The U.S. Department of Labor reported that weekly jobless claims were at 272,000 in the week ending February 20. Its report from a week ago was 262,000. The consensus estimate from both Bloomberg and…
The Best Buy earnings report was deemed less than great, despite being slightly ahead of earnings estimates.
Analysts on Wall Street mostly threw in the towel Advisory Board, though Deutsche Bank raised its rating to Buy from Hold.
Thursday's economic reports were dominated by an unusually strong report on durable goods in January.
The top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen on Thursday, February 25, include Bank of America, Encana, Energy Transfer Partners, Restoration Hardware, Salesforce.com and Transocean.
It is time to take a look at the 2016 stock buyback kings, those companies that will spend the most buying back their common stock this year alone.
This week is going to be an interesting week for key economic reports. We will get a fresh read on January’s Durable Goods orders, which can of course impact Gross Domestic Product readings. Then…
Markit’s Flash U.S. Services PMI was not just a weak reading in February. It was on the bad side of the growth-contraction breakeven point of 50. February’s non-manufacturing reading was down to 49.8. The…
Deere has suffered the same fate as other U.S. companies when it comes to a strong dollar and weak demand from the former growth markets.
The top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen on Wednesday, February 24, include First Solar, Ford, Frontier Communications, JPMorgan, Macy's and Yamana Gold.
MKS Instruments has entered into a deal that valued Newport with a total enterprise value of $980 million.
If Google is exiting its auto insurance inside of Google Compare, this could end up being great news for the insurance companies themselves. It might also be bad for consumers.
Jefferies has issued its oil market report for February. The good news, for oil prices rather than for the frackers and producers who want higher volumes, is that oil production is expected to fall.
The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond has reported that manufacturing activity in the nation's Fifth District slowed in February.
A fresh survey from Bankrate.com showed that 52% of Americans have more emergency savings than credit card debt. This is the same percentage as it was in 2011.
The Conference Board has released its Consumer Confidence Index for the month of February. By the tone of the headline, you might expect that things got worse. After posting a slight gain in January,…
Where there is smoke there is fire, but there may not be any fire in the world's steel production.
The top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen on Tuesday, February 23, include Annaly Capital Management, Barrick Gold, Cheniere Energy, Fitbit, Dean Foods, Groupon, SolarCity, Twitter and U.S. Steel.
Big mergers make for big business. The larger the deal, the larger the opportunity. That also is followed by the highest stakes regarding regulatory concerns.
Is it possible that the Hong Kong Disneyland Resort and the resorts in America could ultimately be trumped by the coming Shanghai Disney Resort?
