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TASR?s Comeback
2007-06-20 17:25:00 Taser International’s (TASR) shares have slipped over 75% since early 2005 due to missed expectations and numerous lawsuits over it’s Taser nonlethal weapons technology. However, things are starting to look up in 2007 as Taser recently successfully defended yet another lawsuit, giving it a track record of 45-0 in wins. In addition, the company has ... More About: Comeback
Investors Blog Network Festival #9
2007-06-19 16:28:00 The 9th Investors Blog Network festival is up over at BiotechHealthInvestor.com. Some posts I found interesting: Mutual Funds- What You Need To Know Stock Market Technical Analysis Versus Fundamental Analysis, In Pictures Is Qualcomm decline a buying opportunity? Check out the rest of the articles here. ---Related Articles at The Wall Street Matador:Investor’s Blog Network Festival #5New Feature - ...
COG Chart - Breakout
2007-06-14 19:49:00 COG showed up on my stock scans as a possible breakout play: ---Related Articles at The Wall Street Matador:AUY - Yamana GoldTRE - Double BottomReal Estate Correction? More About: Chart , Brea , Char
Google + Apple ?
2007-06-11 00:00:00 The 2007 Apple World Wide Developer Conference (WWDC) will launch tomorrow. While there has always been a whirlwind of rumors every year preceding the annual conference, I believe there is one rumor that stands a very good chance of coming true - a Googl e /Apple partnership. Of course, we already know that Apple is collaborating with ...
Zecco Drops Minimum Balance to $0
2007-06-07 00:00:00 Zecco, the discount brokerage with free trades has sweetened the deal, dropping their minimum balance to $0! Zecco offers free stock trades and cheap commissions on options as well. You can make up to 10 free trades a day and up to 40 free trades per month before they start charging you $3.50 per trade ... More About: Balance , Alan , Lance , Minimum , Zecco
Growth Stock Investing
2007-06-07 00:00:00 This is a guest blog by Eric from TheFreshTrader.com! When looking for a potential growth stock investment, think of yourself as an investor looking for a business to become part owner. As part owner, you are not looking to sell your business right away, so you will seek out long term investments that have the ... More About: Stock Investing , Investing , Stock , Growth , Invest
Growth Stock Investing
2007-06-06 05:59:00 This is a guest blog by Eric from TheFreshTrader.com! When looking for a potential growth stock investment, think of yourself as an investor looking for a business to become part owner. As part owner, you are not looking to sell your business right away, so you will seek out long term investments that have the ... More About: Commentary , Stock Investing , Investing , Stock , Growth
DNDN to Raise $75 Million
2007-06-04 00:00:00 In our latest episode of the Dendreon (DNDN) saga, it appears that the company is looking for additional financing, possibly for additional clinical trials for it’s cancer drug, Provenge. I had speculated previously that DNDN may be looking for additional sources of funding after it’s stock price took a heavy beating following it’s failure to obtain ... More About: Million
DNDN Coverage - Return of the Bull
2007-06-01 00:00:00 When I saw DNDN’s stock price at +60% this morning I nearly did a double take. “It must be an error,” I thought. But it wasn’t, and our Dendreon (DNDN) rollercoaster ride continues with this mornings announcement regarding the controversial FDA decision regarding Provenge. Earlier this month the FDA stated that it would require “additional information” ... More About: Bull , Return , Vera , Turn , Return of the
LifeInsure.com
2007-05-31 00:00:00 Life insurance is always a sensitive topic. On one hand, no one ever expects or wishes to collect it. (Usually!) On the other, if something does happen it could significantly affect your family on a financial level, adding to the emotional burden. LifeInsure.com allows you to privately browse a large database of life insurance quotes ... More About: Sure
DNDN Doldrums
2007-05-31 00:00:00 After soaring to highs of $22-23 almost 2 months ago on heavy speculation regarding it’s cancer drug Provenge, Dendreon’s (DNDN) future doesn’t look too bright. At the time, an FDA advisory panel endorsed the drug, causing investors to believe that the FDA would approve the drug, creating a gold mine for Dendreon. Unfortunately for the ... More About: Drum
Start Investing Early
2007-05-31 00:00:00 When it comes to saving and investing, you might think that the most important thing to do is make the best investment choice and you will have the best chance to achieve success and to grow your money the fastest. Even though investment choice is highly correlated to how your investment performs, there is ... More About: Investing , Start , Early , Tart , Invest
Microsoft Surface Unveiled
2007-05-31 00:00:00 Microsoft is set to unveil Microsoft Surface at today’s All Things Digital conference. From TechCrunch: A Surface computer is able to recognize physical objects from a paintbrush to a cell phone and allows hands-on, direct control of content such as photos, music and maps. Surface turns an ordinary tabletop into a dynamic surface that provides interaction ... More About: Microsoft , Micro , Veil
Hedge Fund Myths Debunked
2007-05-28 00:00:00 I came across a interesting article over at Crestmont Research on common hedge fund myths. I’ll admit that I’ve believed a few of these myself, but the author seems to do a decent job of busting the myths. Take a look: MYTH #1: POOR PERFORMANCE One of the most prevalent myths relates to the performance of hedge ... More About: Myths , Fund , Edge , Hedge , Debunk
INTU Stock Chart - Bull Flag
2007-05-28 00:00:00 Here’s a quick chart on Intuit, Inc. (INTU). After a promising earnings report last week, Intuit seems to be moving into a bull flag formation. The stock comes recommended by the big boys, with six strong “strong buys,” three “buys” four “holds and two “sells.” From Yahoo Finance: Intuit, Inc. provides business, financial management, and tax solutions for ... More About: Stock , Bull , Flag , Chart , Char
Looking for Savings Accounts?
