Kansas City Fed Confirms Economic Weakness
The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City August Manufacturing Survey said manufacturing activity continued to decline moderately in the Fed's 10th district.
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2 Major Upgrades Seen for China: CNOOC and China Life
Credit Suisse has raised its ratings to Outperform on both CNOOC and China Life Insurance, though not on the American depositary shares that trade in New York.
Euro Area Leading Indicators Ticked Up in July Too
The Conference Board has released its Leading Economic Index for the euro area in July.
Q2 GDP Revised Even Higher Than Expected
Thursday's economic numbers brought a revision to the second quarter gross domestic product (GDP). While the number was expected to increase, it rose even more than anticipated.
Weekly Jobless Claims Tick Lower
The U.S. Department of Labor reported that weekly jobless claims fell by 6,000 to 271,000 in the past week.
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Amazon, Monsanto, Schlumberger, SolarCity, Western Digital, Yelp, Abercrombie and Many More
Thursday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations include Amazon.com, Monsanto, Schlumberger, SolarCity, Western Digital, Yelp, Abercrombie & Fitch.
Schlumberger Now That Much More Attractive, With Other Buyout Candidates Highlighted
ThinkstockThe oil patch has been a very fickle sector of late. With the price of oil tanking to under $40 per barrel, profitability is going to be a tough road ahead for drillers, exploration…
10 Stocks That Have Ignored the Recent Massive Sell-Off
What is amazing is that even though the stock market has tanked on fears out of China in recent days and over the past month, some stocks have almost managed to completely ignore the…
Analyst Stays Positive in DSW, With More Conservative Targets
DSW Inc. (NYSE: DSW) may still have a positive analyst view, but one of the targets just was brought down to a much more conservative level.
Can GDP Be Revised This Much Higher?
Market skeptics are likely to keep maintaining that the annualized GDP recovery from the recession has been the weakest post-recession recovery since before World War II.
After Poor Empire Manufacturing, NY Fed President Dudley Talks Up Regional Jobs Growth
William C. Dudley, president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, spoke at an Economic Press Briefing on Wednesday.
Fitch Warns That Market Pessimism in China Could Be Overdone
Fitch Ratings has issued one of those reports that may actually move some of the most negative views from investors either more positive or at least toward being less negative.
3M Updates Earnings Guidance In-Line With Acquisition
3M announced on Wednesday that it has completed its acquisition of Polypore International’s Separations Media business for the agreed-to price of $1 billion.
Durable Goods Proved to Be Quite Durable in July
The U.S. Department of Commerce has reported that durable goods orders were rather durable in July.
A Very Brave Analyst Upgrade of IBM After Major Weakness and a Compelling Value
Independent research firm Argus has decided that the time to upgrade IBM is now.
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Amazon, Best Buy, Google, IBM, Marathon, Nike, WisdomTree and Many More
Wednesday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations include Amazon.com, Best Buy, Google, IBM, Marathon Petroleum, Nike and WisdomTree Investments.
The 5 Most Disappointing Major Stocks of Tuesday
ThinkstockTuesday turned out to be a seriously ugly day for the stock market. By some counts it was even uglier than Monday’s sloppy session due to how it closed on the lows after such…
Fed Funds Futures Signal December 2015 to January 2016 Fed Rate Hike Bias
With every stock market pullback, or a mini-crash, investors just about always have to consider what it means for interest rates.
6 Big Banks Under Book Value Worth Over $5 Billion
It turns out that the latest round of market selling took more big banks back under their respective book values -- a point that acts as a homing beacon for value investors.
2 Financial Services Bargains After the Sell-Off
Argus released three stock ideas that it believes to have generally limited exposure to China and emerging markets.