Jefferies Lifts Price Targets on Some Top Stocks to Buy
In a new research report, Jefferies analysts highlight some top stocks to buy that are doing so well that the price targets have to be moved higher. We screened the report for the top…
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In a new research report, the Merrill Lynch analysts again encourage investors to sell certain stocks that had been big favorites in the past. In an odd twist, while they keep many of the…
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: BlackBerry, Care.com, Lululemon, Tesla, Veeco and More
These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall Street research firms on Tuesday February 18, 2014. They include BlackBerry, Care.com, Lululemon Athletica, Tesla Motors and Veeco Instruments.
Coca-Cola Results Hit by Foreign Exchange, Lower Volume
Coca-Cola reported disappointing fourth-quarter and full-year 2013 results before markets opened Tuesday morning, but shares were up fractionally in premarket trading.
PlayStation 4: More Than 5 Million Sold
Just ahead of next week's Japanese launch, Sony announced on Tuesday that the company had sold 5.3 million of its PlayStation 4 game consoles. The company had forecast sales of 5 million by the…
EU Car Sales Rise, but GM Lags
The ACEA said on Tuesday that the demand for new passenger cars in the European Union increased for the fifth consecutive month. Registrations rose 5.5% in January, relative to the same period of last…
Top States for Cigarette Smuggling
ThinkstockA very large number of cigarettes sold in the United States are smuggled in and out of states, presumably to avoid taxes on the product. People apparently are willing to break the law to…
China Gold Ownership Surges, Central Bank Holdings Still Huge
The World Gold Council released its gold demand and gold holding report for 2013. The most notable data from the analysis is that gold demand in China surged to record levels, due to a…
Unemployment Becomes Top Worry Among Americans
ThinkstockDespite an improvement in the nation’s jobless rate, concern about unemployment has become the top worry among Americans. The news comes as the ranks of the long-term unemployed remain historically high, and people continue…
Apple Tops List of World’s Most Valuable Brands
Apple sat atop a new list from Brand Finance of the world's most valuable brands. However, rival Samsung's value surged as it gained on and then took the lead over Apple in the smartphone…
Time Warner, Sony Win the Weekend Box Office
While Sony-backed films took three of the top five spots in this past weekend's U.S. box office, it was "The Lego Movie" from Warner Bros., a subsidiary of Time Warner, that came out on…
Toyota Faces Another Recall and a Production Disruption
Toyota has experienced something of a double whammy Monday: its second recall in a week and a weather-related disruption of production back home.
Biogen Idec Chairman: New Boss Same as the Old Boss?
Biogen Idec has announced that Chairman William D. Young will retire from the its board of directors and will be replaced by Stelios Papadopoulos. The latter is a former investment banker specializing in life-sciences…
The Oil Futures Market: Prices Are High Because Nobody Wants to Play
ThinkstockGasoline prices in the United States have risen nearly six cents a gallon in the past month, and the spot price for a barrel of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil has risen from…
Assets Under Management by 2020: $100 Trillion
ThinkstockAsset management firms currently have about $64 trillion in investable assets, but that number is predicted to grow to more than $100 trillion by 2020, a compound annual growth rate of more than 6%.…