ThinkstockThe Conference Board Employment Trends Index rose in the month of April, a trend that coincides perfectly with the Labor Department report from last Friday. The so-called ETI rose to 118.0 in April, up…
King Digital Entertainment has seen its quiet period come to an end. Now the underwriters who participated in the initial public offering are free to cover it with official analyst research reports and ratings.
ThinkstockStocks are indicated lower on Monday, with the S&P 500 futures down seven points at 1,867.50 and DJIA futures down 61 points around 16,386. Investors and traders alike are still looking for upside from…
These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen on Monday, May 5, 2014. They include ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Disney, FireEye, L-3 Communications and SINA.
ThinkstockB/E Aerospace, Inc. (NASDAQ: BEAV) has enjoyed a nice growth trajectory over the years, outfitting cabin interiors for the world’s airplane fleets. Now it is worth about $9.4 billion, and it could be the…
courtesy of Tesla MotorsTesla Motors Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) is due to report earnings this coming Wednesday. This did not make our top earnings of the week because Tesla actually has such a low market…
Jon OggEarnings season is far from over, but roughly three quarters of the stocks in the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index stocks have now reported their earnings for the first calendar quarter of 2014. Many…
TwitterBerkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) has been holding its annual stockpalooza or Woodstock of Wall Street for its shareholders this weekend. The good news, and the bad news, is that there is something for…
Churchilldowns.comThe Kentucky Derby is one of those events that pulls in viewers who never even bother with watching horse racing any other days of the year. It is also represented as the oldest sports…
ThinkstockEmerging markets have not been performing the way they have in many past bull markets. Most investor interest and direction from Wall Street strategists decided earlier this year that the U.S. and developed markets…
Thinkstock24/7 Wall St. routinely reviews dozens of analyst research reports each morning of the week. At the end of each week, there is a realization that some stood out handily over most reports. Then…
This past week brought yet another swing taking the Dow Jones Industrial Average to within 30 points or so of an all-time record high. 24/7 Wall St, wanted to review the four best Dow…
Some 38,000 attendees are scheduled to appear at the annual meeting this weekend for Berkshire Hathaway. Warren Buffett has already been in the news quite a bit ahead of the event.
ThinkstockCredit Suisse has many sector and macroeconomic research reports, but one that always stands out is the Small & Mid Cap portfolio changes. Of the dozens of companies included in the report, only four…
Ed Brown, via Wikimedia CommonsVarious data was supporting a strong jobs number for this Friday, and the Labor Department confirmed an even stronger jobs number than what TrimTabs and ADP had prepared the markets…
These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations from Wall Street for Friday, May 2, 2014. They include Avanir, Avon, Broadcom, LinkedIn, Oracle and Wynn Resorts.
LinkedIn has reported its first-quarter earnings and revenues, beating on both estimates. The professional network saw real volatility after its report.
Avon Products is a company that is in some ways frankly moving into a far different phase of its investment cycle than its investors want to hear -- the questionable future cycle.
The Justice Department revealed Thursday that it reached a settlement with eBay that prevents the company from entering into or maintaining agreements with other companies restraining employee recruitment and hiring.
Rite Aid has moved back to profitability, and now it appears that the drug store chain's same-store sales report for April is the best comparable sales report in 10 years.