Investment Banks Lower Expectations on US Interest Rates for 2016
Wasn't 2016 supposed to be the year that U.S. interest rates finally began to rise? Now many of the top investment banks have taken down their interest rate forecasts.
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Gap Downgraded to Junk at Fitch
Gap has been downgraded to a junk rating at Fitch, after this week's disastrous earnings report.
Will Nike Valuation Hold Against Its 2020 Environmental Vision?
The Nike 2014-2015 Sustainable Business Report is full of information, but what will matter the most to investors is that Nike has set new targets for its fiscal year 2020.
Hyperloop Raises $93 Million in Funding
Perhaps the third or fourth big interest of Elon Musk is Hyperloop Technologies, which aims to send people and cargo traveling at airspeeds in a tube for land-based travel.
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Baidu, Enterprise Products, Kinder Morgan, Kinross Gold, Marketo, Office Depot, Staples, Disney, Williams and More
The top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen on Wednesday morning include Baidu, Enterprise Products Partners, Kinder Morgan, Kinross Gold, Marketo, Office Depot, Staples, Walt Disney, Williams Companies.
25 Companies Raising Their Dividends for 25 Years or More
Investors love when companies pay dividends. More specifically, they love companies that are raising their dividends year after year.
Is an ETF Targeting Millennial Trends Too Late to the Party?
There is a new kid on the block in the world of exchange-traded funds (ETFs). It has been a common saying for years now that there is an ETF for just about any investing…
Are Under Armour and Nike Both Overvalued in a Field of Competition?
The Wells Fargo team of Tom Nikic and Ike Boruchow rated Nike and Under Armour only with Market Perform ratings after a change in coverage.
Why a $1,000 Amazon Analyst Stock Target Drove All-Time Highs
On Tuesday came a new street high analyst price target for Amazon — all the way up at $1,000. The prior street high analyst target was $915.
Wholesale Trade Showed Mixed Sales and Inventories Data in March
Tuesday's report from the U.S. Department of Commerce is rarely a market-moving report. Still, it can create adjustments inside of gross domestic product reports for the first quarter.
5 Highest Yielding Dow Stocks
The Dow Jones Industrial Average may be an antiquated index, but it is perhaps still the most widely-recognized stock index in the world. One thing that all 30 of the Dow stocks have in…
BLS JOLTS Report Shows Almost 5.8 Million Job Openings in America
Each month brings a new unemployment and payrolls report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Each one of those is followed by the so-called JOLTS report — this is the Job Openings and…
Why Merrill Lynch Is Now Raising Emerging Markets Over Developed Ones
Merrill Lynch now believes that the time has come to move back into emerging markets from developed markets.
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Bats, Eli Lilly, Gap, Hasbro, JD.com, Nike, Pfizer, SolarCity and More
The top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen on Tuesday morning include Bats Global Markets, Eli Lilly, Gap, Hasbro, JD.com, Nike, Pfizer and SolarCity.
Merrill Lynch Has 3 Top BioPharma Picks to Win From the Aging of America
A Merrill Lynch report has a whole wave of companies featured as Global Ageing Primer Picks, including these biotech and pharmaceutical picks.
Warren Buffett’s 4 Largest Holdings
Warren Buffett is one of the richest men in the world, and investors love to chase stocks his Berkshire Hathaway buys and sells. The old sage has to know a thing or two with…
Was HCP Already Overvalued Into Spin-Off News?
HCP has seen a positive news reaction from investors on word that it will spin off its HCR ManorCare portfolio of skilled nursing and assisted living assets into an new publicly traded REIT.
Brazil Tanks as Rousseff May Avoid Impeachment
The impeachment efforts against Dilma Rousseff reportedly have been derailed. The financial markets covering Brazil have tanked as a result.
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Altria, BB&T, Capital One, CenterPoint, Occidental Petroleum, Vale, Workday and More
The top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen on Monday morning include Altria, BB&T, Capital One, CenterPoint Energy, Occidental Petroleum, Vale and Workday.
Can Geron Shares Still Ultimately Double?
A research report from Janney's Roy Buchanan issued on Friday included a fair value estimate for Geron shares that was more than 100% above the share price of the time.