Analyst Sees Facebook Hitting New All-Time Highs
Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) just managed a new milestone for the first time since its initial public offering (IPO). It broke back above the $38 offering price on Friday, and now shares are up…
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Is $138 to $141 a Fair Buyout Price for Charter Communications?
ThinkstockCharter Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: CHTR) went from warm to hot late last week on word that the buyout interest was heating up. This is one of those situations where 24/7 Wall St. has questioned…
ISM Brings Strong Growth in July for Services and Non-manufacturing Economy
ThinkstockMonday brought the July ISM non-manufacturing report, which showed another month of growth with a reading of 56.0. This was much higher than expected, as Bloomberg had a consensus estimate of 53.0 and Dow…
Apple iPad Loses Half Its Market Share: The Rise of Android Tablets
courtesy of AppleThe world knows that the tablet market has disrupted the PC market, and most of us expect that this trend will only remain in place. IDC has released its second-quarter review of…
Ten Companies Buying Back Huge Amounts of Their Own Stock
courtesy of Wal-Mart Stores Inc.Companies can return capital to shareholders in many ways. Dividends are one of the favored methods. So is retiring outstanding debt, as it decreases the amount of capital needed for…
Top 10 Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Chubb, Dow, Teva, Qualcomm and More
These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations from select Wall Street research calls on Monday, August 5, 2013. They include Chubb, Dow Chemical, Teva Pharmaceutical and Qualcomm.
Top Stock Holdings at Some of the Premier Hedge Funds
courtesy of Sprint Corp.In the past 30 years, the hedge fund industry has shown phenomenal growth. Initially formed as true “hedges” against conventional investing, they morphed into vehicles for hedge fund portfolio managers to…
Westport Innovations Facing Less Robust Future Than You Should Expect
ThinkstockWestport Innovations Inc. (NASDAQ: WPRT) is supposed to be one of the biggest winners out there when it comes to alternative engine technology. The problem is that the company’s second-quarter report only brings confusion…
Is a Charter Communications Buyout Being Overly Forced?
ThinkstockCharter Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: CHTR) may have a checkered past, but the cable television service provider likely will be next on the block of the cable and TV media mergers. Time Warner Cable Inc.…
Merrill Lynch Really Likes AIG Earnings, Dividend and Buyback
Wikimedia CommonsThe research team at BofA/Merrill Lynch is all over the earnings, dividend and stock buyback news from American International Group Inc. (NYSE: AIG). The firm is reiterating its Buy rating, but more importantly…
Credit Suisse Raises Dividend and Return Expectations in Top MLPs
ThinkstockEconomic numbers, the strength of the U.S dollar and geopolitical events all drive the price of oil. This summer all three have combined to not only move the price of West Texas Intermediate (WTI)…
Jefferies Raises Its Buy Targets After Earnings: Yelp, Bruker, AGCO and More
ThinkstockThe second-quarter earnings parade may be winding down as we hit August, but the number of companies meeting or exceeding expectations for the period continues to grow. The equity research team at Jefferies is…
Unemployment Drops in July, but Payroll Gains Are Scant
Ed Brown, via Wikimedia CommonsFriday’s Labor Department report on the employment situation is now out. July’s unemployment rate fell to 7.4% from 7.6% in June, which was under the Bloomberg estimate of 7.5%. The…
Top 10 Analyst Upgrades and Stocks to Buy: EA, Groupon, LinkedIn and More
We may have another monthly unemployment report out today, but investors and traders are still on the hunt for new research ideas in a strong bull market. The S&P 500 has hit a new…
Top Analyst Downgrades and Stocks to Sell: ADP, Broadcom, Ligand, Mosaic and More
Jon OggIt is Friday and the markets have another monthly employment report to absorb, but Wall Street analysts also have many research calls that have been made. 24/7 Wall St. reviews many fresh research…
Beyond 1,700 on the S&P 500: 2,000, Then Over 2,500
The bull market is alive and well, and the S&P 500 recently broke 1,700 for the first time ever. So, what happens now that stocks have rallied and rallied as fears of an end…
AIG Strong Earnings Dwarfed by Dividend and Stock Buyback Surprise
ThinkstockAmerican International Group Inc. (NYSE: AIG) may have been considered “public enemy number one” during and after the financial crisis, but that was then and this is now. The company has removed the U.S.…
LinkedIn Joins In on the Social Media Earnings Mojo
Earnings expectations for LinkedIn Corp. (NYSE: LNKD) were high after a positive earnings and mobile trends report from Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) as its rival social network, but the Yelp Inc. (NYSE: YELP) gains…
Exxon Mobil Stock Price Drop After Earnings Should Be Considered a Victory
ThinkstockExxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE: XOM) posted nothing short of a seriously dismal earnings report. By now we all know that sending oil to $100, $120 or $140 does not translate automatically to higher earnings…
Billions in Uralkali Losses, Still Billions More at Risk
thinkstockIf you are in America and were quizzed about the word “Uralkali,” you might guess it was in Russia, if you saw the word. Chances are high, though, that if you heard the word…