6 March, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Has Berkshire Hathaway Gotten Too Expensive?
Has Berkshire Hathaway Gotten Too Expensive?
Over the past two years, Berkshire’s share price has grown more than twice as fast as its book value. Have shares gotten a little pricey?
6 March, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Cramer Remix: All eyes on the Apple watch
Cramer Remix: All eyes on the Apple watch
“Mad Money” host Jim Cramer on what the highly anticipated Apple Watch could mean for the stock.
6 March, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Would you rather: Traders take sides on 6 stocks
Would you rather: Traders take sides on 6 stocks
On a down day for markets, CNBC “Fast Money” traders took sides on some big-name stocks.
6 March, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Cooper, Foot Locker Break Out To New Highs
Cooper, Foot Locker Break Out To New Highs
Even with a rout in the broad market Friday, a few highly rated stocks broke out of bases. Cooper (COO) broke out of a flat base as shares gapped up on the company’s earnings report. Shares soared 15, or 9%, to 180.26 in volume more than four and a half times the average. The medical products manufacturer earned $1.75 a share for its January-ended quarter, up 11% from the year-earlier period. Revenue increased 10% to $445.2 million.
6 March, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Stock Indexes Take Hard Hits; Market Uptrend Under Pressure
Stock Indexes Take Hard Hits; Market Uptrend Under Pressure
Stocks ratcheted lower Friday in fast trade, with the indexes suffering their biggest percentage losses since late January. The Nasdaq and the S&P 500 skidded 1.1% and 1.4%, respectively. The IBD 50 lost 1.5%. Volume rose on both major exchanges. The action slapped both indexes with a distribution day, the footprint of institutional selling, and shifted IBD’s market outlook to uptrend under pressure.
6 March, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on No Sell Signals As Leaders Hold Their Ground
No Sell Signals As Leaders Hold Their Ground
A pretty miserable day for the major indexes failed to trigger sell signals among IBD 50 stocks. Only four stocks on the elite list of growth names managed gains, and those gains were small as the Dow Jones industrials, the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq all lost more than 1%. Volume was above average across the board. For the week, the IBD 50 for the week rose 0.3% vs. a 1.4% decline for the S&P 500.