ThinkstockRising stockpiles of virtually every commodity had led to a sharp drop in long-dated noncommercial (speculative) futures. Slowing growth in the United States and elsewhere is getting the blame for the 31% drop in…
thinkstockJana Partners said this morning that it “appears” as if two of its candidates have been elected to the board of directors of fertilizer maker Agrium Inc. (NYSE: AGU). Jana, a U.S. hedge fund,…
ThinkstockAlcoa Inc. (NYSE: AA) is set to kick off first-quarter earnings trends today, and this will mark the start of earnings season. Investors and traders have for years tried to tie in this Dow…
courtesy of KFCShares of Yum! Brands Inc. (NYSE: YUM) plunged this morning following a downgrade on the company’s shares from analysts at UBS. The company already had forecast a weaker first half of 2013…
ThinkstockSandra Pianalto, President of the Cleveland Federal Reserve, is talking up the path to economic growth this Monday at The International Economic Forum of the Americas in West Palm Beach, Fla. Much of the…
Courtesy United Parcel Service Inc.In late January, United Parcel Service Inc. (NYSE: UPS) said it was giving up on its $6.7 billion bid to acquire Dutch-based TNT Express N.V. following the European Union’s rejection…
ThinkstockThe global equity team at Jefferies (NYSE: JEF) has put together a solid list of stocks from around the globe that it thinks investors should buy. Today’s focus is on innovation, technology and the…
Jon OggInvestors and traders remain on the lookout for new ideas for profits and income. 24/7 Wall St. looks over numerous research calls to find great ideas from value stocks to growth stocks to…
The first-quarter earning season begins today with the quarterly ritual of perennial lousy, or at least lackluster, earnings leading off the deluge of reports, from aluminum giant Alcoa Inc. (NYSE: AA). Investors began to…
ThinkstockNow that the Bank of Japan (BOJ) has begun its monthly purchases of more than $70 billion in assets, the country has come under increasing criticism for starting a new currency war. A particularly…
ThinkstockCredit Suisse has changed its targets and estimates for the electric utility sector. The move will have dividend watchers on the lookout, but the firm effectively is asking if a momentum trade could overpower…
courtesy J.C. Penney Co. Inc.Retailers J.C. Penney Co. Inc. (NYSE: JCP) and Macy’s Inc. (NYSE: M) are expected to resume their courtroom battle today following a month-long, court-ordered mediation period that apparently failed to…
ThinkstockGeneral Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) is sticking with its plan of making acquisitions, but on the bolt-on and opportunistic side of the equation rather than on the aggressive mega-merger side of M&A. Lufkin Industries…
ThinkstockThe highest court in Portugal ruled that some of the austerity measures to be employed by the government to curtail deficits are not constitutional. In reaction, the central government said it would accelerate some…
ThinkstockCNN Money released its list of the 20 highest paid chief executive officers of 2012. It was refreshing to see some of the CEOs that have led their companies to long-term success made the list.…