These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations from Wall Street firms on Friday, July 11, 2014. They include Apple, Altria, Gap, Qualcomm, Shell, Procter & Gamble.
Wells Fargo & Co. reported second-quarter results before markets opened Friday morning that neither impressed nor disappointed investors.
ThinkstockWeyerhaeuser saw a sharp rise in short interest between the June 13 and June 30 settlement dates, lifting it into the top five most shorted stocks on the New York Stock Exchange. Among these…
ThinkstockThe solar sector attracted more interest in the past two weeks as shorts look at forward multiples and rising share prices and begin to bet that the sector is overbought. The following information is…
ThinkstockShort interest in two of the four 3D printing companies we follow rose sharply in the most recent two-week period. The share price gains combined with the trading volume suggest that a short squeeze…
The short interest data for the June 30 settlement date is out, and there were selectively an increasing number of shares short in our go-to list of defensive high-yield stocks that are not utility…
Courtesy of Apple Inc.Apple held on to its spot among the top five most shorted stocks on the Nasdaq between the June 13 and June 30 settlement dates, even though short sellers shied away.…
squirrel83, via Wikimedia CommonsNew York’s population barely puts it into the top 10 worldwide, and cities such as Dehli and Shanghai surged to the lead in the new World Urbanization Prospects 2014 revision. The…
ThinkstockIt may be that economists are wrong so often that their forecasts about growth and the odds for or against future recessions are of little value. Nevertheless, the National Association of Business Economics (NABE) July…
ReWalk.comA company named ReWalk Robotics Ltd. has just filed for an initial public offering. The company is a medical device company designing, developing and commercializing exoskeletons that allow wheelchair-bound individuals the ability to stand…
thinkstockJuly 10, 2014: Markets opened lower on Thursday after picking up some solid gains on Wednesday. Traders were nervous after a Portuguese bank said it was delaying a debt payment, but stocks bounced back…
ThinkstockThe United States is slowly reversing course on banning marijuana. Colorado led the way in passing laws that allow recreational use of marijuana and cannabis products, and now the opening of stores to sell…
United Continental offered a lift to airline stocks on Thursday after announcing late Wednesday that its passenger revenue per available seat mile increased more than expected.
thinkstockThe U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported Thursday morning that U.S. natural gas stocks increased by 93 billion cubic feet for the week ending July 4. That compared with an expected increase of around…
More than 6.5 million homes along East and Gulf Coasts are at risk of inundation from a storm surge, with a potential $1.5 trillion rebuilding cost. New York City faces the most potential property…