Lou Gutheil

Who knew that when Sir Isaac contemplated the Apple falling that he would be a candidate for Worst Stock Market Analyst. If he were alive today, he might be surprised to see Apple’s going up. Whereas the infamous apple upon which he based his observation bonked him on the head, the Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) of today […]

America’s favorite food – the hamburger – has a new favorite brand that also has a highly successful IPO. A Consumer Reports survey in July 2014 named Habit Burgers the best in the nation. Most Americans responded, “Who?” Today, a growing number of Americans know who Habit (NASDAQ:HABT) is, especially some very happy investors. All […]

The share price of Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) rose steadily this morning, then spiked upward as the news reported by the board of directors at the company’s annual shareholder’s meeting became public. Opening this morning at 34.15, shares gained to 4.66% to close the day at 35.95, the highest the Intel share price has closed since February […]

Williams Sonoma (NYSE:WSM) is one of the United States’ largest e-commerce retailers, serving customers worldwide. Its upscale brick and mortar stores located in the U.S., Canada, Puerto Rico, Australia and the UK are supplemented by franchised branding in several Middle Eastern countries and the Philippines. The company issued its third quarter results shortly after the […]

U.S. President Barak Hussein Obama promised “hope and change” in 2008. It has become clear to most Americans that there is now no hope of stopping him from imposing his personal agenda of change on the entire country, whether it’s in the best interest of the country or not. The self-proclaimed student of the United […]

Exactly one month ago today, on 17 October, ADVFN brought you an update on the Valeant (TSX:VRX) hostile pursuit to acquire Botox-maker Allergan (NYSE:AGN). As of that date, the Allergan share price was $186.80, based on an continued expectation-exceeding third quarter results. That made Valeant’s takeover bid of $179.00 per share look ridiculous by comparison. Although […]

The Virgin America IPO (NASDAQ:VA) took off at $23.00 late yesterday, right down the middle of the runway that had been defined as being $21.00 to $24.00 wide. When it went public at 10:02 a.m. it had reached an altitude of $27.00 before ascending to $31.19 and cruising home at $30.00. VA’s share price is […]

Four o’clock in the afternoon is a favorite time of the day for the executives of U.S.-listed companies to make major announcements. And when they do, they can generate a flurry of activity from the trading floor to the front page. Technically, there has been no major announcement from either Halliburton (NYSE:HAL) or Baker Hughes […]

Axalta (NYSE:AXTA) floated its IPO today to a great deal of fanfare at the New York Stock Exchange, including a visit by NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon on hand for the ringing of the opening bell. AXTA shares opened at 20.94, more that 6% above the original asking price of 19.00. The company’s market cap is […]

AIM-listed Central Rand Gold Ltd. (LSE:CRND) shares reached a 52-week high of 45.29 this morning. That is an increase of 466%. At its current price of 24.08, as at 4:00 p.m. UTC, it is still up by more than 200%, taking its market cap from £17.67 million to more than £35 million. The significant upthrust immediately followed […]