2007-05-25 00:00:00 This post is brought to you by Saving sAccounts.com. If you’re looking to open a new high yield savings account, look no further. Savings Accounts.com brings you the latest and highest online savings rates in a simple, clean interface. As a result, you can easily compare rates as well as the various online banks, including Chase, HSBC, Wells ... More About: Count , Look , Ving
Real Estate Correction?
2007-05-23 00:00:00 After a pretty rewarding 3 year run for real estate investors, it appears that the party is finally coming to an end. While it’s too early to say for certain, two real estate ETF’s I’ve been following—ICF and IYR—showed significant weakness last week, gapping down through trendlines as well as respective 200 DMAs. I’d keep ... More About: Estate , Real Estate , Real , Stat , Rect
Online Advertising Acquisition Frenzy
2007-05-23 00:00:00 With all the recent mergers and acquisitions in the online advertising arena, there is no denying that this area is red hot. Here are some of the recent acquisitions by the big players: (thanks to Zac over at ZacJohnson.com for the graphic) The party was started by Google (GOOG) when they announced the DoubleClick in April for ... More About: Advertising , Online Advertising , Online , Advert , Line
AAPL and the Blogsphere
2007-05-19 00:00:00 Investors in Apple (AAPL) have seen a pretty decent return lately, with the stock driven upwards in anticipation of new products and more of Apple’s now famous design. However, Apple’s stock took a quick dip yesterday morning after popular tech blog Engadget posted information from what they believed was a authentic internal memo: This one doesn?t ... More About: Here , Logs , Blogsphere
Speedlinking
2007-05-19 00:00:00 Some links to check out: Investing in Customer Satisfaction Trader Psychology Weblog Get your Joost Invitation 10 Stocks with Major Insider Buying Here’s to a bullish open today! More About: King , Linkin
A Rising Tide Floats All Boats
2007-05-17 00:00:00 In the past two months, you could’ve thrown a dart at the ocean of stock tickers out there and it most likely rose. In the coming week or two, however, the saying “a rising tide floats all boats” may well turn around. If the market indices start breaking down, it won’t matter if you’re picking ... More About: Boats , Sing , Tide , Oats
Google?s Annual Shareholder Meeting
2007-05-13 00:00:00 Google (GOOG) held their annual shareholder meeting a few days ago at the Googleplex. While the stock has been hit fairly hard pretty recently, I’m still bullish on Google for the long term. Here’s a great abbreviated series of summaries written I came across that touches upon the key points: (Thanks to Andy Beal over ... More About: Google , Shareholder , Hold , Googl , Meeting
Throwing Caution to the Wind with RIMM
2007-05-10 14:22:00 Hey this is a guest blog by Sam from MarketMatador.com! May 9th 2007 - Investors watched Research in Motion (RIMM) rally over 5 percent, continuing the bull run from previous sessions. Investor confidence has greatly increased, as the the possible threat from the iPhone is subdued. With new phone releases to come and a positive ... More About: Commentary , Wind , Wing , Throw , Rowing
Introducing Sam From MarketMatador.com
2007-05-10 14:17:00 Hello everyone, I’d like to introduce a friend of mine, Sam from Mark etMatador .com. We both started our blogs around the same time, and somehow one of us came across the others (I don’t remember exactly). Sam and I have been giving each other feedback on each other’s blogs and sending emails back and forth, and we’ve ... More About: Intro
AAPL to announce new iPod?
2007-05-07 20:05:00 I just came across this article over at Think Secret Notes: May 7, 2007 - An unconfirmed tip points to the possibility of an iPod update as early as tomorrow, with a touch-screen iPod taking center stage. The information, which comes from an unproven source, suggests that Apple will show off the new iPod tomorrow but ... More About: Ipod , Anno
IBKR?s IPO Results
2007-05-07 12:39:00 As many of you know, Interactive Brokers (IBKR) IPO’ed last week using the dutch auction method. Volume was heavy, with 23 million shares traded. However, I must say that the debut fell well short of my expectations. I was able to get 200 shares of IBKR at the price of $30.01 out of three 100 ... More About: Results , Result
New Feature - Stock Blog Search
2007-05-07 09:40:00 As you may have noticed, we’ve debuted a new search feature. Wall Street Matador is proud to bring you the Stock Blog Search , which allows you to search the Wall Street Matador as well as hundreds of other stock blogs for information. More stock blogs are constantly being added; if you believe your blog is ... More About: Feature , Feat
First Trade Promotion - 100 Free Trades
2007-05-06 12:34:00 FirstTrade .com is currently offering a bonus of 100 free trades if you open an account before 6/30/2007. You can also get additional bonuses, depending on the amount you deposit: 100 Free Trades - Deposit $2000-25,000. 100 Free Trades + $100 Transfer Rebate - Deposit $25,000-50,000. 100 Free Trades + $100 Transfer Rebate + $100 Cash Back - Deposit ... More About: Promotion , Ades , First
Blog Contest @ Market Matador
2007-05-05 21:27:00 Just thought I’d give a shoutout to Sam over at Market Matador.com. He’s currently running an ad contest for a free 3-month ad on The Market Matador ending on June 1st, 2007. It should be a good chance to get some exposure on your blog or website. ThePiggyBanker.com is also running a $50 giveaway. Be ... More About: Contest , Blog , Test , Contes
IBKR IPOs Tomorrow!
More articles from this author:2007-05-04 12:21:00 Interactive Broker’s IPO is set for tomorrow, May 4. I previously wrote about IBKR’s IPO a few days ago, and I personally put in a bid. It looks like it’s about to pay off, as Interactive Brokers is shaping up to be one of the hottest IPO’s of the year. Here’s a press release from ... More About: Tomorrow , Morrow , Tomo 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
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