ThinkstockThe U.S. Treasury has just had its first medium-term note auction for the week in a $35 billion five-year Treasury note auction. This will still pertain to some banks and depository institutions but the…
ThinkstockEver since Dish Network Corp. (NASDAQ: DISH) introduced its ad-skipping technology called the “Hopper”, network TV operators have been seeking to kill the beast. No luck so far, though, as a federal appeals court…
ThinkstockThroughout May and June, we had been issuing warnings and highlighting research notes from Wall Street indicating that there was potentially a huge risk in the high-yield dividend mortgage real estate investment trust (REIT)…
courtesy of DellWill another $0.10 a share make the difference? Michael Dell and Silver Lake Partners have raised their price for Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) from $13.65 a share to $13.75, and said this…
ThinkstockTropical Storm Dorian has officially formed out in the open Atlantic Ocean. The 2013 hurricane season has been largely without incident so far, and this storm is actually so far out that the Caribbean…
ThinkstockIs the massive growth phase of the smartphone and the tablet market coming to an end? Well, that depends on whom you ask, but all you have to do is look at how Apple…
ThinkstockThe U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) released its weekly petroleum status report this morning. U.S. commercial crude inventories dropped by 2.8 million barrels last week, maintaining a total U.S. commercial crude inventory to 364.2…
ThinkstockThe U.S. Census Bureau this morning released data on new single-family home sales for June. Sales rose 8.3% month-over-month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 497,000, from a downwardly revised May sales figure…
thinkstockHanesbrands Inc. (NYSE: HBI), a maker primarily of means underwear, will buy women’s bra company Maidenform Brands Inc. (NYSE: MFB). It is hard to say why the marriage will help either company, but Hanes…
ThinkstockYesterday afternoon, Hercules Offshore Inc. (NASDAQ: HERO) reported a problem at a natural gas well in the shallow waters of the Gulf of Mexico about 55 miles offshore of Grand Isle, La. All 44…
ThinkstockHeart disease, which causes heart attacks, is the leading cause of death in the United States. More than 700,000 Americans have a heart attack each year. According to the Gallup-Healthways annual well-being study, some U.S.…
JoeInQueens, via Wikimedia CommonsApple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) was trading higher by more than 4% after earnings in the premarket trading session on Wednesday. Shares are up around $439 after closing at $418.99, but a…
ThinkstockThe European Commission (EC) has been searching for a way for a long time to cut what it calls “unjustified high” credit and debit card fees. The commission might have just found it. The…
ThinkstockCaterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) reported second-quarter 2013 results before markets opened this morning. The heavy equipment firm posted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $1.45 on revenues of $14.62 billion. In the same period…
These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations from select Wall Street research calls on Wednesday, July 24, 2013. They include Embraer, Lockheed Martin, United Parcel Service and Wendy's.