There are other calls out there, but these are ten of the early morning analyst calls that we are focused on this Friday 13th: Aflac (NYSE: AFL) Started as Buy at SunTrust Robinson Humphrey.…
US home foreclosures moved up 49% in May, compared with the same month a year ago. Figures from RealtyTrac show that "One in every 483 U.S. households received a foreclosure filing in May," according…
Ford (F) wants the Feds to help it build and market an electric car. The vehicle manufacturer argues that if Congress does not give incentives to citizens who want to buy the expensive motor…
US Air (LCC) became the latest airline to cut a lot of people and routes in the hope of cutting enough costs to stay afloat. It is a valiant move, but will probably not…
Two thousand years from now, when archaeologists dig up the bones of present-day CEOs, they will find that those who were in any way related to their company’s founders had a mutated gene in…
According to Reuters, Pfizer (PFE) may make a counter-bid for Ranbaxy Laboratories, the generic drug-maker. Reuters reports that deal talks between Yahoo! (YHOO) and Microsoft (MSFT) are dead. Yahoo! will do an advertising deal…
According to Reuters, Pfizer (PFE) may make a counter-bid for Ranbaxy Laboratories, the generic drug-maker. Reuters reports that deal talks between Yahoo! (YHOO) and Microsoft (MSFT) are dead. Yahoo! will do an advertising deal…
Markets in Asia were mixed. The Nikkei was up .6% to 13.974. Honda (HMC) was up 3.2% to 3840. NTT (NTT) was off 2.2% to 487000. The Hang Seng was down .9% to 22,817.…
Capstone Turbine Corporation (NASDAQ: CPST) has reported its long awaited earnings after today’s close. The microturbine energy systems manufacturer posted earnings of -$0.07 EPS on a 60% revenue gain to $9.3 million. First Call…
There was interesting event in a 13D filing today right after the close, and that will be worth some news and gossip alike. An investment firm called Amalgamated Gadget LP, which is roughly a…
IPO’s have been much lower in numbers of late because of current market conditions. But companies that came public have still managed to see their share of winners with the likes of ATA Inc.…
Today’s 52-week low list was full of some of the usual suspects, and you can count airlines as the top group of 52-week lows after that breather in oil prices did not hold. There…
The WSJ has reported that that long-standing rumor of a search advertising deal between Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) and Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) is close to being consummated. Yahoohas concluded talks with Microsoft without reaching…
Charter Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: CHTR) has extended the early participation deadline for the pending private offer of its indirect units until 11:59 PM ET on June 27, 2008 and the exchange ratio range will…
Everyone has reported on the huge acquisition offer from InBev for Anheuser-Busch Companies Inc. (NYSE: BUD). What is interesting above and beyond the global beer initiatives and consolidation is that Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. (NYSE:…
Qualcomm Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOM) is seeing a very positive reaction this morning after the company raised guidance. The company sees earnings at $0.54 to $0.55 EPS, above its prior targets of $0.50 to $0.52…
Claymore Securities Inc. has launched the Claymore/BNY Mellon Frontier Markets ETF (NYSE: FRN). This ETF is the first U.S.-listed ETF that gives access to up to 41 countries that are "less developed than traditional…
If you thought things couldn’t get weirder in the brokerage firm stocks, guess again. Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc (NYSE: LEH) has essentially fired its CFO Erin Callan and its COO Joseph Gregory. Technically Callan…
Ethanol stocks appear to be under pressure this morning. Citigroup has downgraded the group to a SELL rating, partially based upon the Midwest flooding. VeraSun (NYSE: VSE) and BioFuel Energy (NASDAQ: BIOF) were cut…
These are ten of the analyst calls we are focusing on this Thursday morning: Archer-Daniels (NYSE: ADM) cut to Hold at Citigroup. ASM Intl NV (NASDAQ: ASMI) started as Underperform at Jefferies. China Netcom…