Lou Gutheil

Shares of William Hill plc (LSE:WMH) were down modestly in London today and were probably not influenced by the company’s third quarter results as much as the it would have liked them to be. In fact, the share price closed at 363.40 yesterday, gaining nearly ten points in early trading to open at 373.00 today. […]

The share price of IBM (NYSE:IBM) plummeted upon release of its third quarter results this morning. IBM closed at 182.05 on Friday, October 17th. The value of the company’s shares dropped in early trading to open today at 166.93. The share price has held fairly steady during the day with about an hour remaining. It […]

It was big news for some this morning that the Tesla share price (NASDAQ:TSLA) opened lower for the second day in a row. Personally, I find it bigger news that it is now almost 2:30 p.m. on the U.S. eastern seaboard and TSLA has already climbed back to 229.63, nearly to yesterday’s close of 229.70, […]

The VIX Index, more commonly referred to as the Fear Index has begun to make investors (more) nervous this week. On Monday, 13 October, Erin Gibbs of S&P Capital told CNBC that, essentially, anxious investors need to remain calm because “Volatility is still within normal levels,” even though fellow commentator Todd Gordon warned that if […]

The ongoing dramatics involving the potential acquisition of Shire (LSE:SHP) by AbbVie (NYSE:ABBV) has given Shire’s share price a punch in the solar plexus today, making it the FTSE’s biggest loser on the day. Not only has the wind been knocked out of Shire’s sails, but there may be a storm brewing on the horizon. […]

There are some stories I just can’t wait to write, like the Alibaba or Facebook IPOs. They are stories that you know are going to happen before they actually happen. This is one of them. CSX (NYSE:CSX) is a Ft. Lauderdale-based U.S. transportation and logistics company more popularly viewed as a railroad. Late this afternoon […]

The share price of Magnolia Petroleum (LSE:MAGP) rose by 4.65% on the London Exchange today on the heels of a highly favorable report for the quarter ended 30 September. Although Magnolia is a long way from being a constituent of the FTSE 100 with a market cap of only £10.25 million, it does appear to be […]

If it’s been a good day on the LSE, it largely due to a spike of more than 32% in Synergy Health’s share price and a renewed outlook for the major mining stocks. Synergy (LSE:SYR) was the top riser on the LSE today with three of the remaining top 5 being companies from the mining sector. Anglo […]

When we become accustomed to studying high-profile companies, we often lose sight of other opportunities. One of those hidden opportunities is Rexam (LSE:REX), one of the world’s top three producers of metal beverage cans. Never heard of them before? Now is a good time to learn about them. Although Rexam may not be a household […]

Aluminum giant, Alcoa Inc. (NYSE:AA) released its third quarter results this morning, driving the share price to 16.33. That is more than a 100% increase over the 8.10 closing price as at 09 October 2013. This may indicate a growing confidence in the company as a result of both the implementation of its transformation plan […]