Tim Cook Forgoes Dividend, Earns Respect @ Minyanville - Fri, May 25, 2012 11:05 AM EDT
Minyanville's daily roundup of some of the best financial commentary from around the Web.
- Pfizer Drug for Rare Disease Shouldn't Be Approved, US Review Says [UPDATE] @ Minyanville - Fri, May 25, 2012 10:25 AM EDT
The big drug company needs to bring new products to market, but FDA staffers say a company study doesn't show that the treatment Vyndaqel works.
- Bears Fire Warning Shot Across the (S&P) Bow @ Minyanville - Fri, May 25, 2012 10:10 AM EDT
It's by no means a "done deal" for bears yet, but the evidence is mounting.
- Three Uranium Stocks Are Up in 2012 After a Hard Fall Post-Fukushima @ Minyanville - Fri, May 25, 2012 9:45 AM EDT
Overall, the sector faces near- to mid-term uncertainty.
- Chart of the Day: SanDisk @ Minyanville - Fri, May 25, 2012 9:40 AM EDT
SanDisk is now oversold at the bottom of a large trading range.
- Stock Downgrades: Ketchup King Heinz Doesn't Pass Muster @ Minyanville - Fri, May 25, 2012 9:30 AM EDT
Wall Street ratings agencies set the tone for today's stock market.
- New Stock Coverage: Hain Celestial Shoots for the Stars @ Minyanville - Fri, May 25, 2012 9:30 AM EDT
Wall Street ratings agencies set the tone for today's stock market.
- Stock Upgrades: High Fives for ARM Holdings @ Minyanville - Fri, May 25, 2012 9:20 AM EDT
Wall Street ratings agencies set the tone for today's stock market.
- SPDR S&P 500 ETF and Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corporation Stock Most Active Stocks in Pre-Market … @ Minyanville - Fri, May 25, 2012 9:20 AM EDT
Telefonica, S.A. was up this morning.
- EXPOSED: How Once-Bold Hedge Funds Have Devolved Into Risk-Averse Scaredy-Cats, and What That Has Done … @ Minyanville - Fri, May 25, 2012 9:15 AM EDT
Conor Sen details the debilitating effects of the month-end performance mentality and explains the defensive strategies used to hold onto "2 and 20" paying assets.
- PowerShares QQQ Trust and Facebook Among Most Active Stocks in Pre-Market Today on the Nasdaq @ Minyanville - Fri, May 25, 2012 9:10 AM EDT
Complete Genomics was up this morning.
- Pre-Market Primer: 'Europe Can Have Eurobonds Soon,' According to Mario Monti @ Minyanville - Fri, May 25, 2012 9:10 AM EDT
Italy's Prime Minister says that a majority of European leaders are in favor of collective borrowing, and Tim Cook asks not to get an extra $75 million in compensation from Apple.
- Top 5 Government Bond Mutual Funds @ Minyanville - Fri, May 25, 2012 9:00 AM EDT
Zacks lists its top choices.
- Best of the Blogs, Transportation: IBM Uses Social Media to Predict More Traveling Among Vacationers @ Minyanville - Thu, May 24, 2012 5:05 PM EDT
Plus, less traffic congestion in 2011 may indicate a weak economy.
- Volatility Ahead for Commodities @ Minyanville - Thu, May 24, 2012 4:25 PM EDT
A day after major targets are met, the market pauses. Expect the volatility to accelerate.
- Sorry, Oracle: Google Won @ Minyanville - Thu, May 24, 2012 3:55 PM EDT
Oracle lost its patent case against Google. The whole software industry just dodged a bullet.
- Creative, Social Media-Based Punishments For Children @ Minyanville - Thu, May 24, 2012 3:31 PM EDT
When she handed down her sentence, ReShonda Tate's daughter literally begged for a spanking instead.
- What's Better (for Commodity Investors) Than the Farmers' Almanac? @ Minyanville - Thu, May 24, 2012 2:25 PM EDT
This tech company's algorithm gets it right 80% of the time, a year ahead of time -- and delivered to your phone.
- Three Actively-Managed Global ETFs @ Minyanville - Thu, May 24, 2012 1:50 PM EDT
Get under the hood of State Street Global Advisors' new launches.
- Memo to Regulators: Here's How You Should Regulate Capital Requirements @ Minyanville - Thu, May 24, 2012 1:25 PM EDT
Size, risk, complexity, and how capital is used should factor into any formula. Instead of a flat percentage, banks should allocate equity the way a hedge fund would.
- Want to Sit With Your Family on an Airplane? That'll Be $25, Please @ Minyanville - Thu, May 24, 2012 12:58 PM EDT
What's the solution? Drive. Or at least plan ahead.
- Too Big to Fail: Four Years Later, Things Are Riskier Than Ever @ Minyanville - Thu, May 24, 2012 12:40 PM EDT
Even after Dodd-Frank, large institutions are still risky. And we have a government all too willing to intervene.
- Best of the Blogs, Biotech: Is an Anti-Obesity Drug Finally in Sight? @ Minyanville - Thu, May 24, 2012 11:35 AM EDT
Plus, pharma companies unite in $285 million effort to develop new antibiotics.
- For Hewlett-Packard, Not That Bad Is Good Enough @ Minyanville - Thu, May 24, 2012 11:10 AM EDT
Hewlett-Packard reported better-than-expected earnings and significant layoffs.
- Johnson & Johnson Setback Is Positive for Pfizer, Bristol-Myers @ Minyanville - Thu, May 24, 2012 10:55 AM EDT
FDA advisers say J&J's blood thinner Xarelto shouldn't be approved for additional use. Pfizer, Bristol-Myers await word on market clearance for rival drug Eliquis.
- Best of the Blogs: What Caused the Euro Spike? @ Minyanville - Thu, May 24, 2012 10:15 AM EDT
Minyanville's daily roundup of some of the best financial commentary from around the Web.
- The Right REIT at the Right Time @ Minyanville - Thu, May 24, 2012 9:45 AM EDT
Are distressed mortgages now a go-to sector for investors? They have both yield and upside.
- Chart of the Day: Intel @ Minyanville - Thu, May 24, 2012 9:35 AM EDT
Intel scored a high volume hammer candle at the 200-day moving average, but gapped down below support before doing so.
