The Bull and Bear Case for EMC in 2014
EMC is a definite leader in storage, but its fate has become less clear in the tech world headed to the cloud. 24/7 Wall St. has been evaluating a bullish and bearish scenario for…
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Labor Department Whiffs Payrolls Report, Unemployment Rate Almost Fake
Ed Brown, via Wikimedia CommonsThe Labor Department’s report on the Employment Situation for December is turning out to be a disaster, and the unemployment rate itself seems more than confusing. This report has all…
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: BlackBerry, Micron, Target, 3D Printers and More
These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall Street research firms on Friday, January 10.
Seven Dividend REIT Stocks Not Afraid of Higher Interest Rates
Jefferies analysts remain very positive on the large cap REIT names with high-quality portfolios. While they have top stocks to buy, they are very cautious on the sector overall.
The Bull and Bear Case for eBay in 2014, More Bull
eBay has avoided massive bull market performance, making gains of only about 7.5% in 2013. 24/7 Wall St. has been evaluating the bullish and bearish case in 2014 for many key companies (including all…
Sears Guidance Proves That Nothing Can Work There
Jim Henderson, via Wikimedia CommonsSears Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ: SHLD) needs to seriously decide what its future will bring. Nothing seems to work, and the guidance it issued after the close of trading on Thursday…
Alcoa Unable to Generate Real Earnings Buzz
ThinkstockAlcoa Inc. (NYSE: AA) had been volatile ahead of earnings, hitting a 52-week high just before the report. Now we have the earnings report, and it will be interesting to see if the market…
6 Stocks That Moved the Market on Thursday
Frank Golhen, via Wikimedia CommonsStocks were mixed on Thursday, with the S&P 500 and the Dow fighting between positive and negative territory. As the Dow was hardly changed, 24/7 Wall St. decided to focus…
Did the Plug Power Rally Just Die?
ThinkstockTo say that Plug Power Inc. (NASDAQ: PLUG) has been on a screaming run might be a bit of an understatement. The problem is that not all good things last forever, and sometimes when…
Why Twitter Analysts Keep Bashing Its Values
courtesy of TwitterTwitter, Inc. (NYSE: TWTR) is lower after a negative research call from Wall Street, although the micro-blogging website is not being downgraded per say. The call is worse than a downgrade. Cowen…
Moody’s Lowers Downside Targets to $900 on Gold and $15 on Silver
If a prediction from Moody's Investors Service turns out to be true, gold and silver are going to have a bad year. Moody's reduced its forward views for the average prices of gold and…
Reality Check in Bed Bath & Beyond: Valuation and Chart Adjustment Ahead
Bed Bath & Beyond is finally getting the dose of reality that should have been seen in 2013. Analysts have chimed in to the downside after the disappointing earnings report.
Ten Reasons Bank Stocks Can Keep Outperforming in 2014
A new Merrill Lynch report offers 10 reasons that banks can keep outperforming the broad market in 2014. The firm went as far as to say that it sees its top picks in bank…
Merrill Lynch Top Internet Stocks to Buy for 2014
The Internet analysts at Merrill Lynch expect mobile usage to grow more than 50% in 2014, with much of this incremental to the sector. The mobile uplift may start to wane in 2015, but…
The Bullish and Bearish Case for Disney in 2014
Disney has bought a major growth vehicle in Star Wars, which should translate into billions of dollars of growth in the next generation. Disney dominates in movies now that its acquisitions of Pixar and…
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Alcatel-Lucent, Bed Bath & Beyond, J.C. Penney and More
These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall Street research firms on Thursday, January 8, 2014.
The Bullish and Bearish Case for Nike in 2014
Nike enjoyed a wonderful 2013. It was also added to the Dow Jones Industrial Average. In a feature encompassing all Dow stocks, 24/7 Wall St. is evaluating the bullish and bearish for Nike in…
The Bullish and Bearish Case for 3M in 2014
3M rose by a whopping 54% in 2013, making it the fourth best Dow Jones Industrial Average stock of the year. 24/7 Wall St. is evaluating each Dow component in a bullish and bearish…
The Bullish and Bearish Case for Visa in 2014
Visa is now the most important stock in the Dow Jones industrial Average. And it was the sixth best performing stock of the index in 2013, so 24/7 Wall St. has run a bullish…
Weekly Jobless Claims Hit One-Month Low Ahead of Unemployment
This week marks a very important week for the jobs picture in America due to unemployment and nonfarm payrolls coming out on Friday. Now we have the Labor Department’s last real number before that…