Stocks in the News

MIPS Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: MIPS) has been on a major run of late, and shares hit a new 52-week high this morning. We have seen four consecutive days of gains, as this closed at $6.37 back on August 30 and now shares are up at $7.41. This move is based on the hope of a buyout, and the trading...

So what if the jobs numbers were a huge disappointment. There are many stocks on the move this morning after the huge Chinese stimulus package and on the heels of yesterday's bond-buying plans from Mario Draghi. Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) is up almost 1.6% at $255.25 this morning after...

We have five really big movers after the close this Thursday. The big gainers and losers today in the after-hours are as follows: Audience Inc. (NASDAQ: ADNC); Infoblox Inc. (NYSE: BLOX); Mattress Firm Holding Corp. (NASDAQ: MFRM); Smith & Wesson Holding Corp. (NASDAQ: SWHC) and Sturm,...

Beleaguered consumer electronics retailer RadioShack wants to be your next no-contract wireless carrier. But its new partnership with Leap Wireless' Cricket has no chance of stemming the decline of the once-popular small-box chain.

When the market is strong, companies tend to raise capital. Or insiders decide to cash in some chips. We now have a whole slew of companies conducting secondary offerings now: BreitBurn Energy Partners L.P. (NASDAQ: BBEP), Capital One Financial Corp. (NYSE: COF), Enbridge Energy Partners L.P....

The Pep Boys are a trio, but these day, the company is cruising solo -- and it's not enjoying driving alone. The retailer of auto parts and provider of automotive services, spurned after merger talks this spring, posted uninspiring quarterly results on Tuesday night.

Have you ever thought it would be cool to be able see what was happening at home when you weren't there? Well, Comcast has been rolling out a service that could make such voyeuristic desires much simpler to indulge. But Xfinity Home may be the wrong move for the cable giant.