Ed Brown, via Wikimedia CommonsThe Labor Department is out with two different reports on Thursday, both of which matter in the grand scheme of things. January inflation via the Consumer Price Index took stage,…
These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall Street research firms on Thursday February 20, 2014. They include Apple, Facebook, Tesla Motors , Equinix and MagicJack.
One of the terrible things about taking interest rates to near zero and keeping them there is the savers in this country get murdered. After all these years of low rates, what is an…
Sterne Agee's Chuck Grom maintained a Neutral rating on the down and out retailer J.C. Penney, but he suspended his $3.00 price target on the stock. Is J.C. Penney doomed?
courtesy of Tesla MotorsTesla Motors Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) has been a stock on fire. Now we have the Elon Musk earnings report that comes with very strong production guidance for 2014. The electric car maker…
courtesy of Wal-Mart StoresIt is no secret that the weather has been bad enough in the Midwest and Northeast that it is impacting retail sales in a negative manner. Now we are getting a…
The latest minutes from the FOMC’s January meeting are showing a broader support to cut the bond buying, or to continue on the tapering as we have been growing more accustomed to each month.…
ThinkstockAnalog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADI) reported earnings on Tuesday, but there is more noise and action from analysts than we could have ever expected. The earnings were a beat before items, but the real…
Credit Suisse's Michael Exstein issued a review of Walmart that includes how and why Walmart should acquire Family Dollar Stores. Our bet is that Walmart may have a hard time with regulators in acquiring…
Chelsea Therapeutics is finding a serious victory from its hypotension drug. Shares hit a multiyear high after it confirmed an accelerated FDA approval of its Northera for the treatment of low blood pressure.
24/7 Wall St. has been covering this latest attempt by gold and gold-mining stocks to break out of their recent range. A report from Sterne Agee projects that gold and silver are fighting the…
ThinkstockJanuary’s Producer Price Index has been released, and the wholesale inflation report is looking a bit more heated than what was expected. This report may be skewed or harder to compare on an apples-to-apples…
From car sales to cancelled airline flights to empty stores, it has been a retail winter of discontent. With the calendar pushing toward spring, and temperatures finally lifting in the south, some of the…
In a new research report, the energy analysts at Cowen point out that after three years of disappointment, 2014 is expected to represent a year of stabilization/moderate growth for mega-cap oil names.
These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall Street research firms on Wednesday February 19, 2014. They include Analog Devices, Chelsea Therapeutics, Tesla Motors and Westport Innovations .
ThinkstockDryships Inc. (NASDAQ: DRYS) has reported its fourth quarter earnings. The drybulk and petroleum products marine transportation services provider reported a net loss of $24.4 million, or a -$0.06 loss per share, versus a…
To raise the minimum wage or not to raise it, that is the big question right now. It turns out that one’s opinion on the matter may be as simple as how you vote. 24/7…
After months of turmoil, it seems that Lululemon Athletica shares may finally be offering enough upside and downside protection to entice new investors. The company's woes very likely are not entirely over, though.
Another huge Powerball lottery is on the way to making someone a sudden master of a new empire. 24/7 Wall St. has created a 12-step lottery winner program that is a bit more extreme…
In a new research report, the Merrill Lynch analysts again encourage investors to sell certain stocks that had been big favorites in the past. In an odd twist, while they keep many of the…