CEO Confidence Slid Lower in Second Quarter
ThinkstockThe latest Conference Board Measure of CEO Confidence shows a decline in the second quarter after an increase in the first quarter. The index reading fell to 62 from 63 in the prior quarter.…
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Very Mixed Analyst Bag on Shipping and Tankers
ThinkstockCanaccord Genuity has issued a very mixed report on the tanker and shipping companies that move energy products around the globe. 24/7 Wall St. gave the coverage of these and compared them to the…
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Alcoa, BP, Broadcom, Garmin, Gigamon, KKR, Potash, Zillow and More
These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations from Wall Street firms for Wednesday July 9, 2014. They include Alcoa, BP, Broadcom, Garmin, Gigamon, KKR, Potash and Zillow.
Putting Babe Ruth in Your Investment Portfolio, Literally (Updated)
GoldinAuctions.com This story has been updated with more recent results – see below. It seems almost impossible to believe, but 2014 marks the 100th anniversary of Babe Ruth’s infamous career in major league baseball.…
Will Alcoa Earnings Blowout Be Enough to Maintain the Stock Surge?
ThinkstockAlcoa Inc. (NYSE: AA) has unofficially kicked off earnings season for the second quarter – and kicked it off with a bang! Whether or not the company is a true economic barometer has been…
Breakthrough Blood Test in Identifying Alzheimer’s Disease
ThinkstockSometimes there are company reports from non-U.S. companies that are just too important to pass up. That was the case for Proteome Sciences PLC out of the United Kingdom on Tuesday. The company has…
JOLTS Report: Hiring and Quits Support Stronger Jobs Market
ThinkstockAs of the last day in May, there were roughly 4.6 million job openings in America, up from 4.5 million on the last business day of April, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics…
Will Alcoa Still Lead Direction of Earnings Season? (Updated)
Alcoa is set to kick off the second-quarter earnings season when it reports after the close of trading Tuesday. Alcoa is transforming itself, taking it further away from its dependence on emerging markets.
Analyst Has Two Solid Dividend Yields Averaging 10%
A research report came out on Monday, when many investors were still out enjoying an extended Fourth of July holiday, talking up two of the key mortgage real estate investment trusts (REITs). Sterne Agee’s…
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Abengoa Yield, CSC, Groupon, 3M, Vertex, Williams, Xerox and More
These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations from Wall Street firms on Tuesday, July 8, 2014. They include Abengoa Yield, CSC, Groupon, 3M, Vertex, Williams and Xerox.
Thirteen Analyst Stocks Under $10 With Huge Upside Potential
ThinkstockStocks hit a new all-time this last week on the heels of a strong unemployment and jobs number. Now investors have to decide whether the next year or more will simply be a sustained…
Forget DJIA 17,000 — Only 11 Stocks Can Easily Make DJIA 20,000
ThinkstockThe Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) has finally hit the 17,000 mark! This is after new highs have been hit many times in 2014. Though 17,000 may not be a significantly important reading on…
Good News on the Trade Deficit, Thanks to Petroleum
ThinkstockThe U.S. Department of Commerce has released its report on international trade in the month of May. This is known as the trade deficit to the rest of us. May’s trade deficit narrowed to…
Unemployment and Payrolls From June Bring Great Progress in Jobs
Ed Brown, via Wikimedia CommonsThe U.S. Labor Department has released its June payrolls and unemployment report, and ADP’s gains on Wednesday turned out to be more accurate than many skeptics thought. Unemployment came in…
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Comerica, Cree, Ericsson, Kroger, Regado Biosciences, Sequenom and More
These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations from Wall Street firms on Thursday, July 3, 2015. They include Comerica, Cree, Ericsson, Regado Biosciences, Regions Financial and Sequenom.
What to Expect From Labor Department on Unemployment and Payrolls
This Thursday will mark a very unusual event in economic reporting. Since this week holds the first Friday of the month, we are supposed to get the Labor Department’s Unemployment and Payrolls report. That…
Will Windows 9 Transform Microsoft? More Windows 8 vs. Back to Windows 7
courtesy of MicrosoftMicrosoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) has had two things going for it since Satya Nadella took over the role of Chief Executive Officer from Steve Ballmer. The most obvious is that there has…
Eastern Seaboard on Fourth of July Watch for Tropical Storm (or Hurricane) Arthur
ThinkstockIt is July 2, and we now have our first confirmed and named tropical storm of 2014 — Tropical Storm Arthur. On top of this being the first named storm of the year, the…
MannKind Poll Points to Bias That Stock Will Rise Above $15 into 2015
24/7 Wall St. ran a poll for investors this week on where MannKind shares would go into 2015, and the results were overwhelmingly bullish.
The Growing Case for a Return to $1,500 Gold
ThinkstockHas the bear market in gold ended? Of course this depends on whom you are asking. Still, the gold charts are again pointing to a trend reversal — and the $1,325 or so that…