ThinkstockThe recession turned the banks into whipping boys of Main Street, and finding many who feel sorry for the banks is no easy task. The issue that matters for your mutual funds and your…
courtesy Dell Inc.The management-led buyout of Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) keeps getting stranger and more drawn out by the day. In an effort by Carl Icahn to keep shareholders in the game and to…
ThinkstockThe U.S. Treasury has just had its first medium-term note auction for the week in a $35 billion five-year Treasury note auction. This will still pertain to some banks and depository institutions but the…
ThinkstockThroughout May and June, we had been issuing warnings and highlighting research notes from Wall Street indicating that there was potentially a huge risk in the high-yield dividend mortgage real estate investment trust (REIT)…
ThinkstockTropical Storm Dorian has officially formed out in the open Atlantic Ocean. The 2013 hurricane season has been largely without incident so far, and this storm is actually so far out that the Caribbean…
ThinkstockIs the massive growth phase of the smartphone and the tablet market coming to an end? Well, that depends on whom you ask, but all you have to do is look at how Apple…
JoeInQueens, via Wikimedia CommonsApple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) was trading higher by more than 4% after earnings in the premarket trading session on Wednesday. Shares are up around $439 after closing at $418.99, but a…
These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations from select Wall Street research calls on Wednesday, July 24, 2013. They include Embraer, Lockheed Martin, United Parcel Service and Wendy's.
These are the top analyst downgrades, cautious research notes and stocks to sell from Wall Street for Wednesday, July 24, 2013. They include Dish Network, DuPont, Nucor, Norfolk Southern and Broadcom.
ThinkstockTypically, specialty pharmaceutical companies either provide generic versions of former top-selling branded drugs or they may focus on drugs that target rare or hard to treat diseases as orphan drug manufacturers. One thing is…
ThinkstockIn a current research report, the oil field service and equipment analysts at Jefferies maintain that investors should be overweight the sector. Demand prospects are solid globally. While demand in the United States has…
courtesy of AppleApple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has reported its fiscal third-quarter earnings, and it is going to make for an interesting Wednesday for Apple investors. Its stock popped up initially on the news, but investors…
bitcoin.orgThere is more bad news for Bitcoin, and it is not just that proposed Bitcoin ETF is not going to ever be allowed off the ground. The Securities & Exchange Commission has charged a man…
ThinkstockHercules Offshore, Inc. (NASDAQ: HERO) announced on Tuesday that it is experiencing a well control incident in the Gulf of Mexico. Unfortunately, this is likely to bring up fears of the BP Plc (NYSE: BP)…
ThinkstockThe Wendy’s Company (NASDAQ: WEN) is proving to be a serious turnaround contender. After double-digit gains after its earnings report, many investors might be tempted to flood back into the stock. In fact, the…
ThinkstockIt was just in March that the CBOE VOLATILITY S&P 500m Index, or the VIX, hit a low of almost 11.0. The signal then was that there was not a care in the world,…
courtesy of AppleApple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is set to report earnings after the close on Tuesday. You have seen disappointing earnings reports from the likes of Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC) and Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:…
Stock buybacks are trumping dividends for investors. We recently took a look at how much stocks with share repurchase plans are outperforming those that just raise dividends, but we would also note that companies that…
Jon OggInvestors and traders usually are hunting for new research ideas that will generate higher income or more profits. 24/7 Wall St. reviews many analyst research calls each day from Wall Street and from boutique…
ThinkstockCurrency cycles and their changes against the U.S. dollar affect equity multiples because they reflect and drive capital inflows and outflows. Dollar cycles also influence earnings through a complex variety of channels encompassing both…