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Short interest for number of tech stocks listed on Nasdaq rose on March 14 compared to figures from February . Shares short in Microsoft (MSFT) spiked up 7.4 million to 123.1 million. Short interest...
"The current financial crisis is the most serious since the second world war, and perhaps since the Great Depression."–The London Observer, March 23, 2008 Many investors find it hard to believe...
E*TRADE Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: ETFC) has noted that customer cash and depositsincreased by nearly $1 billion in February, although total retail customer assets including customer cash and...
Because of its exposure to mortgage-related securities, shares in E*Trade (NASDAQ: ETFC) have fallen from a 52-week high of $25.79 to $3.63. Over the last six months, shares of rivals Schwab (NASDAQ:...
According to NASDAQ figures on short selling on February 29, share sold short in tech companies dropped sharply, an indication that investors are not willing to bet that stocks in the companies will...
Several brands which were extremely powerful during the last few decades are about to disappear. Many of them no longer drive big sales. Some are a part of companies that are in trouble. Some are...
E*Trade (ETFC) investors cheered when they heard that the company’s chairman, a former senior executive at JP Morgan (JPM) was taking over as CEO. The reality of the situation did not take long to...
E*Trade (NASDAQ: ETFC) is making its non-executive chairman Donald Layton CEO today. The move is puzzling since he is a former vice chairman of JP Morgan (NYSE: JPM). He was "installed" in his...
According to Reuters, the NABE semiannual Economic Policy Survey show that the subprime crisis and heavy debt are still the biggest threats to the economy. Reuters writes that Microsoft (MSFT) will...
The short interest for stocks traded on the Nasdaq as of February 15 shows that investors made very big bets against telecom and technology stocks. The numbers compare to those on January 21. Short...
Most stocks trading under $10 probably traded much higher at one point or another. Trading below that price point is usually not a badge of honor. But, inexpensive stocks often make huge percentage...
Rising short interest in tech stocks traded on Nasdaq shows the extent to which investors are willing to bet against the sector. The figures compare shares sold short as of January 31 compared to...
Wall St. has gone through the looking glass into Wonderland with Alice. The world is upside down now. Awful results at firms like E*Trade (ETFC) and Countrywide (CFC) can make shares rally....
There are some SEC filings out of online brokerage firm E*TRADE Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: ETFC) that shows quite a bit of insider transactions that took place on January 29.  These were all insider...
2008 is turning out to be a wacky year.  If you are new to trading and investing this is far from the norm.  Statistics vary depending on what day of the week it is but this is the worst January...