ThinkstockWholesale inventories and sales should be a relevant economic reading, but the one month lag can mute the reaction to the news. The Commerce Department reported that wholesale inventories were down 0.3% and sales…
ThinkstockAlcoa Inc. (NYSE: AA) is an overrated stock, and even the company itself might admit that its global importance is perhaps a bit of a stretch. Wall St. tries each quarter to use the…
ThinkstockInvestors love dividends, and this component of investing plays a very important part of the total return through time. Buying stocks that combine solid and growing dividends with a potential for capital appreciation enhances…
Jon OggInvestors and traders are usually on the hunt for profits and income. 24/7 Wall St. looks over numerous Wall St. research calls each morning to find new calls in value stocks to growth…
Frank Golhen, via Wikimedia CommonsEarnings season is upon us once again, and we will get to see if the highly paid analysts are actually doing their job or if they are just chasing the…
courtesy J.C. Penney Co. Inc.J.C. Penney Co. Inc. (NYSE: JCP) has apparently just tossed Ron Johnson out as the CEO. CNBC reported a source saying that Johnson is out as CEO. This retailer was a…
ThinkstockAlcoa Inc. (NYSE: AA) has just kicked off earnings season for the companies reporting their first quarter earnings this April. The aluminum giant usually holds off on formal guidance until its conference call, so the…
The planned initial public offering of SeaWorld Entertainment Inc. is about to get a lot larger than previous estimates. The operator of SeaWorld, Shamu and Busch Gardens brands now plans to raise as much…
Frank Golhen, via Wikimedia CommonsThe research team at Bank of America Corp.’s (NYSE: BAC) Merrill Lynch is out looking for the market strength to continue. Keep in mind that this is not in a…
ThinkstockAlcoa Inc. (NYSE: AA) is set to kick off first-quarter earnings trends today, and this will mark the start of earnings season. Investors and traders have for years tried to tie in this Dow…
ThinkstockSandra Pianalto, President of the Cleveland Federal Reserve, is talking up the path to economic growth this Monday at The International Economic Forum of the Americas in West Palm Beach, Fla. Much of the…
ThinkstockThe global equity team at Jefferies (NYSE: JEF) has put together a solid list of stocks from around the globe that it thinks investors should buy. Today’s focus is on innovation, technology and the…
Jon OggInvestors and traders remain on the lookout for new ideas for profits and income. 24/7 Wall St. looks over numerous research calls to find great ideas from value stocks to growth stocks to…
The first-quarter earning season begins today with the quarterly ritual of perennial lousy, or at least lackluster, earnings leading off the deluge of reports, from aluminum giant Alcoa Inc. (NYSE: AA). Investors began to…
ThinkstockCredit Suisse has changed its targets and estimates for the electric utility sector. The move will have dividend watchers on the lookout, but the firm effectively is asking if a momentum trade could overpower…
ThinkstockGeneral Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) is sticking with its plan of making acquisitions, but on the bolt-on and opportunistic side of the equation rather than on the aggressive mega-merger side of M&A. Lufkin Industries…
Goldin AuctionsFriday night brought the close to an auction of one of the greatest samples of sports collectibles, which has become an alternative form of investing now. A T206 Honus Wagner for the 1909…
Frank Golhen, via Wikimedia CommonsIt is hard to believe already, but another earnings season is coming upon us. With both the DJIA and the S&P 500 up 10% or more in the first quarter,…
FiskerIf you have been following the trends in hybrid cars and all-electric cars, you probably think of Tesla Motors Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) as the winner in the high-performance electric car market. You would be…
Goldin AuctionsWhen people think of investing, they generally think of stocks, bonds, commodities or even real estate. They probably do not think about sports memorabilia and baseball cards. That may be good in general,…