The three major US equities indexes opened higher this morning as traders await an agreement on the still-pending Greek debt swap. The DJIA is about 13 points at about 12,891, ... Read Full Story »
We are entering into the last waves of the normalized quarterly earnings reports for companies with December 31 quarter-end dates, and we are entering the first waves of the earnings ... Read Full Story »
US equity markets rose rather steeply in the first hour of trading this morning, but weren’t able to sustain the momentum for long. Consumer confidence indexes rose this month, but ... Read Full Story »
There are several stocks trading more heavily than usual this morning, and also experiencing large gains or drops in share prices. These include Sears Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ: SHLD), Parlux Fragrances ... Read Full Story »
If you ever run a "value screen" in the world of stock strategies, Computer Sciences Corporation (NYSE: CSC) shows up all the time as a "cheap tech stock." Unfortunately, this ... Read Full Story »
Each morning 24/7 Wall St. issues a summary list of key analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations issued by Wall Street research firms. We review these calls and other calls made ... Read Full Story »
Markets opened higher today, and after some backsliding in the mid-morning, pulled ahead again by mid-afternoon. Crude oil closed up more than 2% at $97.78/barrel and gold was down by ... Read Full Story »
These are some of Thursday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls. Advance Auto Parts. Inc. (NYSE: AAP) cut to Neutral at Credit Suisse. Amazon.com ... Read Full Story »
Earnings season has peaked, but we still have many key earnings reports and economic events coming in the week ahead. 24/7 Wall St. has featured a calendar with events scheduled ... Read Full Story »
India's Infosys Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: INFY) reported second-quarter earnings today, and EPS came in more than 10% higher than in the same period a year ago. The company also lowered ... Read Full Story »
Mid-Cap value investment strategies often work in various market cycles. Mid-cap stocks are in the sweet spot of future large companies and companies which also get acquired by private equity ... Read Full Story »
These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Wednesday morning. Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) Reiterated Buy as Value at ... Read Full Story »
The sell-off and market volatility have made it difficult for many nervous investors to either stand pat or even to stay interested in the market when they are more interested ... Read Full Story »
These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Wednesday morning. Aixtron SE (NASDAQ: AIXG) Cut to Hold at Deutsche Bank. ... Read Full Story »
Time Warner (NYSE: TWC) to buy Insight Communications from Carlyle for $3 billion. (Reuters) Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: ERTS) expects holiday sales to be strong. (Reuters) Security experts say hackers may ... Read Full Story »