business - "short"

Much stronger action against abusive short-selling needs to taken by the Securities and Exchange Commission, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, a leading US law firm has urged

After writing short Interest report for more than a month now, I decided to check up on some of the stocks I covered in June...(Read More)

Read this chapter from The New School Of Information Security before your company gets hacked, and learn why covering up a data breach is a bad short-term strategy and a risky long-term one.

Ahead of this Fourth of July, fireworks are costlier and their supply short because of warehouse fires in China. Scott DeGross, general manager of Victory Fireworks in Ellsworth, Wis., says this year fireworks with patriotic names are popular.

This Chinese alternative energy and chemicals company is moving higher. Don't be afraid to ride the rocket.

These are some stocks that have been tagged by users over at StockTickr: INGN: INTROGEN THERAPEUTICS INC Outlook: Short Industry: Drug Related Products New low on 36.35 times average volume: 2,035,531 vs. 56,000 (tags: short, New Low on Huge Volume) LMNX: LUMINEX CORPORATION Outlook: Long Industry: Medical Instruments Supls New high on 4.68 times average volume: 1,323,724 vs. 283,117 (tags: long, New High on Huge [...]

So far, it's been a relatively quiet week on wall street. But the calm is deceptive because the market is going through a crucial quarterly waiting period, right after the end of the quarter but before companies start reporting results. Every morning, we could wake up to a big bellwether stock warning investors its second quarter earnings will fall short of expectations. So far a jittery market has been blessed with relatively few rude awakenings. One exception is UnitedHealth Group (UNH), which issued a profit warning this morning. Georges Yared (his blog is here) told me a few days ago that pre-announcements are what he's watching very closely this week and early next week. If there is a weak pre-announcement season -- meaning that relatively few companies issue warnings -- 'that will be bullish' for the market, he said.So far it's been quiet and the stock market has held up, but corporations still have several days left to scare investors. Alcoa (AA) kicks off earnings season

The U.S. job market is facing heavy headwinds and isn't likely to improve in the short term, economists said.

After a session of wild gyrations, bulls were back with a vengeance, covering short positions. The realty pack was in demand after being in the dumps in recent weeks.

Mortgage rates continued to set record 2008 levels with long term rates moving up slightly during the week ended June 26, and short term rates increasing modestly but in double digits.Mortgage applications increased 3.6 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis and... Read More Now