Morgan Stanley Sees Big Upside in Netflix
Morgan Stanley initiated coverage of Netflix with an Overweight rating in a shift of analyst coverage from an Equal Weight rating. Morgan Stanley also gave the stock a $500 price target.
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Consumer Prices Actually Hit the Fed’s Inflation Target
ThinkstockWhile the producer prices might have shown some fears of deflation, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for May is showing an uptick of prices. The headline CPI saw a gain of 0.4%, higher than…
Eight Top Stocks Being Added to Russell 1000 Index That Will See Huge Buying
ThinkstockWith the Russell Index reconstitution happening at the close of the market on June 27, there will be a massive amount of stock movement, and millions of shares traded by index funds and traders…
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: DSW, Expedia, Orbitz, SanDisk, USG, Williams and More
These are the top Wall Street analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations for Tuesday, June 17, 2014. They include DSW, Expedia, Orbitz, SanDisk, USG and Williams Companies.
Why Everyone, or Nobody, Would Want to Acquire Nuance
ThinkstockNuance Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN) owes its fortunes back to the days of Lernout & Hauspie in the 1990s. Now the independent speech recognition leader is seeing its shares surge on reports that the…
IMF to U.S.: Make an Orderly Exit to Low Rates, Increase Minimum Wage
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has released its 2014 Article IV Consultation with the United States of America. The Article IV highlighted five themes that the IMF feels would strengthen the recovery in the…
Can BlackBerry Win With Earnings This Week?
Wikimedia CommonsBlackBerry Ltd. (NASDAQ: BBRY) remains on a path to a turnaround under new CEO John Chen. Or does it? Getting excited about anything at BlackBerry these days seems very hard to do, but…
What to Expect From Yellen and the FOMC This Week
courtesy of the Federal ReserveOver the past week, U.S. and global financial markets have gone from a period of complacency to being worried about an outright civil war and uprising in Iraq. But now…
Why Time Warner May Never End ‘Game of Thrones’
ThinkstockIf Home Box Office (HBO) has shown one thing, it is that it can create incredible loyalty for its cable channels by making its own shows. The hit series “Game of Thrones” followed the…
Merrill Lynch Sees Major Turnaround Continuing in AK Steel
AK Steel saw its shares surge Monday on news that Bank of America Merrill Lynch issued a crucial upgrade for the stock. One has to recall that steel has been challenged as a sector.
Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization Both Rise for May
ThinkstockIndustrial production rose by 0.6% in the United States in the month of May, while capacity utilization rose to 79.1%. These compare to a 0.3% drop in production and 78.6% capacity utilization in the…
SanDisk Buys Fusion-io Cheap, Forced Losses for Many Fusion-io Holders
SanDisk has announced a definitive agreement to acquire Fusion-io. Many shareholders of Fusion-io will not be happy as the buyout is going to force many shareholder losses.
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: AMD, AmEx, Dish, Exelon, GNC, Medtronic, Micron and More
These are the top Wall Street analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations for Monday, June 16, 2014. They include AMD, American Express, Dish Network, Exelon, GNC, Medtronic and Micron Technology.
Four Problematic Dividend Hikes: Target, Best Buy, FedEx, Caterpillar
Investors still love dividends and stock buybacks. On top of these corporate governance and return of capital strategies in general, investors really love when they are holding a stock where the payouts are rising. Dividend…
Has Lululemon Lost All of Its Supporters?
ThinkstockLululemon Athletica Inc. (NASDAQ: LULU) is still in trouble after earnings. No one with any sanity was really expecting a good earnings report, but the problems of yesterday keep becoming the problems of tomorrow.…
How the New Time Inc. Is Evaluated and Valued
ThinkstockTime Inc. (NYSE: TIME) is now out on its own, and the spin-off from Time Warner Inc. (NYSE: TWX) is now a week into being on its own. 24/7 Wall St. wanted to see what…
Twelve Analyst Stocks Trading Under $10 With Huge Implied Upside
ThinkstockStocks have pulled back from their all-time highs after escalation of civil war in Iraq, but Friday managed to close higher. Investors remain bullish, and they keep hearing that the bull market has morphed…
How to Get Intel up to $36, or Even $40: Analysts, Opportunity and Risk
Intel had an incredible Friday after the company raised its guidance. Shares hit $30, a feat that many believed was becoming impossible.
The Ultimate Large Cap Portfolio to Buy and Hold Forever
A new report from the Portfolio Strategy team at Oppenheimer makes the case that large cap names are the only place to be now and going forward.
The MannKind Lifeline Lights Up
MannKind is just about a month away from the FDA decision on Afrezza as the first inhalable insulin treatment for diabetes. Afrezza almost certainly will become a blockbuster drug if approved.