Astute investors know that sentiment plays a big part in the stock market. At extremes, sentiment is a contrary indicator. In plain English, very bullish sentiment is a negative indicator and a very bearish sentiment is a positive indicator.

pubblicato il: 14/03/2012 - 16:59

Since the death of Steve Jobs on 5 October 2011, shares of Apple are up an incredible 45%, which raises the question, How much does the quality of management mean to a company and its stock performance?

pubblicato il: 14/03/2012 - 16:48

With more than 750k Android devices being activated daily around the globe, this could turn into a lucrative revenue stream for both Microsoft and Apple and make the devices more expensive to the end of buyer.

pubblicato il: 14/03/2012 - 16:28

The fact that Facebook is in its SEC-mandated quiet period makes it extremely difficult for it to publicly counter Yahoo’s allegations

pubblicato il: 14/03/2012 - 16:23

Can it really be true that today's corporate bond yields are attractive both to corporate borrowers and to investors? Genuine "win-win" situations are rare in finance, but bond buyers are getting a fair deal even though companies view prevailing rates as highly advantageous.

pubblicato il: 14/03/2012 - 16:21

While PayPal has been pretty aggressive in pushing for in-store payments with partners like Home Depot, wooing small businesses may be a different task altogether.

pubblicato il: 14/03/2012 - 16:20

Ditch the necklace. Keep the tights. I'm late to this, because I've changed my mind. All too cavalierly, I joked that I was shocked to learn mantyhose wasn't a new form of birth control, until I realized it actually was. In fact, male hosiery could be the next billion dollar undergarment [...]

pubblicato il: 14/03/2012 - 16:20

Image via Wikipedia Even as unemployment remains stubbornly above 8 percent, there's one sector of the economy that is showing a rebound: manufacturing. While the easy jobs are gone, there's one skill applicants can learn that will get them an offer from any manufacturer across the country -- and most likely, around [...]

pubblicato il: 14/03/2012 - 16:10

Greg Smith is no whistleblower.

pubblicato il: 14/03/2012 - 15:57

Video Image via Wikipedia In her interview with Oprah Winfrey on Sunday night, Whitney Houston's sister in law Pat said she didn't care who took the picture of her best friend lying in an open coffin and sold it to the National Enquirer. But the photo has upset a lot of people. [...]

pubblicato il: 14/03/2012 - 15:48