These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall Street research firms on Monday, March 10, 2014. They include Alcatel-Lucent, Charter Communications, Staples and VMware.
After a very long run in the market from the 2009 lows, there is always the chance a healthy correction is right around the corner. Here are six stocks that Cantor Fitzgerald analysts say…
ThinkstockThe amount of global debt swelled to more than $100 trillion last year, according to the Swiss-based Bank for International Settlements (BIS), as governments borrowed to lift their economies out of recession and corporations…
Automobile classified ad site Cars.com is reported to be out seeking a buyer at an asking price of around $3 billion. The site is owned by Classified Ventures, a consortium of newspaper publishers.
NII Holdings is trying a Hail Mary pass. The troubled Latin American cellphone provider announced early on Monday that it has hired UBS Investment Bank to be its financial advisor.
ThinkstockChina remains the world’s fastest growing large economy. Even if its GDP improvement has slowed, the leadership of the People’s Republic still expects gross domestic product to rise 7.5% this year. With that improvement…
ThinkstockBetter access to crude oil, driven by shale oil and refinery capacity, were supposed to slow or reverse the rising price of gasoline well before the summer driving season. That has not happened, as…
"300: Rise of an Empire," released by Warner Bros., brought in $45.05 million in domestic ticket sales over the weekend. That figure was high enough to help the media company's bottom line, particularly if…
Wikimedia CommonsPoor results for the holiday quarter were supposed to injure Wall Street’s sentiment on Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN). On the contrary, it has continued to rise, leaving observers to ask whether the relentless…
ThinkstockAlong with everything else that has been said about the changes to the SAT college admissions test, now the College Board, which owns the test, has said that it will provide a free test…
ThinkstockThe 1970s ban on exporting U.S. crude oil may or may not be lifted, but that is not going to slow down the export of what we might call ‘near-crude’. New, low-cost plants that…
ThinkstockWhen Chinese officials reported late Friday that the country’s exports had fallen 18.1% in February, the news came on top of another event that was perhaps even more nerve-rattling. The country had experienced its…
ThinkstockGeneral Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) has recalled 1.6 million cars worldwide to repair a defect that led to 13 deaths. According to a report in The New York Times, the National Highway Traffic Safety…
ThinkstockThe 3D printing sector is likely going to come in on Monday wishing that Barron’s would have just kept picking on master limited partnerships (MLPs). Instead, the formerly hot sector of 3D printing was…
ThinkstockAdvanced Micro Devices Inc. (NYSE: AMD) had an unusual end-of-week gain. It was a move that would have been missed by many investors. Still, this all fits in with the ongoing theme of a…