Shares of Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (NYSE: NLY) are being pounded this morning. The reason for the selling isn’t on its own news. Competitor Thornburg Mortgage (NYSE: TMA) has fallen some 60% on massive…
After the first day of the Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC) analyst day, we have been looking through many opinion pieces and reports. There is one standout report that addresses growth and value, without being…
A number of the large financial stocks took news of a write-down at UBS (NYSE: UBS), debt problems at Merrill Lynch (NYSE: MER), and downgrades of Thornburg (NYSE: TMA) hard. Hitting 52-week lows early…
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) already gave stronger sales than most this morning, but the company is doing another shareholder friendly initiative that is far better than a stock buyback: It is hiking its…
Goldman Sachs has come out positive on two companies that overlap in agriculture and fertilizer plays this morning, and it has raised estimates and targets: The firm recently visited Monsanto (NYSE: MON) and it…
Oracle Corp. (NASDAQ: ORCL) is being reinstated as a "Buy" rating in new coverage this morning at Goldman Sachs. The firm notes that with macroeconomic concerns being front and center, shares of the enterprise…
Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is way shy of its movie rental goals. Apple planned to have 1,000 movies available for its set-top box. According to the The Assocated Press that number is closer to 400. Steve…
If you have been shopping for LCD monitors or LCD TV’s, you’ve probably run across ViewSonic as a brand. The company had been in the IPO pipeline and was going to trade under the…
Urban Outfitters (NASDAQ: URBN) showed why its stock has done well while others in retail have floundered for much of the last quarter. The apparel store posted earnings of $0.32 EPS on 29% revenues…
These are not the only calls impacting stocks, but these are the top ten individual calls that 247WallSt.com is focusing on: China Netcom (NYSE: CN) downgraded to Neutral at Credit Suisse. China Unicom (NYSE:…
Baby has got to have new shoes. For those who can’t afford the nice ones, there is always Wal-Mart (NSYE: WMT). And that showed up in their same-store sales last month. Wal-Mart’s same-store numbers…
The PC business is not enough for Intel (NASDAQ: INTC). It want to get into four more businesses according to The InQuirer. The include low-cost PCs, mobile internet devices, consumer electronics, and embedded systems.…
Markets in Europe were off slightly at 6.40 AM New York time. The FTSE was down .3% to 5,838. British Airways was off 4,3% to 253.5. British Energy was up 4.6% to 572. The…
The airline industry has periods when more big carriers seem to be in Chapter 11 than not. Another such period may not be that far off. Right now, the news about the industry centers…
UBS (NYSE: UBS) may have sold a huge portion of its high-risk mortgages at an extremely large write-down. And, that may show up in it Q1 results, driving a big loss. According to Reuters…
The Treasury and Congress are still trying to get sovereign funds to agree that their investments in US companies are "financial" and not "political". According to MarketWatch Treasury Undersecretary for International Affairs David McCormick…
Using its nice, light touch, OPEC tried to push the cause of high oil prices onto the US government. According to The Wall Street Journal "Ministers from the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, meeting…
ChangeWave looked at consumer spending habits between February 18 and February 25. They polled 3,773 people on their spending plans going forward. Thirty-nine percent said that they would spend less over the next 90…
According to Reuters, H&R Block posted a large quarterly loss. Reuters writes that the service sector slump is pulling down the economy. Reuters writes that Ambak (ABK) raised at least $1.5 billion. Reuters reports…
Markets in Asia rose The Nikkei was up 1.9% to 13,215. Docomo (DCM) was up 2.6% to 159000. Yahoo Japan was up 5.4% to 47500. The Hang Seng was up 1% to 23,343. CNOOC…