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Cusick's Corner Best Quarter since the 90's, but the After Hours was still quite. While volume has been light, the small caps were active, a positive for potential upside momentum, and was the Cherry on top of today's ice cream after we did see a decent end in today volume for the first time all...

Shares of Moody's Corporation (NYSE: MCO) are trading lower on the session by 1.62%, at $33.89. They crashed lower mid-day, touching $32.99, after the EU said it might ban US-based credit rating agencies. Given the performance of the stock over the past five months, you can't blame traders for...

Morgan Stanley is out with an incredibly bullish research report on Tesla Motors (NASDAQ: TSLA), as it upgrades shares to Overweight and raises the price target to $70, sharply higher than where shares are currently trading. Shares are moving sharply higher in pre-market trading, gaining more than...

By Bob van der Valk Time has not made much of a difference since 2008...at least in the price of curde.  The price for the U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil was $107 a barrel on September 28, 2008, vs. around $105 per barrel today.  On the other hand, the average price at the pump...

Nasdaq (NASDAQ: NDAQ) hacker attack is said to be worse than previously disclosed

According To Bloomberg, A Spy Agency To Investigate Hacker Attack On NASDAQ (NASDAQ: NDAQ). Most Recent NASDAQ Hacker Attack Said To Be Worse Than Previous Attacks.

Shares of The NASDAQ OMX Group (NASDAQ: NDAQ) are higher on the session by 0.38%, currently trading at $25.37. The stock has been moving largely lower over the past six weeks, though it is currently trading above the 200-day moving average. Options traders are buying calls on the name today. A...

BATS Global Markets expects to launch a primary listings market in the U.S. during the fourth quarter. This would compete with current primary-listings markets like the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: NYX) and the NASDAQ market (NASDAQ: NDAQ), as well as additional pinksheet markets owned by firms...

BATS Global Markets expects to launch a primary listings market in the U.S. during the fourth quarter. This would compete with current primary-listings markets like the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: NYX) and the NASDAQ market (NASDAQ: NDAQ), as well as additional pinksheet markets owned by firms...

Raymond James has upgraded NYSE Euronext (NYSE: NYX) from Outperform to Strong Buy.

Point Roberts, WA - March 28, 2011 - Investorideas.com, a leader in cleantech stock research, reports on recent wind stocks news and developments for wind stocks. New wind stocks were recently added to the NASDAQ OMX Clean Edge Global Wind Energy Index. Wind stocks and solar stocks continue to be...

J.P Morgan is maintaining its Overweight rating on The Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE) and is raising estimates and price target from $140 to $142. While trading volume in all of its major products has risen following recent global events, including the crisis in North Africa and the Middle...

Last Friday, American Banker reported that under the upcoming Qualified Residential Mortgage (QRM) rules, securitizers will have the option of retaining risk either in the form of a vertical slice or a horizontal slice, KBW reports. “While retaining a vertical slice should be beneficial to bank...

IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE) clearing houses and over-the-counter markets, today announced the introduction of clearing for 13 freight swaps and a new iron ore swap through ICE Clear Europe. The new contracts are an extension of the energy portfolio cleared by ICE Clear Europe, and will...

Citi, announced it has cleared its first U.S. client interest rate trades through LCH.Clearnet, a leading independent clearing house group serving international exchanges and platforms, as well as a range of OTC markets. In Europe, Citi has been clearing for clients on the LCH.Clearnet model for...