Investing in Stocks

Cramer predicts Apple shares will hit $300

Shelby Bateson — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 09:55:45 -0500

JIm Cramer, Mad Money host on CNBC is so bullish on Apple computer that he has just predicted that Apple shares will rise to $300. He says Apple is so hot that production cannot keep up with demand.

Apple stock price up, quote is 52 week high

Armen Hareyan — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 10:42:21 -0500

Apple stock price (symbol quote AAPL 199.68 at 12:00) keeps amazing after reporting record earnings yesterday. This morning, despite coming down a little bit, AAPL stock price is holding to its gains.

Possible Profit Taking Today As Dollar Rises

Armen Hareyan — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 08:45:14 -0500

Stocks open flat after the major U.S. indexes flirted with 2009 highs on Thursday.

Dow Starts The Last Quarter With Plunge

Armen Hareyan — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:54:40 -0500

The New York Stock Exchange ended Thursday with a sharp drop. The Dow Jones Industrial average lost 2.09% and the Nasdaq up 3.06%. Investor nervousness about possible corrections and the worries about the unemployment and the future of the economy broke their nerves prompting the sell-off.

Manager: Keep Comcast, H&R Block and Hasbro In Radar

Armen Hareyan — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 11:24:39 -0500

A senior portfolio manager from AIM Charter fund Ron Sloan tells CNBC that despite consumer products being bitten down, some consumer stocks should be kept in radar. He talked about the growth opportunities of Hasbro, H&R Block and Comcast with CNBC's correspondent this morning.

Investors Hub Presents New Chart Feature

Armen Hareyan — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 10:31:46 -0500

A popular investing forum website Investors Hub announced a new charting feature that allows its members to capture a stock chart and annotate it the way users want

Too Big To Fail Bank Approach Is Wrong

Armen Hareyan — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 16:06:11 -0500

Arthur Levitt, who is a board member of Bloomberg says "Too big too fail" approach toward banks is a cancer, eating our economy. He said Paulson was right to let Lehman Brother to fail. If he kept Lehman, he would have needed to keep bank.

Investors Question Where To Invest As Market Matures

Armen Hareyan — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 13:08:25 -0500

More investors are questioning as to where to invest in this matured market. They search for solid performers vs any type of investment.

Pension investor portfolios skewed towards cash

Armen Hareyan — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 11:50:12 -0500

Pension investors have missed most of the stock market rally this year as their portfolios are now so heavily skewed towards cash. They did so after the latest global recession, which badly hurt their investment.

Fear is Creeping Back into the Market

Armen Hareyan — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 15:23:34 -0500

The market mentality and emotion is starting to switch from a bullish uptrend view to one of fear. After a month of positive movement in the S&P500, we are now hearing of news that the market recovery and surge has gotten ahead of itself.

Optimism Is Improving That Global Economy Is Bottoming

Armen Hareyan — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 08:14:39 -0500

Global economic optimism is improving. Stocks seem to be happier. However, concerns grow over Iran's programs. Wells Fargo's Chief Market Strategist Al Goldman and Senior Equity Market Strategist Scott Marcouiller report.

Goldman Execs Sold 700M Stocks While Enjoying TARP Money

Armen Hareyan — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 06:45:07 -0500

The story published in today's Financial Times breaks the news that the executives at Goldman Sachs sold almost $700m worth of stock following the collapse of Lehman Brothers last September. FT says this information is according to filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.