Robert Baird’s Five Top Software and Services Stocks to Buy Now
In a new research report, the team at Baird continues to like the market strength of the software and services category. This may be an area that investors ought to shift some of their…
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Stocks With High Emerging Market Exposure That Could Have Big Upside
The equity strategy team at J.P. Morgan presented a new research report that actually makes a very solid case not only for equities, but for equities with higher emerging market exposure. Here are 10…
MasterCard Tumbles After Earnings Miss
Shares of MasterCard tumbled 8% in early trading Friday after the company reported fourth-quarter and full-year 2013 results before markets opened. The report did not offer guidance.
Weyerhaeuser Earnings: Missed It by That Much
Weyerhaeuser reported fourth-quarter and full-year 2013 results before markets opened Friday. Earnings for both periods missed consensus estimates by a penny.
Europe Unemployment 12%, Above 25% in Greece and Spain
ThinkstockThe seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in the 17-nation eurozone was 12.0% in December, according to Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. The rate has been stable since October, and it is barely…
Costs of Strong Demand Cut Into UPS Earnings
United Parcel Service reported fourth-quarter and full-year 2013 results before markets opened Thursday. UPS said it delivered 20 million packages per day during the fourth quarter.
Cowen’s 2014 Tech Stock Winners From Stronger Capital Spending
ThinkstockWhile some may have been disappointed with the guidance from AT&T for revenues and earnings, you can be sure that communication equipment tech stock owners are very happy. The 2014 capital expenditure (capex) guidance…
China Manufacturing Sinks to Six-Month Low: Happy New Year
Chinese manufacturing is in retreat for the first time in six months, according to HSBC. The purchasing managers' index, which tracks manufacturing activity in workshops and factories, fell from a December reading of to…
The Best of the Best Picks of the Credit Suisse Top 50 Stocks
Frank Golhen, via Wikimedia CommonsMost of the firms that we cover on Wall Street have presented their high conviction stock picks for 2014. The analysts at Credit Suisse have taken a little bit longer…
UBS Says Buy Top Biotech Stocks in Front of Earnings for Big Upside
Like many firms on Wall Street, the biotechnology team at UBS thinks that most of the top mega-cap and large cap biotech stocks are poised to beat earnings estimates across the board. Investors who…
Investors Cheer Dow Chemical Earnings
Dow Chemical reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter and full-year 2013 results before markets opened Wednesday, sending shares up sharply in premarket trading.
Ram Pickups, Jeep Grand Cherokees Drive Strong Chrysler Results
Strong U.S. sales of Ram pickups and Jeep Grand Cherokees helped Chrysler post its 10th-straight profitable quarter. 2013 saw the company's best performance since exiting bankruptcy in 2009.
Jefferies Quality Stocks to Buy That Are Down but Not Out
The equity research team at Jefferies has come out with a list of their stocks to buy that have been ambushed hard, not only the past two trading days, but since the beginning of…
Analyst Sees Select Technology Stocks Outperforming the Market
The technology team at Stifel is very positive on the overall prospects for the sector in 2014. Here are some of their picks that could be poised to excel in what could be a…
DuPont Q4 Profit Doubles, Share Buyback Announced
DuPont reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter and full-year 2013 results before markets opened Tuesday. Its board of directors also authorized a new $5 billion share repurchase program.
Comcast Joins In Charter Communications Takeover of Time Warner Cable
Charter Communications reportedly has agreed in principle to sell Time Warner Cable systems in New York City, North Carolina and New England to Comcast if its acquisition of Time Warner Cable succeeds.
Merrill Lynch Sees Volatile 2014 Oil Market for Top Stocks to Buy
In a new research report, the energy team at Merrill Lynch see a more volatile year ahead, anchored on an increasingly seasonal trend as a consequence of rising domestic production and stagnant U.S. oil…
AT&T Clears Way for Vodafone Growth by Acquisition
Shares of Vodafone tumbled in premarket trading Monday after AT&T ended speculation that it would acquire the British telecom. The British telecom has put itself on a path to growth by acquisition.
Boeing 767s Face Further Safety Checks
More than 400 Boeing 767 planes face further safety checks, by order of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), due risks of malfunction in flight-control systems that could cause pilots to lose control of the…
HP Tries to Put the Past Behind It and Move Forward
As part of its effort to put past mistakes behind it, Hewlett-Packard sold Palm's mobile operating system to LG Electronics last year, and on Thursday, HP announced that it had sold 1,400 U.S. Palm…