TechCrunch reports that Microsoft MSFT may spend $1 billion to buy Nook outright from Barnes & Noble NE. In the pre-market Barnes & Noble stock moved up as much as 30% and was still higher by nearly 20% on the day in the afternoon. Microsoft has an existing investment in Nook of about one-sixth of the
This post was just published on ZYX Short Change Alert. Consider adding a 10% tranche in the zone of $76 to $77 or initiating a 20% tranche in TUR in the same zone. This ETF represents Turkey. Turkey is a neighbor of Syria and the situation in Syria is getting ugly.
This post was just published on ZYX Buy Change Alert. JOE is in the buy zone. JOE is a real estate development company that owns 577,000 acres of land primarily in northwest Florida as well as 405,000 acres on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico. The position is long with
With Windows 8, Microsoft MSFT ignored the basic tenets of change management and paid the price. Now Microsoft is finally trying to correct the mistakes it made with Windows 8. In my analysis, the big drop in PC sales has been in part due to mistakes made by Microsoft in Windows 8. I
This post was just published on ZYX Buy Change Alert. Consider taking profits on a 10% tranche on TBT in the zone of $61.90 to $62.40. TBT is trading at $62.02 as of this writing. Consider putting protective stops to protect stops on the remaining position in the zone of $61.23
This post was just published on ZYX Buy Change Alert. Consider taking profits on CLWR and exiting the position in the zone of $3.30 – $3.50. The trigger for this call is that the probability that the offer from DISH will materialize has fallen. The probability of the offer from Sprint
Gun control legislation in Washington is moving at a snail’s pace, if at all, but technological developments are moving at a much faster one. The world’s first gun made mostly with a 3D printer has been test fired and now you can buy 3D printers at Staples SPLS. Soon blueprints to print a 3D
(The Weekly Digest reproduces the morning capsules made available every morning before the market open in the Real Time Feeds to the paying subscribers.) INTEREST RATES RISE SHARPLY AND STOCKS BREAK RESISTANCE AT 1600 AFTER BLOWOUT EMPLOYMENT NUMBERS May 3, 2013 This morning the Department of Labor released blowout employment
This post was just published on ZYX Buy Change Alert. RHI is primarily a provider of temporary financial personnel. A better jobs report means more hiring. The stock has recently taken a hit on slowing sales in Europe, however leading economic indicators in Europe are improving. This is a highly
This morning the Department of Labor released blowout employment numbers. April nonfarm-payroll numbers rose by 176K vs. a consensus of 166K, and more importantly, the whisper numbers were under 140K. The reaction in the markets has been violent. Interest rates have risen, and DJIA has broken the resistance at