I took some profits off the table on Friday, and expect to see a mini-rally in the dollar and some weakness in gold over the next few weeks.Complete Story »
Todd Sullivansubmits: Jeez, McDonald's (MCD)just cannot be slowed down.McDonald?sChief Executive Officer Jim Skinner said, We are leveraging our menuvariety and value with convenient restaurant locations and innovativemarketing to deliver a restaurant experience that resonates withcustomers. The combined strength of these strategic initiativescontinues to drive our business forward.Complete Story »
Prashanth Cherukurisubmits:I think Yahoo Finance should have a disclaimer on its website that says "For weak hearts only", and before anyone attempts to buy a stock, the same message should be shown. The stock market has become too volatile to handle for many people, including me.Complete Story »
Christopher Whalensubmits: "The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which." George Orwell, Animal Farm, February 1944Complete Story »
Calven Robertssubmits:We have all heard of solar power, wind power and nuclear power - but have you ever heard of ocean power? Thats right, we are now capable of harnessing the kinetic energy provided by the ocean. There are already ocean power companies publicly traded as well. Complete Story »
Visa Inc. has filed for its long-anticipated initial public offering, a $10B affair that would be the second largest IPO in U.S. history behind AT&T Wireless, which raised $10.6B in April 2000.Complete Story »
Todd Sullivansubmits: Lost in the commentary in Wal-Mart (WMT)'s earnings releasewas the fantastic international results.Atinternational stores, net sales rose 19.2% to $7.19 billion. InOctober, the company's operations in the United Kingdom, Brazil andChina continued their recent positive performance. Sales throughoutBrazil continue to be driven by a stronger price position, in-stockimprovement and a recovery of disposable income.Complete Story »
Abbi Adestsubmits:Rubicon Technology (RBCN), manufactures and sells moncrystalline sapphire and other types of crystalline products for semiconductor industry. Their products are used for Light-Emitting Diodes (?LEDs?), radio frequency integrated circuits (?RFICs?), blue laser diodes, optoelectronics and other optical applications.Complete Story »
Stocks discussed in the lightning round session of Jim Cramer?s Mad Money TV program,Friday November 9. Click on a stock ticker for more analysis:Complete Story »
Don Dionsubmits: After years of anticipation, and in some cases goading, by shareholders, investors and other members of the financial community, three major exchange-traded fund sponsors have finally brought municipal bond ETFs to market.Complete Story »
With oil closing in on $100 and the possibility of triple-digit prices becoming a norm in the future, energy stocks will not be the only beneficiaries. Think green!Complete Story »
Tech Confidentialsubmits: It's a truism that the market for initial public offerings takes itscue from what's happening in the broader market. That's why thefirst-day performance of online education firm American Public Education Inc.(APEI) is that much more impressive. Complete Story »
Tom Taullisubmits: Since its IPO in September, athenahealth?s(Nasdaq: ATHN) shares are up a hefty 140%. The company operates asophisticated on-demand network that helps improve the reimbursementsfor physician practices. It?s a huge market opportunity ($18 billionor so) and the company is growing at a sizzling rate. Complete Story »
