These are the top analyst downgrades, cautious research notes and stocks to sell from Wall Street for Wednesday, July 24, 2013. They include Dish Network, DuPont, Nucor, Norfolk Southern and Broadcom.
ThinkstockTypically, specialty pharmaceutical companies either provide generic versions of former top-selling branded drugs or they may focus on drugs that target rare or hard to treat diseases as orphan drug manufacturers. One thing is…
courtesy Boeing Co.The Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) reported second-quarter 2013 results before markets opened this morning. The aerospace company posted adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $1.67 on revenues of $21.82 billion. In…
ThinkstockIn a current research report, the oil field service and equipment analysts at Jefferies maintain that investors should be overweight the sector. Demand prospects are solid globally. While demand in the United States has…
courtesy Ford Motor Co.Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) reported second-quarter 2013 results before markets opened this morning. The automaker posted adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.45 on revenues of $38.1 billion. In…
ThinkstockThe Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) released its weekly report on mortgage applications this morning, noting a drop of 1.2% in the group’s seasonally adjusted composite index, following a drop of 2.6% for the previous…
courtesy of Tulane Public RelationsIn theory, any investment firm with enough money could make an offer for TheStreet.com (NASDAQ: TST). The major hurdle to a takeover is that, without Jim Cramer, the founder and…
Wikimedia CommonsAT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) earnings for the second quarter where generally considered mediocre. But just below the surface of the top line numbers, investors could draw the inescapable conclusion that the phone company’s…
courtesy of MicrosoftGoogle Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) may have the dominant search engine in the United States, based on its market share, which generally is posted at between 60% and 70%. However, on a customer…
courtesy of Time WarnerThe Hispanic population in the United States is growing much faster than the formerly dominant white, non-Latin one. That may have been a threat to traditional media outlets. However, it turns…
ThinkstockEurope’s economy has shown unexpected resilience, and it may even be recovering from a deep recession, according to PMI data from Markit that covers July, Since the EU economy is the largest by gross…
ThinkstockChina’s fresh purchasing managers index (PMI) data showed its economy has moved toward a state of stagnation, and manufacturing has moved into reverse. In the meantime, the PMI number for Germany moved sharply in…
courtesy of NBN at German WikipediaThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today published an agency review on the health effects of menthol and nonmenthol cigarettes. Menthol currently enjoys exemption from an FDA rule…
courtesy of AppleApple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has reported its fiscal third-quarter earnings, and it is going to make for an interesting Wednesday for Apple investors. Its stock popped up initially on the news, but investors…
Wikimedia CommonsAT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) reported second-quarter 2013 results after markets closed today. The telecom giant reported adjusted diluted quarterly earnings per share (EPS) of $0.67 on revenues of $32.1 billion. In the same…