This morning came a key analyst downgrade, in the brokerage firm sector itself. The analyst team at Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS) downgraded shares of rival Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS). The rating was…
As first reported at our affiliate site BioHealth Investor: Inovio Biomedical Corporation (NYSE Amex: INO) has been higher by over 160% for most of the morning. Investors are following the news reports this morning that…
Oil was already against the ropes and off current highs because of the CFTC seeking limits on speculators and on non-end-user trading activities in the energy commodity markets. But this morning’s weekly oil inventory…
Iridium Holdings is one step closer to coming public. The special purpose acquisition company sponsored by Greenhill & Co., Inc. (NYSE: GHL) has announced that the affiliate GHL Acquisition Corp. (NYSE: GHQ) has entered…
The following are some of the top stocks to watch for active trading today based on pre-market and after-hours volume activity. There are links through to more detailed coverage and volume analysis at VSInvestor.com:…
ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) has reported earnings. The Buffett-oil trade posted earnings of $1.298 billion, or $0.87 EPS. As oil price are down significantly over last year, this compares with earnings of $5.439 billion or…
The partnership between Yahoo! (YHOO) and Microsoft (MSFT) to integrate their search operations is even more complicated than was rumored. It is so complicated, as a matter of fact, that the execution risks will…
These are the ten top Wall Street analyst calls with upgrades, downgrades, and initiations we have this Wednesday morning: Aflac (AFL) Cut to Hold from Buy at Citigroup. Campbell Soup (CPB) Raised to Sector…
The good news from Time Warner (TWX) is that it affirmed its earnings outlook for the year. The bad news is that it is losing more revenue at its publishing unit, Time, Inc. where sales dropped…
Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner made the Chinese a promise he may not be able to keep. He told a delegation of mainland leaders that the US would address its deficit once the economy has…
The plan to keep people in their homes when they cannot make their current monthly mortgage payments has run into a raft of problems. The most obvious is that homeowners with underwater mortgages will…
The automotive industry has been one of the most troubled worldwide over the last two years. High gas prices and low consumer spending have conspired to kill off demand for cars and light trucks. The…
The two main indexes of Chinese stocks, the Hang Seng and Shanghai Composite, have moved almost straight up this year. The Shanghai Composite is higher by more than 80%. A sharp drop in Shanghai,…
Reuters: China and the US vowed close ties to bring the economy out of recession. Reuters: Microsoft (MSFT) and Yahoo! (YHOO) are close to a search deal. Reuters: The Senate may drop a public…
Asian markets were mixed with Chinese markets falling sharply. The Nikkei rose .3% to 10,113. Honda (HMC) posted good earnings. Sony (SNE) posts next week. The Hang Seng was down 3.1% to 19,960. The…
Several media are reporting that Yahoo ! (YHOO) and Microsoft (MSFT) are as little as a day away from a partnership that would marry their search engine businesses, but the details on how this…
Trimble Navigation Limited (NASDAQ: TRMB) is a very different company than Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: TRMB). Trimble offers advanced positioning product solutions to commercial and government users. Garmin is the GPS provider that is one…
We have two very pertinent earnings this week for casino and resort investors from rivals Wynn Resorts, Limited (NASDAQ: WYNN) and Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE: LVS). Wynn will release results for the June…
Offshore wind projects that generate no emissions and can generate energy for millions of homes and businesses along the East Coast. They make good old-fashioned horse sense. They have the potential to open up…
We have already seen earnings from Valero Energy Corp. (NYSE: VLO) and BP Plc (NYSE: BP), and these figures are acting to keep a lid on oil stocks. There is, of course, the notion…