Rates Are Going Higher, but Will These 5 Top Banks Really Benefit?
In a new research report on banks, the team at Baird make the case that many may be overstating the amount of earnings leverage attributed to rising rates.
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Of 49.5 million mortgaged properties in the U.S. at the end of the second quarter, in about 5.3 million the mortgage amount is greater than the value of the property.
Weekly Jobless Claims Holding Under 300,000
The U.S. Labor Department has released its weekly jobless claims, and we have another week of less than 300,000 in new claims.
Short Sellers Run for Cover in Defensive High-Yield Dividend Stocks
24/7 Wall St. takes look at what is happening in the short interest of the go-to high-dividend defensive stocks.
Key Short Interest Changes in Solar Stocks
Three of five solar stocks we track for short interest saw a decline during the two-week period to September 15.
5 Stocks to Buy Benefiting From Skyrocketing Demand for Fiber Delivery
Here are five companies that UBS sees benefiting the most from a continued and massive fiber deployment.
Durable Goods Show Record Decline, Following Record Gain
Durable goods are showing a record drop for the month of August, but that is on the heels of a record gain in the month of July.
More Than Half of One 3D Printing Company’s Shares Are Short
Short interest in the two-week period ending September 15 fell for two of the four 3D printing companies we follow.
5 Orphan Drug Biotech Stocks to Buy With Big Upside Potential
For many of the top biotech companies, orphan drugs have morphed into huge winners and have even generated other streams of revenue.
Los Angeles Hotel Workers on Track for Minimum Wage of $15.37
The Los Angeles City Council is scheduled to take a final vote next week on a proposal to raise the minimum wage for workers at the city’s large hotels.
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Alcoa, BHP Billiton, 58.com, KB Home, Yahoo and More
These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations covered by 24/7 Wall St. for Thursday, September 25, 2014.
AbbVie Joins the 5 Most Shorted NYSE Stocks
Short sellers shied away from Bank of American enough that it slipped out of the top five most shorted stocks on the New York Stock Exchange.
Apple Climbs List of Most Heavily Shorted Nasdaq Stocks
Familiar faces made up the top five most shorted stocks on the Nasdaq in early September, though Apple did see a surge in shares short.
The Worst Performing DJIA Stocks of 2014
Not all Dow stocks are participating in this year's bull market. Eight of the 30 stocks were recently trading with negative total returns in 2014.
Yahoo’s Core Business Is Worth $4 Billion
Yahoo! Inc.Some of the media and many financial analysts have said the Yahoo! Inc.’s (NASDAQ: YHOO) core business has no value at all, or may have a negative value effect on the public corporation’s…