Protests in Store for McDonald’s Annual Meeting
A week following last Thursday's global strikes and protests in 230 cities, hundreds of workers at McDonald's are planning to travel to this Thursday's annual shareholders' meeting.
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While the attention around the AT&T buyout of DirecTV has centered on the new angle of the company, it seems fair to wonder if income investors should be worried about AT&T's dividend yield.
Online Real Estate Stocks on the Upswing
Online real-estate listing companies Zillow, Trulia and Move are all getting a bounce of about 3% on Monday, but it's probably a stretch to say that all are moving up for the same reason.
Pentagon Awards $642.8 Million in Defense Contracts
ThinkstockThe Department of Defense awarded 14 defense contracts in its Friday evening announcement of contract awards. Several publicly traded companies were among the winners of contracts that totaled $642.8 million. Among the publicly traded…
Textron, Lockheed Martin Win Pentagon Contracts
ThinkstockThe Department of Defense awarded 14 defense contracts in its Friday evening announcement of contract awards. The total value of contracts awarded was $642.8 million. Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) won the day’s…
Is Pitney Bowes Headed for a Multiyear High?
Shares of Pitney Bowes took another run at their 52-week high Monday morning. This came in the wake of a positive Barron's article over the weekend.
J.C. Penney Stock Giving Back Some Gains
Shares of J.C. Penney jumped more than 16% last Friday after the company posted surprisingly good first-quarter results Thursday evening. But the stock was down about 3% Monday morning.
Fannie and Freddie Looking for 5% Home Price Growth in 2014
ThinkstockThe numbers from the housing sector by and large have been weaker than originally expected during the first months of 2014. A new, revised 2014 outlook from Freddie Mac is out, and we have…
Why Dish Will Be Forced Into Action After DirecTV-AT&T Merger
24/7 Wall St. is operating under the assumption that a DirecTV and AT&T tie up is not just a game changing event for the convergence of media and communications.
Is BlackBerry’s Strategy Working?
When BlackBerry announced its quarterly results in late December last year, the company revealed that it had entered a five-year deal with Hon Hai Precision Manufacturing, better known as Foxconn.
More Consolidation Predicted in DRAM and NAND Markets
ThinkstockThere may be more upside in the semiconductor segment of technology. Analysts Vijay Rakesh and Troy Cowdrey of Sterne Agee see more upside with memory consolidation and opportunities to gain market share. The move…
France Continues Battle Against GE Bid for Alstom
Wikimedia CommonsGeneral Electric Co.’s (NYSE: GE) $16.9 billion bid for the power division of France’s Alstom has not gone down well with the government of French President François Hollande. The government is so unhappy…
Video Game Sales Up Big Again in April: Three Top Stocks to Buy
ThinkstockThe consumer market research firm NPD group says the numbers are in for April sales of video games, and they are up big. Sales grew a whopping 17% for the month and were way…
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Altria, CenturyLink, Micron, GoGo, AT&T and More
These are the top Wall Street analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen on Monday, May 19, 2014. They include Altria, CenturyLink, Micron, GoGo and AT&T.
Analyst Sees Three Companies as Possible Buyers of Rackspace
Last week Rackspace announced that the company had hired an advisor to help evaluate strategic options, which in the Wall Street lexicon means to find a buyer or a company willing to merge.