By Jon D. Markman On May 5, 201507:30 AM Eastern
One of Wall Street’s best known adages is the old “sell in May and go away” seasonal trick. The idea is that the six months starting in May — including the normally listless summer months — are ...
By The Weiss Ratings Team On May 1, 201502:34 PM Eastern
Dear Member,
Skyworks Solutions Inc. (SWKS, Weiss Ratings: A+) designs, develops, manufactures and markets analog and mixed signal semiconductors worldwide.
Yesterday, the wireless chipmaker...
By Jon D. Markman On April 28, 201507:30 AM Eastern
The slowdown in retail sales growth has been a big surprise this spring, as lower gasoline pump prices were expected to boost spending. What’s going on?
Analysts at TIS Group have a fascinating...
By The Weiss Ratings Team On April 24, 201511:44 AM Eastern
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LyondellBasell Industries N.V. (LYB, Weiss Ratings: A-) is among the leading plastics, chemical and refining companies globally. Its products are used in a wide span of...
By Jon D. Markman On April 21, 201507:30 AM Eastern
Unless you’ve been hiding under the sofa over the past week, it’s been impossible to miss the hard launch of the new smartwatch from Apple (AAPL). It was discussed nearly non-stop on CNBC....
By The Weiss Ratings Team On April 16, 201509:57 AM Eastern
Dear Member,
The Sherwin-Williams Co. (SHW, Weiss Ratings: A-) develops, manufactures, distributes, and sells paints, coatings, and related products to professional, industrial, commercial, and...
By The Weiss Ratings Team On April 15, 201503:27 PM Eastern
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Callon Petroleum Co. (CPE, Weiss Ratings: B) engages in the exploration, development, acquisition and production of oil and natural gas properties in the Permian Basin in West...
By Jon D. Markman On April 14, 201507:30 AM Eastern
You may have heard that California is experiencing an historic drought — the worst in 200 years by some measures. While this might seem like a problem isolated to lawns and swimming pools in the...
By The Weiss Ratings Team On April 8, 201510:55 AM Eastern
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Insight Enterprises Inc. (NSIT, Weiss Ratings: A-) provides information technology (IT) hardware, software and services solutions that manages and secures IT environments for...
By Jon D. Markman On April 7, 201507:30 AM Eastern
Academics love to say that the market is efficient and reflects all publically available information with Vulcan-like logic and lack of emotion.
Yet any third-grader with experience in a sandbox...