Why Wal-Mart’s Market Cap Just Lost $20 Billion – Updated with Slidedeck
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE:WMT)’s market cap has sank by $20 billion in morning trading today, falling from an early 1% gain to a loss of over 8.86% in a matter of minutes.
Author Archive - Tim Frederick
Sequenom, Aclaris, and Xenoport Making Waves Among Elite Healthcare Investors
Three prominent healthcare-focused funds that we track at Insider Monkey submitted filings with the SEC today, disclosing new or bulked up positions in three different healthcare...
Why Are Altisource, MiMedx Group Inc, Qlik Technologies, and OvaScience Inc Plunging Today?
Four stocks are making big moves in the wrong direction today, which should certainly be cause for concern for investors.
Why These Stocks Are Stealing Headlines Today
Two major takeovers and the official confirmation of a social media giant’s rumored job cuts are stealing headlines this morning and have four stocks on the move in their wake...
Why Are These Healthcare Stocks Making Big Moves Today?
The week’s trading is underway and several biotech stocks are hot out of the gates, making big early morning gains.
Elliott Management Finally Had This Wish Granted In The $67 Billion Dell/EMC Deal
Last week’s rumors have turned into Monday morning reality as Dell announced its $67 billion purchase of EMC Corporation (NYSE:EMC).
This Tech Hedge Fund Manager’s Stock Picks Got Blasted In Q3
The stock picks of Philippe Laffont’s Coatue Management only slightly underperformed the market in the third quarter according to our calculations.
Why Jim Chanos and Hedge Funds Hate Tesla
Jim Chanos of Kynikos laid out more of his reasoning for being bearish on Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) during an interview with CNN Money this week.
Why Did These Stocks Jump Today?
While the stock market has been unable to maintain its rally today after a strong start, it is holding steady into afternoon trading as it looks to close out a second successive...
Why Are These 3 Energy Stocks Surging Today?
Energy stocks are having one of their best weeks in recent memory as the price of WTI crude has gained over 10% this week to crest $50 per barrel.
Survey Says These Three Gaming Giants Poised For Big Holiday Season
A survey conducted by Nielsen Hldg NV (NYSE:NLSN) has revealed the games most sought-after by gamers for the upcoming holiday season, and happily for investors, many of them are...
Hedge Fund Sentiment Says To Steer Clear Of These 2 Trending Stocks
Earnings season is nearly upon us in full force, and Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE:AYI) and RPM International Inc.
Microsoft Live Event Touts Innovations In Tablets, Gaming, Wearables, More
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) held a live event in New York City today, beginning at 10:00 EST.
Donald Drapkin Shoots On Cliffs Natural Resources, Activism, And High Frequency Trading
Two weeks ago, we covered Goldentree Asset Management’s Steve Tananbaum being interviewed on Wall Street Week, which covered his own investing career, the state of the economy...
Hedge Funds Expect Big Things From 1 Of These 2 Sliding Biotechs
Two micro-cap biotech stocks are having a rough start to the week amid generally positive momentum for the market as a whole.
Investor Confidence Is Turning Sharply Against These 2 Stocks
Two stocks were downgraded by analysts this morning amid perceived weakness in their industries or their position within those industries, with each of the downgrades hitting ...
With The Madison Square Garden Split Complete, Which Is The Better Stock To Invest In?
The former Madison Square Garden Company split into two separate units effective October 1, with Madison Square Garden (NYSE:MSG) being the live sports and entertainment side ...
Warren Buffett’s Stock Picks Suffered The Same Fate As Everyone Else’s In Q3
Not even the stock picks of legendary investor Warren Buffett of Berkshire Hathaway could deliver positive returns in the third quarter, one which saw the S&P 500 decline by about...
Lockheed Martin’s Space Race Gets Sent To The Pits By NASA
Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE:LMT)’s space ambitions have been temporarily brought back down to earth.
PMC-Sierra Wants To Sell Itself And Investors Should Buy
Shares of PMC-Sierra Inc (NASDAQ:PMCS) jumped by 11% in the waning minutes of trading on Thursday afternoon after sources revealed that the semiconductor maker would attempt to...
5 Best FMCG Stocks To Buy Now
The FMCG (or fast moving consumer goods) industry, also known as the packaged goods or consumer non-durables sector, is largely considered a sector that ebbs and flows with consumer...
Did Analysts Get One Of These Upgrades Wrong?
Three notable companies were given upgrades by analysts this morning, mostly due to recent weakness in the price of their shares (but then, few stocks have been able to escape...
Squashed Takeovers And Positive Test Results Propelling These Stocks Higher
Three stocks are making some major noise in today’s trading session, with gains of over 15% for all three.
Jeffrey Smith Sees 100% Upside In This Auto Supplier, Shows How It Can Be Unlocked
Shares of Advance Auto Parts, Inc.
