Bearish Netflix Analyst Upgrades Shares to Buy
courtesy of Netflix Inc.Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) is trading higher after Janney Capital Markets raised its rating to Buy from Neutral. The firm’s new fair value price target is now $129 per share as…
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ThinkstockExploring for crude oil and gas is not cheap, and the smaller companies that are involved in the search often run up against problems with cash flow, credit availability and limited reserves, among many…
IEA Boosts Oil Demand Forecast
thinkstockThe International Energy Agency (IEA) raised its monthly forecast for crude oil demand growth in 2013 by 235,000 barrels a day, from a prior estimate of 865,000 barrels a day to 930,000 barrels a…
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (MT, COF, CAT, CNO, CS, CSX, EXPD, LVS, MAS, NFLX, QLIK, RIMM, ROC, RYAAY, SGY, V)
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen so far this Friday from Wall St. research calls: ArcelorMittal (NYSE: MT) raised to Neutral from Sell at Goldman Sachs. Capital…
Morgan Stanley Looking at New High After Earnings
ThinkstockMorgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) reported fourth-quarter and full-year 2012 results before markets opened this morning. The bank reported adjusted diluted quarterly earnings per share (EPS) of $0.28 on revenues of $7 billion. In the…
Schlumberger Probably Better Than It Looks
ThinkstockSchlumberger Ltd. (NYSE: SLB) reported fourth-quarter and full-year 2012 results before markets opened this morning. The oil field services firm reported adjusted diluted quarterly earnings per share (EPS) of $1.08 on revenues of $11.17…
GE Earnings Growth Highlighted by Record $210 Billion Order Backlog
courtesy General Electric Co.General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) managed to turn in earnings growth of 7.5% in its fourth-quarter earnings report. The actual earnings were $4.01 billion, or $0.38 per share, but adjusted earnings…
Are Apple’s Best Days Behind It?
ThinkstockAnother group of experts has made the case that Apple Inc.’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) best days are behind it. ABI Research says that Apple’s share of the smartphone market worldwide will peak this year at…
Sony Sells Its New York Headquarters
courtesy of Sony Corp.Sony Corp. (NYSE: SNE) needs money to keep up efforts to resurrect itself. It found some as it sold its NYC headquarters for $1.1 billion. According to press reports, the Japanese…
Should Investors Encourage a “Gun ETF”?
They say that there is an exchange traded fund for just about every investment strategy out there. So how about a “pure gun” ETF? There are aerospace and defense ETFs, but not an ETF…
Uncertainties Push Oil Prices Higher
ThinkstockThe Algeria hostage crisis shows how little it takes in the terms of geopolitical events to cause a spike in oil prices. As problems in the Middle East simmer, along with attacks on oil…
The 10 Most Counterfeited Products in America
The American economy loses $250 billion as a result of counterfeit products each year, according to a recent report. Despite the impact, only a fraction can be detected and confiscated by the government. Click…
Dell and Best Buy Similarity — Hubris
courtesy Best Buy Co. Inc.Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) and Best Buy Co. Inc. (NYSE: BBY) are each in trouble as the business environments they helped to create become passe and investors wonder if either…
American Airline’s New Paint Job — a Whitewash
ThinkstockAMR, parent company of American Airlines, has decided to repaint of its planes, which have been mostly silver for decades. For some reason, management believes that the new color scheme is a symbol of…
Now China Can Grow Forever
ThinkstockChina posted a GDP growth rate of 7.9% in the fourth quarter of 2012, which is either the fastest rate in two years, or, based on the annual measurement, the slowest in 13 years…