Archive for: thursday

Gasoline: No Cure For High Prices Like High Prices

By Dian L. ChuCrude oil market has been on a wild roller coaster ride ever since riots started escalating in Egypt and Libya. The latest Libyan supply disruptions...

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Vale (NYSE:VALE) Says Earnings Best Ever in Mining Industry

Vale (NYSE:VALE) reported what they called the ‘best ever’ annual result in the mining industry: $17.3bn in 2010. Vale CEO Roger Agnelli says – that...

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Face to face with Bill Fleckenstein on where to invest

Eric King of King World News on Thursday interviewed Bill Fleckenstein on the lie of the financial land. Click through to hear his views. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/StraightStocks/~5/CUuiPyJzTsI/Bill...

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DragonWave (NASDAQ:DRWI) Gets Crushed on Weak Guidance

With DragonWave (NASDAQ:DRWI) giving weak guidance with little explanation as to the why of it, the share price got hammered Thursday, although the assumption is...

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Merck Downgraded to “Hold” at Citigroup on Failed Blood Clot Drug (MRK)

Pharmaceuticals giant Merck & Co., Inc. ( MRK ) on Friday caught a downgrade from analysts at Citigroup, following the company’s Thursday announcement...

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Microsoft quietly shuts down Office Genuine Advantage program

“Late last week, with no public announcement, Microsoft quietly retired one cog in its antipiracy machine. Office Genuine Advantage was officially shut down...

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Market Wrap-Up for Dec.16 (FDX, ABX, DFS, V, MA, WYNN, SBUX, more)

There was an interesting story out today talking about how Bill Gross’s $250 billion PIMCO Total Return Fund may be investing 10% of its assets in equity...

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EU Hedge Funds Switzerland

EU Hedge Funds Switzerland  EU Directive Driving Hedge Funds to Switzerland The EU fund manager directive finally passed last Thursday after lengthly negotiations...

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Hecla (NYSE:HL), Coeur d’Alene (NYSE:CDE), Compania de Minas (NYSE:BVN) Rise on Fed’s QE2

Hecla (NYSE:HL), Coeur d’Alene (NYSE:CDE), Compania de Minas (NYSE:BVN) all surged Thursday on the actions of the Federal Reserve which will inflate the economy,...

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Bullion Prices Explode, Gold Tops $1380 and Silver Tops $26 | Coin …

U.S. bullion prices, commodities and stocks soared Thursday, a day after the Federal Reserve announced a monetary stimulus plan to boost the economy. The U.S. dollar...

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Goldcorp (NYSE:GG) Soars and Scores in Third Quarter

Goldcorp (NYSE:GG) soared over 5 percent by the close of trading Thursday, ending the session at $44.29, after a stunning performance in the third quarter. What...

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Potash Corp. Posts Record Q3 Earnings on Higher Grain Prices (POT)

Potash Corp. Posts Record Q3 Earnings on Higher Grain Prices (POT)

Fertilizer giant Potash Corp. ( POT ) on Thursday posted better-than-expected third quarter earnings, as higher grain prices helped propel the Canadian company’s...

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