YouTube Music Service Riles Artists
It is a little difficult to see the logic behind a decision by independent recording labels to refuse to sign a new licensing agreement with YouTube's yet-to-be launched music subscription service.
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Southwest Airlines is now the best airline for investors. At least that is the take from Stifel after the firm upgraded the stock of the super-regional airline to Buy from Hold.
Halcon Becomes the First Successful ‘Stocks to Double’ of 2014
Earlier in 2014, 24/7 Wall St. published a list of nine stocks that could double in 2014. Halcon Resources has become the first if the nine stocks to hit the benchmark.
Why UPS Shipping Costs Could Further Pressure Amazon
Just over a month ago FedEx announced that it was introducing "dimesional weight pricing" for packages, and United Parcel Service said Tuesday morning that it would shift to dimensional weight pricing beginning on December…
Cowen Has the Ultimate Social Media Stock Trade
With Facebook growing faster but trading cheaper, the Cowen team believes that the company's better quality growth is likely to persist. But the firm has been very negative on Twitter.
Morgan Stanley Sees Big Upside in Netflix
Morgan Stanley initiated coverage of Netflix with an Overweight rating in a shift of analyst coverage from an Equal Weight rating. Morgan Stanley also gave the stock a $500 price target.
SolarCity Bets on Huge Solar Demand Growth With Acquisition of Silevo
In a Tuesday morning announcement on the company's official blog, SolarCity said it has signed an agreement to acquire solar module maker Silevo for an undisclosed sum.
Annual New Housing Starts Drop to a Million in May
ThinkstockThe U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development reported Wednesday morning that new housing starts in May slipped to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.00 million, a decrease of…
Why a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner Costs $250 Million
It took Boeing nearly eight years to get its 787 Dreamliner off the drawing board and into service with the world's airlines. The total cost for development and manufacturing has been estimated at $32…
UBS New Stocks to Buy for Growth at a Reasonable Price
ThinkstockIf there was ever a time to get an update on one of the top lists of stocks to buy on Wall Street that we cover here at 24/7 Wall Street, now may be…
Consumer Prices Actually Hit the Fed’s Inflation Target
ThinkstockWhile the producer prices might have shown some fears of deflation, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for May is showing an uptick of prices. The headline CPI saw a gain of 0.4%, higher than…
Eight Top Stocks Being Added to Russell 1000 Index That Will See Huge Buying
ThinkstockWith the Russell Index reconstitution happening at the close of the market on June 27, there will be a massive amount of stock movement, and millions of shares traded by index funds and traders…
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: DSW, Expedia, Orbitz, SanDisk, USG, Williams and More
These are the top Wall Street analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations for Tuesday, June 17, 2014. They include DSW, Expedia, Orbitz, SanDisk, USG and Williams Companies.
GM Adds 3.2 Million Cars to Recall Total
General Motors said late Monday that it will recall about 3.2 million vehicles to rework or replace the ignition keys. This is similar to but not the same as the earlier defective ignition switch…
New Chrysler Cars to Save 700 Million Gallons of Gas
Chrysler Group LLCChrysler claims its new transmission can save more than 700 million gallons of gasoline consumption, which translates into $2.5 billion. If the claim is true, and other car manufacturers can match the…