Quantcast

Monthly Archives: December 2011

Get Ready for a Pfizer Dividend Hike… A Holiday Gift From Big Pharma (PFE, MRK, WPI, TEVA)

Posted: December 8, 2011 at 11:14 am

We recently gave a full review of the DJIA components we expect to raise their dividend payouts in the weeks and months ahead.  Among those we expect to raise the ...
Read Full Story »

A Greek ETF Launch… No Joke, Even If It Should Be! (NBG, CCH, GREK)

Posted: December 8, 2011 at 10:05 am

Up until today, U.S. investors could only invest in (or short sell) the ADRs of National Bank of Greece S.A. (NYSE: NBG), Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company S.A. (NYSE: CCH), or ...
Read Full Story »

Weekly Jobless Claims Hit Nine Month Low

Posted: December 8, 2011 at 8:36 am

We already saw the rate cut from the European Central Bank this Thursday morning.  Now it is time for the U.S. Labor Department's weekly announcement on jobless claims.  The report ...
Read Full Story »

Today’s Best Market Rumors (12/8/2011) LivingSocial $400 Million, Alibaba $4 Billion

Posted: December 8, 2011 at 8:36 am

Updated throughout the day Japan may spend $13 billion to bail out Tokyo Electric Power (Reuters) Alibaba has sought $4 billion in financing to buy part of Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) ...
Read Full Story »

Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (CELL, CSCO, DECK, DO, FTE, HTS, HWAY, HERO, LVS, LULU, MPEL, NRG, PM, SLB, SAH, STFC, VE, VRSN, WFT, YUM)

Posted: December 8, 2011 at 8:21 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Thursday morning. Brightpoint Inc. (NASDAQ: CELL) Reiterate as Buy with a $14 ...
Read Full Story »

ECB Rate Cut Considered A Dud

Posted: December 8, 2011 at 7:54 am

As expected, the European Central Bank has followed through with some of the market expectations of a rate cut.  Unfortunately, not all rate cuts are created equally.  Thursday's decision from the central ...
Read Full Story »

Best and Worst Run Companies in America

Posted: December 8, 2011 at 6:26 am

Many American companies have done incredibly well this year. A number posted extraordinary financial results in 2011. Others have launched products that revolutionized markets. Of course, many big public corporations ...
Read Full Story »

“Tax the Rich” Spreads at State Level

Posted: December 8, 2011 at 6:26 am

New York governor Mario Cuomo has set a new system to tax high-income earners and give tax relief to middle-class state residents. The program looks quite a bit like a plan ...
Read Full Story »

Initatives to Save Europe Diverge

Posted: December 8, 2011 at 6:25 am

Several plans to salvage the eurozone have moved in different directions in the past few days. That is not an encouraging sign. It shows that the crisis is hardly over, ...
Read Full Story »

What’s Important in the Financial World (12/8/2011) Macy’s vs. Martha Stewart, Apple Grand Central

Posted: December 8, 2011 at 6:25 am

Still No Eurozone Rescue. The rescue of the financially weak eurozone nations becomes more confused by the day. U.S. Treasury Secretary Geithner continues to tour the region. He wants to convince area ...
Read Full Story »

A Slew of Layoffs

Posted: December 8, 2011 at 6:24 am

Layoffs were part of the business news yesterday. Enough people lost jobs in a series of three “downsizings” to reminds those who believe unemployment continues to fall that the economy ...
Read Full Story »

Media Digest (12/8/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: December 8, 2011 at 6:23 am

S&P may downgrade the EU and the largest eurozone banks. (Reuters) France and Germany continue to press new eurozone treaty measures that would help trigger new financing for the region. (Reuters) ...
Read Full Story »

24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell (GOOG, JDSU, DRI, CB, LNKD, SAI, VRA, MTN, VLGEA, MW, TLB, MNI, MSO, FSLR, JAG, GBG)

Posted: December 7, 2011 at 4:06 pm

Equities fell sharply after this morning’s opening. Futures were soft prior to the opening bell due largely to continue to worry about Europe and a forecast cut to the European ...
Read Full Story »

Jamie Dimon… Hopeful On Dividends & Buybacks In 2010 (JPM)

Posted: December 7, 2011 at 3:52 pm

Jamie Dimon of J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) is well-known for being outspoken.  At a Goldman Sachs financial conference today, Mr. Dimon spoke out with his usual wording ...
Read Full Story »

In Defense of MLPs For 2012 (EPD, KMP, MWE, PAA, WPZ, MMP, BPL, EPB, KYN, AML, AMLP)

Posted: December 7, 2011 at 2:20 pm

With many Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs) trading at or even above some of their expected target prices, we wanted to take a year-end look into the sector to see where ...
Read Full Story »