Ed Brown, via Wikimedia CommonsInvestors have two economic reports to chew over so far on Thursday morning. The Commerce Department issued a revision to first-quarter gross domestic product (GDP) figure. We also got to…
ThinkstockCostco Wholesale Corp. (NASDAQ: COST) is holding its own after the company earnings report. Costco’s report was for its third quarter, and investors should know that it is considered to be the throwaway or…
ThinkstockIt is not unusual to see most research on Wall Street pretty much line up either for or against a company. Analysts typically look at the same metrics in the balance sheet and the…
These are the top analyst downgrades, cautious research notes and stocks to sell from Wall Street for Thursday, May 30, 2013. They include Carnival, Hallibruton, KKR, BlackRock and Dean Foods.
Courtesy of Boeing Co.Investors with a long memory know that the airlines can be a risky place to put capital. The airline graveyard is littered with iconic names like Pan-Am, TWA, Eastern and Northwest,…
Investors and traders are on the hunt for new research ideas that will lead to higher income or more profits. 24/7 Wall St. reviews many fresh analyst calls each morning to find great ideas from…
Jon OggBank of America/Merrill Lynch has issued three changes to its Core Portfolio for investors. The move affects shares of Under Armour Inc. (NYSE: UA), Home Depot Inc. (NYSE: HD) and Ford Motor Co.…
ThinkstockIs the worst over in Italy? Maybe, but there are always some serious risks along the way. 24/7 Wall St. has looked through a document from the European Commission on Wednesday and was surprised…
White House Photo by Pete SouzaWarren Buffett’s team at Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) is out making yet another acquisition. In this case is comes from the MidAmerican utility unit, which is acquiring NV…
ThinkstockAlcoa Inc. (NYSE: AA) has just lost its investment grade corporate credit rating after a downgrade from Moody’s. The aluminum giant and DJIA component is now a junk bond rating as its unsecured credit rating was…
ThinkstockCostco Wholesale Corp. (NASDAQ: COST) is set to report earnings on Thursday morning, likely before about 95% of the nation even wakes up. What investors need to know is that the price of Costco…
ThinkstockWilliams-Sonoma Inc. (NYSE: WSM) is in the news today, although not for the usual great news that the public has come to expect. The company’s Pottery Barn Kids has announced a product recall over…
ThinkstockThere is an old saying: “High prices will rapidly cure higher prices.” The same may be true about higher bond yields for Treasury notes and bonds. We have been tracking a rapid rise in…
The 2012 initial public offering of Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) was just yet another incident where the immediate reaction and trading shenanigans that took place have worked to destroy investor confidence. Facebook’s IPO could…
ThinkstockSLM Corp. (NASDAQ: SLM) is about to migrate yet even further away from the Sallie Mae that you used to know when you were in college. Now that the student loan market is largely…
Mary Meeker is perhaps best known for being one of the top Internet analysts on Wall Street, but now she is a partner at venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. She has…
ThinkstockBrocade Communications Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: BRCD) was once a great growth engine and a great prospect to be acquired. Now the storage and networking player is being evaluated unfavorably on a standalone basis, and…
ThinkstockWe have extensively covered the risks brought on by higher interest rates against certain sectors of the stock market. The sector of mortgage real estate investment trusts (REITs), with its high dividend yields, has…
ThinkstockSmithfield Foods Inc. (NYSE: SFD) is seeing its shares surge this morning on news that it has received a big premium buyout offer. A Chinese firm called Shuanghui International Holdings, which is the is…
wikicommons / SkimstaThe world of large corporate funeral homes and cemeteries is about to see the dominant player become even more dominant. Service Corp. International (NYSE: SCI) has made an offer to acquire Stewart Enterprises…