Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen so far this Wednesday from Wall St. research calls. Anheuser-Busch InBev S.A. (NYSE: BUD) cut to Reduce at Nomura. Apple Inc.…
Last week we featured top picks from analysts at some of Wall St.’s largest firms. We had everything from the very eclectic to the standard large cap parade of names. This week we examine…
ThinkstockBack in December, we took an in-depth look at what has become a crowded race in the obesity drug market. As we pointed out then, the race has become a battle of not only…
Wikimedia CommonsGoldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS) reported fourth-quarter and full-year 2012 results before markets opened this morning. The investment bank and financial services giant reported quarterly diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $5.60…
Wikimedia CommonsJ.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) is seeing shares play a little give-back this morning after the largest bank by deposits has reported it fourth-quarter earnings as $5.3 billion. That came to…
ThinkstockThe Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) released its weekly report on mortgage applications this morning, noting a rise of 15.2% in the group’s seasonally adjusted composite index, following a rise of 11.7% for the previous…
ThinkstockComerica Inc. (NYSE: CMA) reported fourth-quarter and full-year 2012 results before markets opened this morning. The financial services company reported diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.68 on net income of $130 million. In…
ThinkstockAlibaba, the preeminent e-commerce company in China, apparently has decided to have an initial public offering to raise as much as $4 billion. The decision probably is unrelated to the partial retirement of CEO and…
courtesy Dell Inc.The private equity buyout of Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL), about which investors were skeptical just two days ago, could happen soon. Rumors in the press suggest that the primary PE firm in…
courtesy of Apple Inc.More and more analysts have taken a position counter to the one that says demand for the Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone 5 has fallen. Rumors in the press indicated that…
ThinkstockAlibaba Prepares IPO Alibaba, the preeminent e-commerce company in China, apparently has decided to have an initial public offering to raise as much as $4 billion. The decision probably is unrelated to the partial retirement…
ThinkstockA new report has determined that the United States’ education system is improving. The bad news is that it still gets a C+. Click here to see states with the best schools Click here…
ThinkstockGeneral Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) and Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F), which have posted huge financial loses in Europe, face larger ones in 2013 that could swamp strong revenue from the United States. Passenger…
flickr / gsfcWall St. was not impressed by Facebook Inc.’s (NASDAQ: FB) new search capacity, which allows members to thumb through the activities and preferences of their “friends.” Investors probably believe that few members…
ThinkstockThe World Bank has issued an economic forecast for 2013 that bears substantial similarities to those issued earlier by other agencies, credit rating firms and bankers. The global economy will not recover based on…