According to a new report by Variety, tech giant Apple Inc. AAPL 1% may soon be taking on rivals Netflix, Inc. NFLX 2.25% Amazon.com, Inc. AMZN 1.13% and Google Inc GOOG 0.92%GOOGL 1.27% in the original video content realm. Apple has reportedly held discussions in recent weeks with Hollywood executives about potentially producing video entertainment content.
While energy and commodity investors have been agonizing over the global oil supply glut and fears of weak demand from China, there is one segment of the population that has been cheering the decline in oil prices every cent of the way: drivers.
In a new report, Morgan Stanley analyst Ben Lin updated the firm’s projections for 58.com Inc (ADR) WUBA 4.49% based on the most recent economic numbers out of China. Despite scaling back many of its financial estimates, the firm upgraded the Chinese online classified market company from Underweight to Overweight based on its long-term growth…
Raymond James has turned bullish on home furnishings company Leggett & Platt, Inc. LEG 1.57%. According to a new report by analyst Budd Bugatch, the firm has upgraded the stock to Outperform and believes that the company’s exposure to China is not fully understood by the market.
A new report by Pacific Crest analyst Michael McConnell focused on semiconductor stocks. Recent data from the space emphasize the importance of stock selection, and McConnell explained exactly what investors should look for and which names the firm likes best.
The bursting of the housing bubble that led to the Financial Crisis of 2008–2009 made the world acutely aware of the size and potential impact of the asset-backed securities (ABS) market. At the height of the bubble, the mortgage-backed security (MBS) market alone grew to nearly $2 trillion in size.