Credit Suisse Adds New Stocks in Multiple Sectors to Top Picks List
The equity team at Credit Suisse has added 17 new names to their Top Picks list, while 20 stocks were shown the exit. We picked one top stock to buy from each represented sector.
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ThinkstockRetailers are announcing May U.S. same-store sales figures Thursday. Research firm Retail Metrics projected an overall gain of 3.4% year-over-year. After the weather-related sales weakness in the first three months of the year, April…
Ciena Raises Outlook on Strong Demand for Optical Equipment
Ciena reported better-than-expected second-quarter fiscal 2014 results before markets opened Thursday morning. Sales in the company's largest division, converged packet optical equipment, rose about 21%.
Heavy Summer Travel Could Mean Big Earnings for Top Online Companies
In a new research report, the Internet team at Stifel noted that U.S. online travel TV ad spending ramped up in April and May as expected heading into the heavy travel booking season.
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Apple, Lululemon, Microsoft, NBG, Twitter, Whole Foods and More
These are the top Wall Street analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations for Thursday, June 5, 2014. They include Apple, Lululemon, Microsoft, NBG, Twitter and Whole Foods.
European Central Bank Launches Negative Interest Policy Experiment
ThinkstockThe European Central Bank (ECB) has now done something most of have never seen before. It has adopted its own quantitative easing method by adopting at least a partial negative rate environment. Mario Draghi…
Volkswagen Leads China Car Sales
General Motors Co.German automaker Volkswagen‘s U.S. sales have been awful and heading toward miserable for over a year now. But the story is very different in China, where VW sells more cars than any…
Will the Houston Astros-Jon Singleton Contract Forever Change the Business of Baseball?
This week the Houston Astros' Jon Singleton became baseball’s first prospect to ever agree to a long-term deal before playing a game in the major leagues. Worth a guaranteed $10 million over five years,…
Hacking Anxiety Grows as U.S. Hit in South Korea
ThinkstockIf anyone wants to know how skilled hackers are, both in terms of stealing personal data and corporate secrets, they only need to look at the cyberattack on the U.S. military in South Korea.…
Honda Dominates Best-Sellng Cars With Just Three Models
To figure out why Honda continues to be a threat to the market shares of Toyota, Chrysler and Ford, there is no need to look beyond its product line-up. It had three of the…
Amazon Phone’s Big Advantage? Customers
Amazon.com could release a new smartphone in the next few days that has been described as the first with a 3D screen, a Samsung Galaxy killer and its answer to the iPhone 6.
Analysts and Old Buyout Rumors Help Save TIBCO
ThinkstockTIBCO Software Inc. (NASDAQ: TIBX) was one of the top draws from the 24/7 Wall St. top analyst upgrades and downgrades on Wednesday. The company’s earnings report brought about a serious disappointment is a…
The 4 Stocks That Drove the Market
thinkstockJune 4, 2014: Markets opened lower on Wednesday as reported economic data did not live up to expectations. ADP’s may employment total was light, European PMI numbers came in short, and the U.S. trade…
Are Car Loans Getting Out of Hand?
U.S. auto sales are on the rise, but the rest of the U.S. economy is still pretty sluggish. What’s driving this new-car sales boom?
Are These Grocery Stores About to Shoot Themselves in the Foot?
After disappointing sale last years, mega-retailers like Wal-Mart and Kroger are rethinking the size of their superstores and testing out much smaller markets. But with everyone scaling back, consumers just might balk at the…