ThinkstockRetailers and the consumer discretionary sector as a whole have had a very dismal year. It is even more dismal when you compare the sector performance to some of the other top S&P 500…
These are the top analyst upgrades and downgrades from 24/7 Wall St. for Wednesday, August 20, 2014. They include Activision, BHP Billiton, CIBC, Dunkin' Brands, JetBlue and Panera Bread.
ThinkstockWith the biotech space having its usual volatile ups and downs this year, the analysts at Stifel have stepped back into the coverage world and have reinitiated research analysis on some of the top…
JA Solar reported disappointing second-quarter 2014 results before markets opened Wednesday morning. A focus on Japan has helped it overcome a slowdown in China and Europe.
Staples reported better-than-expected second-quarter 2014 results before markets opened Wednesday morning. And it said it has closed 80 stores of a planned 140 closures in North America in 2014.
ThinkstockThe Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) released its weekly report on mortgage applications Wednesday morning. It noted an increase of 1.4% in the group’s seasonally adjusted composite index, following a rise of 2.7% for the…
When Berkshire Hathaway released its latest changes to its public equity holdings, what stood out the most was just how large some of the stakes have gotten compared to the total Buffett portfolio.
ThinkstockIn yet one more survey of the best cities to live in, most livable cities, most affordable cities and best places of foreigners to live, the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) has produced one of…
ThinkstockApparently, $100 is not worth $100 everywhere in America. At least that is the conclusion of a study from the Tax Foundation, which has provided this sort of information since 1937. For example, $100 is…
ThinkstockSolarCity Corp. (NASDAQ: SCTY) has had several issues come up of late. Earnings (well, losses) took out about 8% of the value recently with light revenues, but on Tuesday a downgrade from Robert W.…
ThinkstockAugust 19, 2014: Stocks making new 52-week lows today included the following four firms: Coupons.com Inc. (NYSE: COUP) saw shares fall more than 8.5% to a new 52-week low of $13.07 compared with the…
ThinkstockPetSmart Inc. (NASDAQ: PETM) has been all over the place, and it appears that the stock will remain all over the place going into earnings. Word has surfaced, what we would argue is “again”…
thinkstockAugust 19, 2014: Markets opened higher again on Tuesday following a solid report on new home construction and tame inflation. The minutes of the latest Fed Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting will be released…
ThinkstockAeropostale Inc. (NYSE: ARO) made the surprise announcement that it will reinstate Julian Geiger as its acting chief executive officer (CEO). The company is hoping that with a new CEO it can recover from the fall it…
ThinkstockA form “RW” was filed with the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) by a company named Southeastern Grocers LLC on Tuesday. While this might not sound like much to most people, this means…