Tag Archives: National Association of Realtors

Soaring stocks and the reasons why (DMND, HOLI, PHM)

In this report: Diamond Foods (NASDAQ:DMND), Hollysys Automation Technologies (NASDAQ:HOLI) and PluteGroup (NYSE:PHM).

Diamond Foods (NASDAQ:DMND) shares have soared by more than 7.4 percent higher today after speculation surfaced that hedge fund manager David Einhorn may have acquired a stake …

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What’s up Endeavor International, Masco and News Corp.?

In this report: Endeavor International Corp. (NYSE:END), Masco Corp. (NYSE:MAS) and News Corp. (NASDAQ:NWSA).

Endeavor International Corp. (NYSE:END) shares are trading sharply lower today after soaring by more than 11 percent on Wednesday after the company Rodman & Renshaw upgraded …

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U.S. dollar climbs as investors turn to safe havens

The U.S. dollar, Swiss Franc and Japanese Yen all gained against other major currencies on thursday after investors jumped behind the trio of safe havens following the release of several data reports that all pointed towards a slowdown in the …

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Copper declines as banks drop outlook on global expansion

Copper futures fell almost 2 percent on thursday on fears that the economy was heading towards another recession after the release of weak housing and labor data; Morgan Stanley and Deutsche Bank also cast doubt on the global economy after …

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July home sales fall by 3.5 percent

According to a report by the National Association of Realtors, the number of people who bought previously owned homes in July dropped for the third time in four months. The report adds to more data pointing to a downturn in …

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Oil tanks on global expansion forecast and recession fears

Crude oil sank over 6 percent on thursday following raised fears that the economy was slipping into another recession and after Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) and Deutsche Bank (NYSE:DB) dropped their forecast for global expansion growth.
Recession fears in the U.S. …

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