Notable ETF Movers of the Day 02/19: (XRT) (PBW) Higher; (SLV) Lower

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Tesla Motors (TSLA) CEO Musk Vindicated in Latest 'Times' Piece

February 19, 2013 9:49 AM EST

Tesla Motors (Nasdaq: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk is getting a little bit of redemption Tuesday following a New York Times piece by John Broder on the Model S sedan last week.

The piece largely criticized the Model S and Tesla, saying... More

Staples (SPLS) Surges as Office Depot/OfficeMax Close to a Deal

February 19, 2013 8:21 AM EST

Staples, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPLS) is jumping higher early Tuesday in response to reports Monday that rivals OfficeMax, Inc. (NYSE: OMX) and Office Depot (NYSE: ODP) are in advanced talks to... More

Barclays Upgrades Best Buy (BBY) to Overweight

February 19, 2013 6:32 AM EST

Barclays upgraded Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) from Equalweight to Overweight with a price target of $20.00 (from $13.00).

For an analyst ratings summary and ratings history on Best Buy click here. For more... More

UPDATE: Raymond James Upgrades Power-One (PWER) to Strong Buy

February 19, 2013 6:31 AM EST

(Updated - February 19, 2013 9:01 AM EST)

Raymond James' Pavel Molchanov upgraded Power-One (NASDAQ: PWER) from Outperform to Strong Buy with a price target of $6.00, calling it the "Stock That the Solar Rally Forgot."

The analyst notes that while the WilderHill Clean Energy Index is... More

OfficeMax (OMX), Office Depot (ODP) In Advanced Merger Talks - Reports

February 18, 2013 2:15 PM EST

With U.S. markets closed Monday for President's Day, reports from the Wall Street Journal have surfaced that office supply retailers OfficeMax, Inc. (NYSE: OMX) and Office Depot (NYSE: ODP) are in advanced talks to merge.

The... More

Office Depot (ODP) said to be in talks to sell rest of Mexico unit- Bloomberg

February 15, 2013 1:49 PM EST

Office Depot, Inc. (NYSE: ODP) said to be in talks to sell rest of Mexico unit, Bloomberg reports... More

Gold Breaks Down; John Paulson Clings to Holdings, George Soros & Others Pull Out (GLD)

February 15, 2013 8:45 AM EST

Hedge Fund Paulson & Co., run by John Paulson, maintained its 21.8 million share stake in SPDR Gold Shares ETF (NYSE: GLD). Others including George Soros trimmed their positions in GLD, as lackluster performance weighed on sentiment.

According to filings, Soros cut his GLD holdings by 55... More