Among the biggest losers in Friday’s early trading are Big Five Sporting Goods (Nasdaq: BGFV), Conceptus (Nasdaq: CPTS) and Grand Canton Education (Nasdaq: LOPE). Top Percentage Losers — Friday, July 9, 2010 Company Name (Ticker) Intra-Day Price Intra-Day % Loss 52-Week High 52-Week Low Conceptus… Read More

Among the biggest losers in Thursday’s early trading are H&R Block (NYSE: HRB), The Gap (NYSE: GPS) and Kohl’s (NYSE: KSS). Top Percentage Losers –Thursday, July 8, 2010 Company Name (Ticker) Intra-Day Price Intra-Day % Loss 52-Week High 52-Week Low H&R Block (NYSE: HRB) $14.30 -7.7% $23.23 $13.58… Read More

Among the biggest winners in Thursday’s early trading are JC Penney (NYSE: JCP), Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE: ANF) and Avis Budget (NYSE: CAR). Top Percentage Gainers — Thursday, July 8, 2010 Company Name (Ticker) Intra-Day Price Intra-Day % Gain 52-Week High 52-Week Low Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE:… Read More

Borrowing billions of dollars to try to build a business from scratch is always a bad idea.... Read More

Borrowing billions of dollars to try to build a business from scratch is always a bad idea. Companies tend to under-estimate expenses and over-estimate revenues in order to sell stock and debt at... Read More

Among the biggest winners in Wednesday’s early trading are Sirius XM Radio (Nasdaq: SIRI), State Street (NYSE: STT) and JA Solar (Nasdaq: JASO). Top Percentage Gainers — Wednesday, July 7, 2010 Company Name (Ticker) Intra-Day Price Intra-Day % Gain 52-Week High 52-Week Low State Street (NYSE: STT) $36.38… Read More

Among the biggest losers in Wedneday’s early trading are Delta Petroleum (Nasdaq: DPTR), FTI Consulting (NYSE: FCN) and Xenoport (Nasdaq: XNPT). Top Percentage Losers –Wednesday, July 7, 2010 Company Name (Ticker) Intra-Day Price Intra-Day % Loss 52-Week High 52-Week Low Xenoport (Nasdaq: XNPT) $6.51 -26.9% $25.42 $6.35… Read More

A recent spat between the two largest drugstore chains in the nation has sent the shares of each company to the bargain bin. In the case of one, the stock has approached levels not seen for a decade even though sales and… Read More

Among the biggest losers in Tuesday’s early trading are Taseko Mines (AMEX: TGB), Ctrip.com (Nasdaq: CTRP) and Monsanto (NYSE: MON). Top Percentage Losers –Tuesday, July 6, 2010 Company Name (Ticker) Intra-Day Price Intra-Day % Loss 52-Week High 52-Week Low CTrip.com (Nasdaq: CTRP) $32.05 -15.8% $72.66 $19.45 Taseko Mines (AMEX:… Read More

Among the biggest winners in Tuesday’s early trading are BP (NYSE: BP), Broadwind Energy (Nasdaq: BWEN) and JA Solar (Nasdaq: JASO). Top Percentage Gainers — Tuesday, July 6, 2010 Company Name (Ticker) Intra-Day Price Intra-Day % Gain 52-Week High 52-Week Low Broadwind Energy (Nasdaq: BWEN) $3.58 +28.3%… Read More

Another week, another dip in the market. Disappointing news about China’s economy, U.S. jobs, the BP (NYSE: BP) oil spill and the ongoing European debt crisis have sent major indices to new lows and have investors wishing for better days. Read More