For years, the business jet sector was one of the hottest growth areas in aviation. What a difference a global economic meltdown makes. Business jets, sometimes called private jets – or “bizjets” in industry jargon – is the term used for jet aircraft of smaller size that… Read More

Among the biggest winners in Friday’s early trading are Hain Celestial (Nasdaq: HAIN), Pozen (Nasdaq: POZN) and Dillard’s (NYSE: DDS). Top Percentage Gainers — Friday, May 14, 2010 Company Name (Ticker) Intra-Day Price Intra-Day % Gain 52-Week High 52-Week Low Dillard’s (NYSE: DDS) $28.50 +10.8% $31.22 $7.10 Hain… Read More

Among the biggest losers in Friday’s early trading are Nvidia (Nasdaq: NVDA), Cirrus Logic (Nasdaq: CRUS) and CA (NYSE: CA). Top Percentage Losers — Friday, May 14, 2010 Company Name (Ticker) Intra-Day Price Intra-Day % Loss 52-Week High 52-Week Low Nvidia (Nasdaq: NVDA) $13.19 -10.0% $18.96 $8.33 Cirrus… Read More

Among the biggest winners in Thursday’s early trading are Clean Energy Fuels (Nasdaq: CLNE), Westport Innovations (Nasdaq: WPRT), Sprint (NYSE: S) and Titanium Metals (NYSE: TIE). Top Percentage Gainers — Thursday, May 13, 2010 Company Name (Ticker) Intra-Day Price % Gain 52-Week High 52-Week Low Sprint (NYSE: S) $4.46… Read More

Among the biggest losers in Thursday’s early trading are Prestige Brands (NYSE: PBH), Amedisys (Nasdaq: AMED), Gentiva (Nasdaq: GTIV), Almost Family (Nasdaq: AFAM) and Allied Nevada (NYSE: ANV). Top Percentage Losers — Thursday, May 13, 2010 Company Name (Ticker) Intra-Day Price % Loss 52-Week High 52-Week Low Prestige Brands… Read More

There is a company that has long been one of the top holdings in the mutual funds of legendary asset manager Ron Baron. I wondered why Mr. Baron has, for so long, put so much faith in this entity. I did some research and discovered the answer was literally encapsulated… Read More

The advice to Benjamin Braddock in the 1967 comedy-drama film The Graduate needs an update: the future is “bio-plastics.” At least that’s what Metabolix (Nasdaq: MBLX) thinks. The company has just received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its biodegradable plastics that can be used in… Read More

Investors continue to show their ambivalence about solar power stocks, as every fresh quarterly report is met with a fresh round of aggressive buying or selling, Simply put, these companies are neither as good nor as bad as their quarterly reports imply. Instead, these reports highlight that the industry is… Read More

Shares of asset manager Legg Mason (NYSE: LM) are up +11% today to an 18-month high, after delivering modest upside to first-quarter forecasts on Monday evening. Shares are likely getting such a strong boost from an announced restructuring plan that will take $150… Read More

After a strong run, it’s typical to see a stock chart start to flatten out as buyers and sellers move into equilibrium. More often than not, that’s a sign to take profits. Not only do fundamental measures often tell you that a stock is fairly valued at this point, but… Read More