IBD 50 Caps Impressive 2-Week Rally
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Oct 31, 5:47PM CDT
The IBD 50 just capped its best two-week performance in more than three years -- a run that's produced a batch of breakouts. The index rallied 9.4% over the past two weeks. That's the best two-week period since July 2011, when the IBD 50 roared...
ODFL: 72.87 (+0.51), AAP: 146.96 (+1.25), AKRX: 44.55 (+0.91), ILMN: 192.58 (-0.84), NXPI: 68.66 (+3.25), CDW: 30.84 (+0.71), CELG: 107.09 (+0.15), BIDU: 238.77 (+1.76), GILD: 112.00 (-2.22), JAZZ: 168.84 (-0.98), FLT: 150.56 (+8.01), FL: 56.01 (+0.16), AAPL: 108.00 (+1.02), AVGO: 86.25 (+3.86)
Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks
AP - Fri Oct 31, 5:04PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — A look at Nasdaq 10 most-active stocks at the close of trading:
MU: 33.09 (+1.27), FB: 74.99 (+0.88), ARCP: 8.87 (-0.55), ZNGA: 2.55 (+0.15), MSFT: 46.95 (+0.90), INTC: 34.01 (+1.43), GRPN: 7.31 (+1.32), AAPL: 108.00 (+1.02), CSCO: 24.47 (+0.39)
Final Glance: Computer companies
AP - Fri Oct 31, 5:04PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top computer companies were up at the close of trading:
IBM: 164.40 (+0.05), AAPL: 108.00 (+1.02), LXK: 43.16 (+1.43)
IBD 50 Stock Nike Scores With Fit Crowd And Investors
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Oct 31, 3:26PM CDT
Nahin Monsoor just can't seem to have enough Nike basketball shoes. The 12-year-old New York City native already owns four pairs of Nike (NKE) basketball shoes and was eying several more at the Foot Locker (FL) store on Manhattan's Upper East Side on...
KO: 41.88 (+0.48), UA: 65.58 (+1.35), NKE: 92.97 (-0.03), SKX: 54.75 (-0.41), MCD: 93.73 (+0.35), FL: 56.01 (+0.16), AAPL: 108.00 (+1.02), LULU: 41.65 (-0.03)
Is Emerson Electric (EMR) Likely to Miss on Earnings Again? - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Oct 31, 2:51PM CDT
Emerson Electric Co. (EMR), a global technological solutions provider, is set to report fourth-quarter and full-year 2014 results on Nov 4, before the opening bell.
BBRY: 10.50 (+0.02), EMR: 64.06 (+0.64), AMED: 26.10 (+0.82), AAPL: 108.00 (+1.02)
The Untouchables: Where Even Activist Investors Fear to Tread
at The Street - Fri Oct 31, 1:58PM CDT
Up to now, companies in highly regulated industries were safe from activists.
AT: 2.22 (-0.01), ETR: 84.02 (-0.22), ACT: 242.74 (-0.47), CBRL: 115.35 (+0.35), EXC: 36.59 (-0.11), ITC: 39.61 (+0.11), AOL: 43.53 (+0.61), DYN: 30.50 (+0.88), AMGN: 162.18 (+0.60), AAPL: 108.00 (+1.02)
Midday Glance: Computer companies
AP - Fri Oct 31, 1:49PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top computer companies are mixed at 1 p.m.:
IBM: 164.40 (+0.05), AAPL: 108.00 (+1.02), LXK: 43.16 (+1.43)
5 Things Garmin Ltd.'s Management Wants You to Know
Sam Mattera, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Oct 31, 1:14PM CDT
Shares of GPS giant Garmin fell more than 5% on Wednesday October 29, 2014 after the company posted its third-quarter results . Although Garmin's earnings and revenue exceeded expectations, investors may have been disappointed with the decline of...
GPRO: 77.10 (+8.85), GRMN: 55.48 (+1.34), AAPL: 108.00 (+1.02)
Sony's quarterly loss balloons on mobile woes
By YURI KAGEYAMA - AP - Fri Oct 31, 12:37PM CDT
TOKYO (AP) — Sony's losses ballooned to 136 billion yen ($1.2 billion) last quarter as the Japanese electronics and entertainment company's troubled mobile phone division reported huge red ink.
SNE: 19.82 (+1.10), AAPL: 108.00 (+1.02)
Why Apple Watch Is Apple's Big Step Toward a Post-iPhone World
at The Street - Fri Oct 31, 12:27PM CDT
Some think the Apple Watch is going to be a niche product for Apple -- but it could one day replace the iPhone.
