ThinkstockEvery time the economy gets good again, and every time the stock market gets high again, waves of mergers and acquisitions begin taking place. The stock market’s bull run is now more than five…
These are the top Wall Street analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen after the three-day Memorial Day weekend. They include AMC, Cisco, NextEra, NRG and Staples.
The Technology team at UBS points out in a new report, that some hot momentum stocks that had been absolutely mauled during the tech and biotech sell-off were market leaders last week.
Bank of America has decided to resubmit its requested capital actions and certain 2014 Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review schedules to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
Short sellers thought that they were going to rake in easy money betting against SunEdison. After all, the semiconductor wafer and solar player has made a massive bounce from its lows.
ThinkstockStocks are still challenging all-time highs, and investors keep hearing that the bull market has now become a stock picker’s market. What this means is that investors still will try to make gains, but…
CEO Meg Whitman has clarified, outlined and pinpointed the strategy and timeline for when Hewlett-Packard will finally get into the 3D printing business. Is it bad news for Stratasys and 3D Systems?
ThinkstockIt seems almost too hard to believe, but we have seen two of the PIIGS upgraded by different credit ratings agencies this Friday. Fitch ratings has raised Greece’s sovereign credit rating, and Standard &…
One good way for inquiring minds on Wall Street to find out what companies plan on spending is to ask them. That is exactly what the analysts and research team at Merrill Lynch did.
These are the top Wall Street analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen on Friday, May 23, 2014. They include Aflac, FireEye, Rite Aid, Northern Trust, PetSmart and State Street.
Hewlett-Packard may have released its earnings report early. Whether this was intentional, an accident or a leak is something we will leave to your imagination.
Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ) may have released its earnings early, on accident — or via a leak. Bloomberg TV has reported that Hewlett-Packard has second-quarter earnings of $0.88 per share on revenues of $27.3…
ThinkstockAlcatel-Lucent S.A. (NYSE: ALU) has promised to reduce its operations to a more manageable core base of assets under its Shift Plan. Most on Wall Street and in Europe believe that this will end…
ThinkstockGet ready for a busy travel session this Memorial Day weekend. While this national holiday has no real gift-giving associated with it, Memorial Day has a big contribution to the economy. It marks the…
ThinkstockThailand is supposed to be a destination for the exotic and for beautiful beaches and great history. Currently, it is under a military coup. The nation’s military chief announced in a national address Thursday…
Sears Holdings keeps posting losses on top of losses, and it has been evident for quite some time that Eddie Lampert should have stuck to running hedge funds.
ThinkstockThis Memorial Day weekend box office will be dominated by “X-Men: Days of Future Past.” The latest film could break all prior records for comic book movies. By bringing in the old characters with…
Danaher is already close to an all-time high, and now there is some talk that the diversified conglomerate will be broken up. Several reports are driving interest here.
The most recent weekly jobless claims have been released by the U.S. Labor Department, and they show a big jump in the wrong direction. Jobless claims rose by a sharp 28,000 to 326,000 in…
These are the top Wall Street analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen on Thursday, May 22, 2014. They include CenturyLink, Facebook, Keurig Green Mountain, SodaStream and Sprint.