FrontFour Capital Shorting U.S Energy And Buying Canadian; Explains Why In Interview
Canada’s Business News Network (BNN), which has previously interviewed our co-founder and editor Meena Krishnamsetty, sat down on Tuesday with David Lorber of FrontFour Capital...
Twenty-First Century Fox, Jeffrey Ubben Each Get What They Want In Deal
Jeffrey Ubben of ValueAct Capital has landed a board seat at the table of one of his biggest investments, Twenty-First Century Fox Inc (NASDAQ:FOX).
This Company Just Scored A Major Five-Year Defense Contract
Raytheon Company (NYSE:RTN) has landed itself yet another big defense contract, one which could be worth up to $1 billion.
Valeant Could Face Subpeona But Here’s Why You Should Buy It Anyway
You can add millions of angry (and poorer) investors to the list of people who really dislike Martin Shkreli at the moment.
Hedge Funds Beat Analysts On Seeing Weakness In Mattel And Caterpillar, But They Disagree On Blackberry
Red flags were thrown up by analysts today regarding the prospects of three companies, each of which had their earnings estimates and price targets cut amid slowing growth.
These Stocks Were Upgraded This Morning And Hedge Funds Couldn’t Agree More
Analysts have been busy over the weekend, as a slew of stocks have received upgrades this morning, including one company which was on the receiving end of not one, but two such...
3 Stocks Got Crushed Today but Hedge Funds Say One of Them Will Rebound
Several stocks are begging for today’s trading session to end so they can recuperate over the weekend from the beating they’ve suffered today.
3 Stocks Analysts Upgraded Today And The One You Should Avoid
There’s been a flurry of analyst updates today involving numerous notable companies, and we have the details on three of them in this article.
Hedge Funds Don’t Particularly Like 2 Of These 3 Upgraded Stocks
Three notable stocks were given recommendations by analysts this morning, and we’ll run through each of them and discuss the latest analyst action on them and the effect it ...
Steve Tananbaum Discusses Economy, Gives Vote Of Confidence To Traditional Media
Steve Tananbaum, the founder and manager of Goldentree Asset Management, recently sat down with Gary Kaminsky and Skybridge Capital founder and co-manager Anthony Scaramucci for...
Office Impasse: Office Depot/Staples Merger On The Verge Of Getting Shredded
It appears that the proposed merger of Staples, Inc.
Billionaires Can’t Live Without These 10 Stocks
At Insider Monkey, we track more than 700 elite hedge funds and use their combined wisdom to identify 15 exceptional small-cap stocks every quarter, which our backtesting and ...
3 Stocks Getting Clobbered Today For Very Different Reasons
The market is enduring a rough day following the Fed failing to pull the trigger yesterday on an expected and long-awaited interest rate hike.
Hedge Funds Flop On Athersys, Console Themselves With Soaring MaxLinear
MaxLinear, Inc. (NYSE:MXL) and Athersys, Inc.
Baker Bros. Relentlessly Adding Shares Of One Biotech, Going Activist On Another
Julian Baker and Felix Baker’s Baker Bros. Advisors continues to relentlessly add shares to its position in Seattle Genetics, Inc. (NASDAQ:SGEN).
Herbalife Has “Substantial Similarities” To FTC-Targeted Vemma: Ackman
We recently reported that billionaire Bill Ackman of Pershing Square was still confident that his notorious short thesis on Herbalife Ltd.
Yandex NV (YNDX) Made Big Gains At Google Inc. (GOOG)’s Expense
Shares of Yandex NV (NASDAQ:YNDX) gained more than 7.25% in yesterday's trading session after it was announced that Russia’s Federal Antimonopoly Service found Google Inc.
The Most Shorted Stock On The NASDAQ Among Today’s Big Losers
Three actively-traded stocks are all down this morning on high trading volume, especially when it comes to Avon Products, Inc.
Today’s Biggest Stock Market Losers And What To Do With Them
There are three stocks getting beaten and bruised on high trading volume this morning, all for very different reasons.
Buffett Warns Of Consequences As Interest Rate Hike Looms
Warren Buffett is the most revered and followed investor in the world, which is why his words, not only on particular companies, but also on the overall state of the economy ...
Why UTi Worldwide Inc. (UTIW) And Infoblox Inc. (BLOX) Were Among The Morning’s Big Losers
UTi Worldwide Inc. (NASDAQ:UTIW) and Infoblox Inc.
Hedge Funds Regret Being Bullish On These 4 Stocks In Q2
At Insider Monkey, we track only the upper echelon of hedge funds and other investment firms operating today.
Hedge Funds Stunned By Best Buy Co., Inc. (BBY)’s Earnings Beat
Shares of Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE:BBY) have surged in trading today following the tech retailer’s surprising earnings beat.
