Bloomberg Gadfly

Retail investors hoping for a busy holiday shopping season will either be extremely encouraged or discouraged, and it all depends upon who they listen to. According to Gadfly's Shelly Banjo, retailers are saying their outlook for the holiday season is the "shakiest" it has been in years. For...

The British pound plummeted more than 6 percent in around one minute, sharing some characteristics with the flash crash seen in the U.S. market back in 2010. According to Gadfly's Christopher Langner, liquidity, fear and large positions are some of the common characteristics shared by flash crashes...

Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) gained nearly 5 percent Monday after the company impressed investors and said it delivered 24,500 vehicles in the third quarter and expects to see continued momentum heading into the end of the year. According to Gadfly's Liam Denning, there are a few...

Pier 1 Imports Inc (NYSE: PIR) picked a bad time to start handing out $1 million cash bonuses to its failing executive team. According to Gadfly's Shelly Banjo, Pier 1 Imports, the struggling home-decor retailer, just handed out a cool million bucks to three top executives as a retention bonus....

Bloomberg Gadfly's Shira Ovide stated the obvious: People enjoy following a messy story, especially when it comes to Wall Street. The latest instance of a messy situation: salesforce.com, inc. (NYSE: CRM) losing out to Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) in acquiring LinkedIn Corp (NYSE: LNKD)....

According to Gadfly's Lionel Laurent, Deutsche Bank AG (NYSE: DB) needs to demonstrate a "show of strength" to the market and a visit with Qatar's royal family could accomplish such. Laurent noted that Qatar's royal family is Deutsche Bank's largest active shareholder...

According to a Bloomberg report, Deutsche Bank AG (USA) (NYSE: DB) could be forced to raise capital in order to pay a $14 billion fee imposed by the U.S. Department of Justice. Shares of the German bank fell to a new-all time low early Monday morning following the report that also suggested the...

Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) shares are trading lower by $2.25 at $127.82 in Friday's afternoon session. At this time, the Street is attempting to digest the onslaught of fundamental news on the issue out Friday. Related Link: Facebook's Inflated Metrics: Why It Matters And What Could Happen Next Here...

Shares of Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) were trading lower by nearly 2 percent Friday following a Wall Street Journal report that the social media company overestimated the average viewing time for video ads on its platform. Advertisers and marketers that rely on Facebook to deliver their message...

Analysts at Gabelli hypothesized on Wednesday that Allergan plc Ordinary Shares (NYSE: AGN) is "playing chess," strategically buying smaller companies with the ultimate end goal of acquiring Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: GILD). Not so fast, says Bloomberg Gadfly's Max Nisen. The "mother of all...

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT)'s $3.3 billion acquisition of Jet.com closed Monday, but the retailer's woes won't go away overnight. Bloomberg Gadfly's Shelly Banjo offered four pieces of advice for Wal-Mart that could help close the gap between its online business and Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:...

Allergan plc Ordinary Shares (NYSE: AGN) paid a hefty premium of 159 percent to acquire Vitae Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: VTAE) last week, but that figure pales in comparison to the premium attached to its acquisition of Tobira Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ: TBRA). Allergan will pay $533 million in...

Many investors erroneously undervalue and underestimate just how big Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN)'s apparel sales are. According to Gadfly's Shelly Banjo, Amazon first bought Zappos in 2009 and sold consumers basic apparel items such as t-shorts, leggings and jeans. Over the coming...

To some investors, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)'s growing debt level serves as a case against investing in the company. However, it is reasonably safe to assume that Apple's debt levels won't cause any sort of financial crisis. The same can reasonably be said for some of Apple's largest technology...