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Could Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) Earnings Slip Send Investors Bailing on Stock?

{ Posted on Apr 17 2012 by Kerri Shannon }
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS) earnings reported today (Tuesday) beat expectations, but still showed a 23% profit drop from a year ago - will investors dump it for banks with better earnings? Goldman Sachs Stock ...Read More »

Stock Market Volatility: How to Beat the Market at its Own Game

{ Posted on Apr 17 2012 by Keith Fitz-Gerald }
Many investors are convinced the market is stacked against them. It is.... but not for the reasons you might think. Dismal returns actually have very little to do with super computers, research, insider information or access to ...Read More »

Will Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) Keep Driving Technology ETFs Higher?

{ Posted on Apr 17 2012 by Don Miller }
Despite the recent selloff, shares of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) have skyrocketed 48% in the first quarter, dwarfing the 12% gain posted by the S&P 500. Apple's astonishing rise has also helped to underpin the Nasdaq ...Read More »

Stock Market Today: Citigroup Earnings (NYSE: C), U.S. Retail Sales Fuel Rally

{ Posted on Apr 16 2012 by Diane Alter }
Citigroup Inc. (NYSE: C) followed the lead of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) and Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC) when it reported better-than-expected earnings Monday morning, sending the Dow up more than 100 points. ...Read More »

Where the Chinese are Putting Their Money

{ Posted on Apr 16 2012 by Karim Rahemtulla }
American investors have been in love with the China story and Chinese stocks for more than a decade. And, there's a lot to like if you know what you're doing and where to look. But there's an even ...Read More »

The Antitrust Curse: What Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) Can Learn From Microsoft, IBM

{ Posted on Apr 16 2012 by David Zeiler }
On the surface, it would appear that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has little to fear from the antitrust lawsuit filed by the U.S. Department of Justice last week. The DOJ accused Apple of colluding with several major publishers to ...Read More »

Tech Stocks: The Deal with the Google Stock Split (NASDAQ: GOOG)

{ Posted on Apr 13 2012 by Diane Alter }
Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) reported first-quarter earnings after the close yesterday (Thursday) and the Internet search giant did not disappoint - and also delivered a surprising stock split announcement. First quarter profits at the Mountain View, CA-based ...Read More »

Is JPMorgan (NYSE: JPM) Setting Delta Airlines (NYSE: DAL) Up For a Crash?

{ Posted on Apr 13 2012 by Keith Fitz-Gerald }
The devil is in the details. That's what I thought when I read that Delta Airlines (NYSE: DAL) may be hopping into bed with JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM). According to various reports, Delta is in talks to ...Read More »

Investing in Financial Stocks: Is Now the Time to Bank on C, COF, BAC or JPM?

{ Posted on Apr 13 2012 by Don Miller }
Based on recent performance from the sector's biggest names, it's easy to argue that financial stocks are making a comeback. Capital One Financial Corp. (NYSE: COF) is up 27% in 2012. Citigroup Inc. (NYSE: C) is up 29%. ...Read More »

Tech Stocks: Nokia (NYSE: NOK) Getting Squeezed in Smartphone Market

{ Posted on Apr 12 2012 by Guest Editorial }
Nokia Corp. (NYSE ADR: NOK) shares were hammered today (Wednesday) after the company announced its continued smartphone market struggles would weigh on profits in 2012. Nokia, the world's largest maker of cellphones by volume, warned that mobile ...Read More »