ThinkstockCredit Suisse’s Ralph Profiti has a note out on silver mining stocks. Investors will want to pay close attention because silver and gold have come back on strong. Profiti has some cautious comments and…
courtesy Dell Inc.Shares of Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) may have been caught in a serious merger tug-of-war between Michael Dell and Carl Icahn, but the PC-maker and IT services provider decided to release its…
ThinkstockIn Thursday’s top analyst upgrades and downgrades from 247 Wall St., one significant downgrade that stood out the most was in shares of Smith & Wesson Holding Corp. (NASDAQ: SWHC). KeyBanc Capital Markets was…
ThinkstockTropical Storm Erin looks like it may bring a late-August threat to the Caribbean and possibly the East Coast or to the Gulf of Mexico. We all know that some tropical storms progress into hurricanes, while others…
ThinkstockSuncor Energy Inc. (NYSE: SU) traded higher on Thursday after the 13F filing from Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-B) showed this company as a new position in the full Berkshire Hathaway equity portfolio. We would first…
Something may not be adding up properly with the U.S. Labor Department numbers. Perhaps it is just a lagging effect of CPI versus PPI, as we frequently have discussed, or the boys and girls counting the…
White House Photo by Pete SouzaBerkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-B) and Warren Buffett have released the conglomerate’s stock holdings as of June 30, 2013. This 13F filing with the SEC shows that the company’s…
Jon OggInvestors are on the hunt for solid research ideas now that stocks have pulled back a bit. 24/7 Wall St. reviews many analyst research calls from Wall Street and from boutique firms to…
ThinkstockCisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) managed to beat earnings, but shares were selling off on profit taking and on guidance after the news. On Wednesday evening, Cisco shares hit lower lows because of internal…
ThinkstockChegg, Inc. has become the latest company to file to come public via an initial public offering. Financial terms have not been seen other than that the filing is for up to $150 million.…
ThinkstockYou probably remember the debacle around the BATS initial public offering (IPO). This is supposed to be the third largest equities exchange, but its IPO cancellation came with a very embarrassing trading halt for…
ThinkstockThe world of gold and silver has been turned upside down. The market fears that Ben Bernanke’s quantitative easing under the Federal Reserve will end sooner rather than later, and that should lead to…
ThinkstockBroadcom Corp. (NASDAQ: BRCM) is supposed to be a technology and semiconductor winner in the migration to tablets and smartphones and as mobile communication rises. Unfortunately, its shareholders are finding out that this path…
ThinkstockDespite higher energy costs, inflation still seems to be in check. The U.S. Labor Department released on Wednesday morning the Producer Price Index (PPI) for the month of July. The headline PPI came in…
These are the top analyst upgrades and stocks to buy for August 14, 2013, including Brocade, Hovnanian, SINA and more.
Jon OggInvestors frequently get to see the analyst upgrades and Buy ratings from Wall Street firms, particularly in a rising stock market. What investors often do not get to see is when analysts downgrade…
JoeInQueens, via Wikimedia CommonsBillionaire and activist investor Carl Icahn has most recently been known for his ant-Dell stance in the Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) transaction, and he has been known for his position in…
ThinkstockThe proposed merger to create the largest airline is running into trouble. Reports were out that AMR Corp. (AAMRQ) is facing an unexpected regulatory situation regarding its merger (takeover of, actually) with U.S. Airways…
courtesy of General ElectricConglomerates are often too much like the broad stock market for many investors, but other investors have a different take. Some investors flock to these giants for growth during economic expansion and…
Frank Golhen, via Wikimedia CommonsThe New York Stock Exchange tracks margin debt for the U.S. market. The April 2013 figure of 384 billion in U.S. dollars marked an all-time high since records started in…