These are some of the top pre-market analyst downgrades and negative research calls we have seen from Wall Street early this Thursday morning with about two hours until the market opens: Advance Auto Parts…
These are the top pre-market analyst upgrades and positive research calls we have seen from Wall Street this Thursday morning: CommScope (CTV) Raised to Outperform at Baird. Dr. Pepper Snapple (DPS) Raised to Buy…
Norway has something to teach almost every other nation in the developed world. Unemployment in the country moved to 2.8% last month. That is very high by Norway’s standards. Last year the figure was…
Secretary Geithner has been late to every party he has attended since talking over Treasury. His plans have often been tardy and full of holes. He seemed to redeem himself with the new public/private…
Two years ago, the Chinese were viewed as car industry amateurs. Most of their design and manufacturing skills came from joint venture partners in the US and Europe. Chinese cars where shown at the…
What if the G-20 is like the stock market four weeks ago? No one thought the market would go up over 20% in less than five weeks. Many people did not think it would…
According to Reuters, the G-20 began the work of addressing the economic crisis. Reuters reports that US auto sales may have bottomed. Reuters reports that the House backed new laws for pay curbs at…
“Green is green as in the color of money” – Brand director of General Electric, Brandweek, July 26, 2006 “Greenwashing” is the act of misleading the public regarding the environmental practices of a company…
This year’s first G-20, or the Group of Twenty, meeting being held in the United Kingdom is getting more coverage than perhaps any other recent G-20 meeting. These are historic times. President Obama set…
Like a number of other numbers which have come out in the last month, US light vehicle sales were slightly better than expected. Tell that to the US car companies which are still losing…
Moody’s Investors Service put the heat on the credit ratings of J.C. Penney Co. (NYSE: JCP). While a cut in the retail sector may not be anything shocking in this climate, this downgrade took…
Video software company QuickPlay Media has launched a new application that will allow users to watch full-length TV on a RIM (RIMM) BlackBerry. According to the company,”The monthly subscription fee-based service will be available…
Apple, Google and Microsoft are muscling into the mobile phone market. What’s really at stake? By Daniel Stacey of The Big Money This month’s launch of Google Voice, an application that offers U.S. customers…
This might be a record year for auditor “going concern” notes being included in annual report filings with the SEC. If it isn’t a record, it sure feels like it. This note in an…
A ruling by an international arbitration court will lead to the divestiture by Newmont Mining Corp. (NYSE:NEM) of a portion of the company’s stake in an Indonesian mining firm. Newmont has 180 days to…
The US Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission have granted NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NRG) early termination of the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act waiting period related to NRG’s proposed acquisition of the Texas retail business…
The Institute for Supply Management has issued some data for March showing that the decline in manufacturing has at least moderated. The report came in at 36.3, which is above estimates of 35.0 and…
NiSource Inc. (NYSE:NI) looks to be tendering some of its debt. The company announced a tender offer after yesterday’s close for up to $300 million of its 7.875% Notes due 2010. That’s not so…
Wachovia downgrades Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) to Market Perform. Lowers valuation range from $51-54 to $38- $40. Wachovia analyst says, “Given the declines in traffic, financing and overall aircraft demand, we expect BA to announce…
Spire Corporation (NASDAQ:SPIR) is a small-cap supplier of turnkey solar factories and capital equipment. Its products are used to manufacture PV modules and cells. The company reported its fourth quarter and full-year results after…