10 Forces Driving the Stock Market Gains and the Economic Recovery
Here are ten issues that offer some views to explain the stock market gains, even as the reopening of America's economy is still in the beginning stages.
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Jon C. Ogg
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Aerojet, Avis, Carnival, Chipotle, Expedia, Home Depot, Lowe’s, MGM, Stratasys, Square, Walmart and More
Thursday's top analyst upgrades and downgrades included Aerojet Rocketdyne, Avis Budget, Carnival, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Expedia, Home Depot, Lowe's, MGM Resorts, Stratasys, Square and Walmart.
The New Life for Cinedigm Comes With a Serious Twist
Cinedigm Corp. (NASDAQ: CIDM) has always been considered a speculative stock among the movies, content and video segment. Despite some major ongoing woes in the movie theater business and in the media business as…
Hints of Big Dividend Cuts for Major Banks Overlooked in FOMC Minutes
When the economy went into panic mode and the insta-recession was becoming unavoidable, many major companies and small companies alike began taking immediate action to either maintain strong liquidity or they took efforts to…
More Pain in the Cruise Industry as Cancellations Extend Further Into 2020
While cruises are being sold at dirt-cheap prices for future sailings, the industry has further extended the relaunch of its vessels for future cruises due to multiple conditions around the COVID-19 pandemic and the…
Americans Face Credit Score Destruction in the COVID-19 Recession
The instant recession from COVID-19 has put countless millions of Americans in a bad position so fast that they just did not have time to prepare for the recession, being locked down at home…
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: AbbVie, AEP, AB InBev, Arconic, Baidu, Best Buy, Co-Diagnostics, Cree, Exelon, Home Depot, NRG, T-Mobile, Walmart and More
Wednesday's top analyst upgrades and downgrades included AbbVie, American Electric Power, Anheuser-Busch InBev, Arconic, Baidu, Best Buy, Co-Diagnostics, Cree, Exelon, Home Depot, NRG Energy, T-Mobile and Walmart.
As Fannie and Freddie Seek to Exit Conservatorship, Their Stocks Could Skyrocket
24/7 Wall St. has tracked one analyst report from Wall Street calling for price targets that imply well over 100% long-term upside in Fannie Mae and in Freddie Mac.
With Big Dividend Tobacco Cut Overseas, Are Altria and Other Big Tobacco Dividend Yields at Risk?
U.K. tobacco giant Imperial Brands has slashed its dividend. Will American tobacco companies follow suit?
Did April’s Dismal Housing Starts Already Mark the Bottom of the Housing Market?
The U.S. Department of Commerce reported that U.S. housing starts in April came at the slowest pace for new construction since February of 2015.
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Beyond Meat, BioNTech, Comcast, DraftKings, Expedia, Gap, Gilead, Hess, Lululemon, Newmont, Royal Gold and More
Tuesday's top analyst upgrades and downgrades included Beyond Meat, BioNTech, Comcast, DraftKings, Expedia, Gap, Gilead Sciences, Hess, Lululemon Athletica, Newmont and Royal Gold.
12 Floundering Defensive Stocks Are Successfully Becoming Defensive All Over Again
When the economy began to face an instant recession from the coronavirus, even before the name COVID-19 became labeled a pandemic, the phenomena of buying defensive stocks was thrown out the window. The problem…
When the Biggest Coronavirus Losers Become the Vaccine-Hopeful Winners
With the economy now deep in a recession on the heels of the COVID-19 shutdowns, many of the great growth stories that helped to define what America likes to do have found their business…
One Oversold Housing REIT Could Have 50% Upside
Credit Suisse has reinstated Front Yard Residential with an Outperform rating and a new $11 price target. Shares of this real estate investment trust rallied Monday morning.
Do Warren Buffett Portfolio Changes at Berkshire Hathaway Show Any Panic?
Warren Buffett is known for trying to bring calm to the markets and signaling that America's greatest days are ahead of it. What does it signal when he chose not to acquire stocks after…
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Apple, Best Buy, Cinemark, Co-Diagnostics, DraftKings, Energizer, Novavax, Nvidia, Palo Alto, Petrobras and More
Monday's top analyst upgrades and downgrades included Apple, Best Buy, Cinemark, Co-Diagnostics, DraftKings, Energizer, Novavax, Nvidia, Palo Alto Networks and Petrobras.
Why the 2.98 Million Jobless Claims Report Should Be Ignored
More employees appear to be heading back to work. The weekly jobless numbers are still ghastly compared to the past, but they are becoming less ghastly.
Barry Sternlicht Brings Back Value and Normalcy With a SPAC IPO
It would be easy to interpret a SPAC IPO during a recession as some form of speculation gone wild. There is another side of that view that should also be considered.
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Adobe, Baker Hughes, Best Buy, Cisco, CyberArk, Enphase, Grubhub, Jumia, SmileDirect, Under Armour, Wayfair and More
Thursday's top analyst upgrades and downgrades included Adobe, Baker Hughes, Best Buy, Cisco Systems, CyberArk Software, Enphase Energy, Grubhub, Jumia Technologies, SmileDirectClub, Under Armour and Wayfair.
Rail Traffic Paints Dire Situation for Autos, Coal and Steel — and for Railroads!
Monitoring freight and rail traffic is one of the primary means of knowing what is happening inside the economy. The situation looks dire.