Investors are on the hunt for fresh research ideas that will lead to higher income or more profits. 24/7 Wall St. reviews many fresh research calls to find great ideas from value stocks to…
ThinkstockTotal return is always the name of the game when it comes to investing success. Stocks that pay dividends on a regular basis help smooth out the rough spots when the market sells off…
ThinkstockConsumer purchasing comprises almost 70% of the gross domestic product calculation. With a rising stock market and home values increasing, consumers are feeling better in 2013 than they have felt in years. This improved outlook…
JonOgg/NYCMonster Beverage Corp. (NASDAQ: MNST) had been one of the great American beverage growth stories. With its earnings report on the heels of so much controversy about the safety of energy drinks, it is…
ThinkstockThe Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee voted on Thursday to maintain the current economic stimulus plans. This is its version of quantitative easing, similar to what is being seen in the United States…
ThinkstockIt was not that long ago that we were calling on major DJIA companies to lift their dividends in a CNBC interview. One sector we called on to begin dividend payments was the airline…
ThinkstockThe term high frequency trading (HFT) might sound like to millions or billions of dollars per year in trading profits to many Wall Street trading professionals and hedge fund managers. To many Main Street…
The corporate governance exercise of a stock split to increase the number of shares and to lower the share price should theoretically have no impact on how the investment community evaluates a stock. After all,…
ThinkstockA headline came across the tape today that seems pretty innocuous on the surface. “Windstream Declares 25-Cent Quarterly Dividend” should not rattle anyone much on the surface. The problem is that, while most companies are…
ThinkstockGood news is here for consumers who hate high gasoline prices. There is something at work that may keep the price of oil from rising too much, but the price may not fall too…
thinkstockSanDisk Corp. (NASDAQ: SNDK) and Micron Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: MU) have enjoyed great recoveries from the lows of 2012. Stern Agee has a very positive analyst report of stocks to buy as the run…
Jon OggInvestors frequently get to see the analyst upgrades and Buy ratings from Wall Street, but they often do not get to see when analyst downgrade stocks to when they say to sell a…
Investors and traders are always on the lookout for fresh Wall Street research ideas of stocks to buy, value stocks and dividend stocks. 24/7 Wall St. reviews many fresh research calls to find great…
During the height of the housing market collapse, the media tried to convince individuals and investors alike that the American dream of home ownership was dead. As the home building stocks plunged, investors became…
At the beginning of this year, we gave our readers an overview of the top stock picks for the year from various firms around Wall Street. After a tremendous run in the stock markets,…
ThinkstockWhat often happens after a stock (or a sector) runs to new all-time highs based upon hype and based upon current trends? You often see companies and their corporate insiders sell more shares. That…
courtesy of the Walt Disney Co.The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) has released its first-quarter earnings report. Earnings rose by 32% to $0.83 per share from $0.63 in the prior-year quarter. Outside of items…
ThinkstockThe Federal Reserve has reported that consumer credit in March rose by only $8.0 billion. Bloomberg was calling for consumer credit to rise by $15 billion, but today’s Fed report was worse than all…
What happened to all the talk about a rapid rise in interest rates? A Treasury bill auction today went off that effectively lends the U.S. government money for free. This was a four-week T-Bill…
courtesy Making Change at Walmart and UFCWWal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) may soon have the highest form of corporate governance issues on its hands: a change in the chief executive officer position. It appears…