By The Weiss Ratings Team On October 8, 201504:48 PM Eastern
In an $8 billion cash sale, Blackstone’s property arm has agreed to buy BioMed Realty Trust (BMR), a REIT that focuses on providing real estate to the life science industry.
BMR, a member of the...
By Jon D. Markman On October 6, 201507:30 AM Eastern
Here are some notes on recent market activity.
— The S&P 500 started last week with a 2.5% plunge on Monday. From that close to the Friday close, the market rose 3.7% to finish up 1% for the...
By The Weiss Ratings Team On October 5, 201503:41 PM Eastern
Regions Financial Corp. (RF) was among the financial stocks unfairly hit after the Federal Reserve decided to stand pat at its most recent policy meeting. Financial stocks traditionally gain with...
By Jon D. Markman On September 29, 201507:30 AM Eastern
Here are a few more field notes from the end of a busy month, with help from analysts at Bespoke Investment Group.
— The single most vivid day of the past year was Aug. 24, when the Dow swooned...
By Jon D. Markman On September 22, 201507:30 AM Eastern
The S&P 500 is down 3.9% this year and the Dow is down 6.9%, which is bad to the bone. It’s pretty hard to retire on negative portfolio growth. But fear not. We’ve got 70 trading days left. ...
By The Weiss Ratings Team On September 17, 201510:37 AM Eastern
Shares in Allegiant Travel Co. (ALGT) continue to fly higher as it adds new routes and new airplanes and increases traffic figures. ALGT is on the Best Momentum Stock Performers Heat Map. The list...
By The Weiss Ratings Team On September 15, 201501:10 PM Eastern
If you’re ever on the Tibetan Plateau and are craving a latte or cappuccino, you could be in luck. Starbucks Corp. (SBUX), the Seattle-based chain, said that it has opened two shops in Xining, the...
By Jon D. Markman On September 15, 201507:30 AM Eastern
The Wall Street Journal on Friday noted that the market for technology initial public offerings has struggled this year, as it did last year. Is that meaningful?
In April, analyst Jason Goepfert...
By Sean Brodrick On September 14, 201504:41 PM Eastern
The Final Reckoning:
How to Prepare for America’s
Judgment Day There’s an inescapable storm approaching – one of Biblical proportions.
You can see it on the horizon …
You can feel it in...
By Jon D. Markman On September 8, 201507:30 AM Eastern
Morgan Stanley has issued a “full house” buy alert on international stock markets for the first time since early 2009, effectively calling the bottom of this summer’s equity slump.
The...