FB: 74.99 (+0.88), BBRY: 10.50 (+0.02), TWTR: 41.47 (-0.33), GOOG: 559.08 (+8.77), AAPL: 108.00 (+1.02)
Apple Pay's Best Feature May Be the Reason It Fails
Adam Levy, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Oct 31, 12:05PM CDT
Source: Apple One of the best features of Apple 's new payment system is its security. Apple Pay keeps your data between you and your bank, and the actual account information never leaves the new iPhones' "secure element," a dedicated chip in...
T: 34.84 (+0.33), V: 241.43 (+4.78), WMT: 76.27 (-0.18), CVS: 85.81 (+0.26), AAPL: 108.00 (+1.02), RAD: 5.25 (+0.07)
Early Glance: Computer companies
AP - Fri Oct 31, 11:28AM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top computer companies are mixed at 10 a.m.:
IBM: 164.40 (+0.05), AAPL: 108.00 (+1.02), LXK: 43.16 (+1.43)
3 Things to Watch When LeapFrog Enterprises Inc. Reports Earnings
Rick Munarriz, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Oct 31, 11:00AM CDT
Source: LeapFrog Enterprises. There's no denying that LeapFrog Enterprises has been more of a toad than a prince in recent years. The company that made electronic learning toys cool has fallen on hard times, and earlier this week the stock hit...
AAPL: 108.00 (+1.02), LF: 5.32 (+0.04)
Crippled by Apple, Instagram's Hyperlapse Forgettable as Standalone App
at The Street - Fri Oct 31, 10:25AM CDT
A little more than two months old, Hyperlapse has already found its way to the island of misfit Facebook apps despite its impressive video stabilization technology.
FB: 74.99 (+0.88), AAPL: 108.00 (+1.02)
Microsoft's Surface Pro 3 Finally Gets It Right
Timothy Green, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Oct 31, 10:13AM CDT
Microsoft began selling its Surface line of tablets at the end of 2012, and the company has so far struggled to turn its hardware ambitions into a profitable business. One of the original Surface tablets, the ARM-based Surface RT, sold so poorly...
INTC: 34.01 (+1.43), MSFT: 46.95 (+0.90), AAPL: 108.00 (+1.02)
Samsung Galaxy Note 4 Review: No Longer The Biggest - But Is It The Best?
at The Street - Fri Oct 31, 10:08AM CDT
The Galaxy Note 4 is a terrific "phablet" but now has to contend with large phones from Apple, Google and many others.
T: 34.84 (+0.33), S: 5.93 (-0.07), QCOM: 78.51 (+1.14), SNE: 19.82 (+1.10), TMUS: 29.19 (+0.34), GLW: 20.43 (+0.36), MSFT: 46.95 (+0.90), VZ: 50.25 (+0.35), GOOG: 559.08 (+8.77), AAPL: 108.00 (+1.02)
Tech Stocks Weekly: Facebook Inc., Twitter Inc. and The News You Need to Know
Sam Mattera, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Oct 31, 9:53AM CDT
The last week of October was fairly busy -- and fairly negative -- for tech stocks. Both social media giants Twitter and Facebook disappointed investors, while consumer electronics giant Samsung posted a significant drop in earnings. Video...
TTWO: 26.45 (+1.18), EA: 40.97 (+1.12), FB: 74.99 (+0.88), MSFT: 46.95 (+0.90), TWTR: 41.47 (-0.33), VZ: 50.25 (+0.35), HPQ: 35.88 (+0.56), AAPL: 108.00 (+1.02)
GoPro Surges 15 Percent On 3Q Report: Looking Behind the Lights
at The Street - Fri Oct 31, 9:02AM CDT
Last night, GoPro GPRO reported a third quarter that caused the stock to shoot up a quick 15 percent. Here's why... and where the stock can go from here
GPRO: 77.10 (+8.85), NDLS: 22.83 (+0.56), GRMN: 55.48 (+1.34), TCS: 18.44 (+0.13), AAPL: 108.00 (+1.02)
LinkedIn Q3 Revenue Increases Y/Y, Raises FY14 Guidance - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Oct 31, 8:10AM CDT
LinkedIn (LNKD) reported third-quarter 2014 non-GAAP earnings of 52 cents per share. LinkedIn's revenues increased 44.6% year over year and came in at $568.3 million
LNKD: 228.96 (+26.06), FB: 74.99 (+0.88), TWTR: 41.47 (-0.33), AAPL: 108.00 (+1.02)