Mario Draghi and ECB to the Rescue, Again, Maybe
Monday may be getting a bit of fresh air from the discussions by the European Central Bank at the European Parliament plenary debate, which was over the ECB Annual Report for 2014.
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Jon C. Ogg
Weak Year-End Chip Sales May Hurt Semiconductor Trends in 2016
A report from the Semiconductor Industry Association issued on Monday showed that 2015 global chip revenues were barely under the level of 2014.
Personal Income Rising, Spending Flat
What seems to be happening is that consumers are becoming more and more frugal. Personal income rose in December but consumer spending was flat.
Why Merrill Lynch Downgraded Nokia on Royalty Concerns
Why did Bank of America Merrill Lynch decide to downgrade Nokia ahead of its merger with Alcatel-Lucent?
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Chipotle, Cisco, Micron, Seagate, Vertex, Disney, Xerox and Many More
Monday's top analyst calls include Chipotle Mexican Grill, Cisco Systems, Micron Technology, Seagate Technology, VertexPharmaceuticals, Walt Disney and Xerox.
5 Huge January Stock Buybacks Too Big to Ignore
24/7 Wall St. has been looking into the larger buybacks that stood out from the pack. There were five such buybacks in January.
Why Huntington Bancshares and FirstMerit May Have Become Too Cheap After Merger Reaction
Sometimes companies get rewarded for making relatively large mergers. And sometimes they get slammed.
How Analysts View Amazon After Disappointing Q4 Earnings
24/7 Wall St. wanted to see how the largely over-bullish analysts on Wall Street treated Amazon after its disappointing earnings report.
5 Dow Stocks Getting Slammed in 2016 Have Not Even Reported Earnings Yet
Some of the Dow stocks that are down in 2016 haven't even reported earnings. This is the market bracing for bad news, but one cannot wonder if that means that the earnings bar is…
January Consumer Sentiment Dragged Down by Market Volatility and Wage Expectations
The Index of Consumer Sentiment from the University of Michigan's survey of consumers ticked down to 92.0 from the much stronger than expected 93.3 shown in the January preliminary reading.
Employment Cost Index Rises, With Some Caveats
The Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Cost Index for the fourth quarter of 2015 shows that compensation costs for civilian workers rose.
Business Credit Ticks Higher in January
What does it tell you when the National Association of Credit Management reports that its Credit Managers’ Index is trending upward with a modest increase in January?
GDP Falls Short of Estimates as Savings, Exports, Business Spending Act as Drags
Friday's big report was the Bureau of Economic Analysis release of gross domestic product (GDP) for the fourth quarter of 2015. This initial reading was softer than expected.
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Alibaba, Amazon, BofA, Cypress Semi, Flextronics, JC Penney, Lululemon, Microsoft and More
Friday's top analyst calls include Alibaba, Amazon, Bank of America, Cypress Semiconductor, Flextronics, JC Penney, Lululemon Athletica and Microsoft.
Amazon Web Services Grows, but Total Revenue Disappoints
Amazon.com has managed to be a thorn in the side of retail America. Now its fourth-quarter earnings report may have some things left to be desired.
7 Stocks With Short Interests of 40% to 80% of Their Float
24/7 Wall St. has evaluated the first formal short interest stocks of 2016 with a key eye on the companies in which a massive portion of their float is counted in the short interest.
Why Credit Suisse Issued a Dual-Upgrade on Kinder Morgan Now
Kinder Morgan received a very rare dual analyst upgrade on Thursday that essentially is calling a bottom.
Fitch Highlights More Risks to Emerging Markets and High-Yield Credit
Fitch said that emerging markets are now more negative than their developed market equivalents in core sectors.
Kansas City Fed Manufacturing Index Now Down 11 Straight Months
The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City is not one of the more widely followed regional Fed branches, but it does offer a view of the agricultural and energy sectors that so many people…
3 Positive Views on Cavium
24/7 Wall St. has tracked three positive research reports on Cavium. If these analysts are right, investors could be looking at close to 40% upside.