ThinkstockAlpha Natural Resources Inc. (NYSE: ANR) beat earnings by $0.19 and beat on revenues, and it maintained its 2014 shipments guidance for eastern metallurgical and eastern steam coals. For second-quarter operating earnings it reported…
Bernstein raised its rating on GE to Outperform after having had a prior Market Perform rating. Here is where the call gets very interesting: Bernstein raised its price target to $33 from $29.
ThinkstockThe U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) released its weekly petroleum status report Wednesday morning. U.S. commercial crude inventories decreased by 1.8 million barrels last week, maintaining a total U.S. commercial crude inventory to 365.6…
Bank of America has delivered good news to its shareholders. It will no longer have that embarrassing one-cent dividend for its common stock.
3D Systems has decided to pursue yet another acquisition. The 3D printing leader announced that it has acquired a company called Laser Reproductions.
ThinkstockWednesday morning, the U.S. Department of Commerce released the number for the U.S. trade deficit for the month of June. This was an unexpected turn from what was expected, partially due to U.S. domestic…
Walgreen has decided to maintain its U.S. home, disappointing some big investors but very likely dodging a nasty reaction from U.S. consumers and the federal government.
In a new report from Oppenheimer, analysts combine their fundamental rating on a company of Outperform with positive earnings revisions, and then toss in a bullish technical profile for good measure.
AOL released mixed second-quarter 2014 results before markets opened on Wednesday morning. Membership revenue declined in the quarter although display ad revenue rose.
ThinkstockThe Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) released its weekly report on mortgage applications Wednesday morning, noting an increase of 1.6% in the group’s seasonally adjusted composite index following a drop of 2.2% for the previous…
These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations from Wall Street analysts for Wednesday, August 6, 2014. They include Groupon, Micron, RingCentral, Target, Tesla, Monster and Pfizer.
The analysts at Jefferies have done some fine tuning to their Franchise Picks list, which is their cream-of-the-crop list. These stocks had the largest upside to the Jefferies designated price targets.
Chesapeake Energy reported second-quarter 2014 earnings before markets opened Wednesday morning. It increased its 2014 production outlook while leaving its capital budget unchanged.
When this week started, T-Mobile was being pursued by two suitors, one a brash, young French upstart and the other an older, wiser, richer company looking for one last chance at glory.
If the case has not been proven that e-commerce has crushed the growth of traditional retail, a new study shows that the Amazon.com posted 852% growth between 2005 and 2013 to $44 billion.