J.P. Morgan Also Confirms a Higher Dividend
The news flow around J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) and Jamie Dimon has overshadowed the possibility that the largest bank by assets is increasing its dividend for the common stock holders. The…
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Jamie Dimon and Entire JPM Board of Directors Overcome Shareholder Proposals
ThinkstockJ.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) officially will be keeping Jamie Dimon as both Chairman and as Chief Executive Officer. The annual shareholder meeting showed that the vote to split the roles of…
Solar Stock Rally Nears 2007-2008 Craze: Time for a Reality Check?
thinkstockThe solar stocks are back on fire. The problem is that this feels a lot like 2008, without the super-high share prices making it feel like another 1999 dot-com bubble all over again. We…
J.P. Morgan Shares Hit New Post-Recession High on Dimon Confirmation Vote
Wikimedia CommonsWe would caution that this was expected, but it appears that Jamie Dimon will keep his dual corporate governance roles as chairman and as chief executive officer of J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.…
Sirius XM Outlines More Growth for 2013, out to 2016-2018, at Annual Meeting
courtesy of Sirius XM RadioSirius XM Radio Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI) has some new forecasts for 2013. CEO James Meyer spoke to the company’s stockholders at the Sirius XM 2013 annual shareholders meeting on Tuesday.…
Clearwire Shareholders Score Victory with Higher Buyout Offer
ThinkstockClearwire Corp. (NASDAQ: CLWR) is getting the higher buyout price offer from Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S) that has been rumored to be coming. The new increased offer is at $3.40 per share in…
Cimatron Holders Unload Shares at Big Discount in Secondary Stock Offering
ThinkstockCimatron Ltd. (NASDAQ: CIMT) is seeing its shares get crushed on news that it is raising capital via a share sale in an underwritten secondary offering. Just keep in mind that the capital raise…
Top Analyst Downgrades and Stocks to Sell: CarMax, CME, Coach and More
Jon OggInvestors often get to see the various analyst upgrades and Buy ratings issued by Wall Street firms. What investors often do not get to see is when analyst downgrade stocks to sell or to…
Top Analyst Upgrades and Stocks to Buy: Aetna, Sony, ICE, Cubist and More
Investors and traders seem to be constantly looking for fresh research ideas that will lead to higher income or more profits. 24/7 Wall St. reviews many fresh research calls each morning to find great…
Merrill Lynch Lists Specialty Metals and Mining Stocks to Buy
ThinkstockLast week Merrill Lynch hosted its 30th annual Metals and Mining conference in Barcelona Spain. While there was an overall positive tone at the conference, the big miners left investors more concerned with iron…
Credit Ratings Agency: Dell Downgrade on Buyout, Junk Status Imminent
courtesy of DellDell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) may still be involved in a massive go-private transaction which may or may not have a competing bid of sorts from Carl Icahn. Now Dell is faced with…
Apple Joins Overseas Corporate Tax and Repatriation Debate in Washington D.C.
courtesy of AppleApple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) set a record for its $17 billion debt offering in the last month, but the entire borrowing could have been avoided if there was not such a high…
Alcoa Faces Hefty Charges on Facility Potline Closure and Demolition
ThinkstockAlcoa Inc. (NYSE: AA) remains a top stock to watch for US investors because the company has managed to hold on to its DJIA component status, and because it is the first DJIA component…
Stern Agee Earnings Season Favorites, Energy and Industrial Stocks to Buy
courtesy of ArcelorMittalSterne Agee has released a consolidated report showing the firm’s top analyst stock picks in energy and industrials now that we are out of the first quarter earnings season. This will highlight…
Did the Price of Gold Just Form a Bottom? Silver, the Devil’s Metal, Too?
ThinkstockIt was looking this morning as though gold could be ready test even new lower lows based on the trading tape action of late. Suddenly, a 2% gain in the price of gold may…
Poll: Should Jamie Dimon Lose CEO or Chairman Role?
Wikimedia CommonsTuesday will mark the do or die date for J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) shareholders and corporate governance issues. The effort to split the role of chairman and chief executive officer…
Spending Will Trump Sequestration; Better Unemployment and GDP in 2013 and 2014
ThinkstockThe message you need to send to Washington D.C. is that consumer spending is outshining the ill effects of the sequestration cuts. A new report from the National Association for Business Economics (NABE) is…
Caterpillar Monthly Sales Looking Less Bad, Stock Chart Looking Better
ThinkstockCaterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) has already issued lower guidance for the year ahead and its shares actually have risen since its last earnings disappointment. Now we have confirmation that the company’s current quarter is…
Chicago Fed National Activity Feels Like Recession
ThinkstockThe Chicago Federal Reserve has released its National Activity Index for the month of April. Unfortunately, the move was in the wrong direction. April saw the drop down to -0.53 from an already negative…
Top Analyst Downgrades and Stocks to Sell: Bank of America, Schwab, SanDisk and More
These are the top analyst downgrades, cautious research notes and stocks to sell from Wall Street for Monday, May 20, 2013. They include Bank of America, Charles Schwab, SanDisk and Bed Bath & Beyond.