Pandora Signs More Advertising Measurement Services
ThinkstockPandora Media Inc. (NYSE: P) has recovered handily off of its lows as the Internet radio player has been trying to mature as a public company. While its costs have risen in unison with…
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Analysts Remain Very Bullish on MLPs (EVEP, MEMP, LGCY, BBEP, KYN, SRV, CS, BAC)
ThinkstockThe MLP research team at Credit Suisse Group (NYSE: CS) are still firm believers in their “catch-up” rally slogan. Master limited partnerships (MLPs) underperformed the S&P 500 in 2012 for the first time since…
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (MITT, A, ALTR, APOL, CLF, CBRL, EVEP, FLO, HIIQ, MTG, NFLX, YHOO)
Jon OggThese are some of this Tuesday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall St. research calls. A.G. Mortgage Investment Trust (NYSE: MITT) started as Neutral at Credit Suisse. Agilent Technologies Inc.…
Jefferies Adds Four New Stocks to Global Conviction List (DECK, PTR, TKOMY, VNTV)
ThinkstockWhile the U.S. and Asian markets have had strong starts to the 2013 trading year, global equities as a whole have faced some headwinds over the past month. Many of the struggles in the…
Eleven Stocks Expected to Rise by 50% to 100% — or More
Investors are always looking for new ideas. Now that the Dow Jones Industrial Average is trying to hit new highs and investors are pouring record inflows of capital into stocks, investors should remember that…
Major Gold Miners Strike New 52-Week Lows (GDX, NEM, AU, ABX, GG)
ThinkstockThis will not sound nice, but it isn’t meant to: It really sucks to be a gold miner right now. Gold prices have lost the wind at their back, gold production prices are higher…
Seven Highly Unusual Volume Spikes (BYD, MTG, NS, PANW, PRAN, SCSS, SSYS)
Frank Golhen, via Wikimedia Commons24/7 Wall St. is tracking seven highly unusual volume spike stocks within the first 90 minutes of trading so far this Monday. We have shown the price and volume on…
Chip and Infrastructure Winners Steal Thunder at 2013 Mobile World Congress (SNE, INTC, BRCM, AMD, MRVL, FBRC)
ThinkstockTypically the Mobile World Congress exposition focuses on the smartphone and handset part of the industry, and at this years recently completed show in Barcelona that was once again the case. While there were…
Hecla Diversification Buyout Seen as Too Costly
ThinkstockHecla Mining Co. (NYSE: HL) is seeing its shares clipped hard this morning due to an acquisition it is making. The company will spend close to $800 million to acquire Aurizon Mines Ltd. (NYSEMKT:…
Record Equity Capital Inflows Continue
Frank Golhen, via Wikimedia CommonsA huge inflow of capital has kept stock prices elevated and rising in 2013. The great rotation is finally being seen, but unfortunately it is happening after stocks have doubled…
Argus Adds Costco and Coach to Model Portfolios
ThinkstockWe have seen some key changes to the Argus Research Institutional Model Portfolio this morning. It is suggesting that investors add shares of Coach Inc. (NYSE: COH) and Costco Wholesale Corp. (NASDAQ: COST), and…
Deutsche Bank Says Buy the Enduring Eight Tech Stocks (CSCO, EMC, HPQ, IBM, INTC, MSFT, NTAP, ORCL)
ThinkstockDuring the bull market for technology stocks in the 1990s, investors eagerly awaited the quarterly results from the large-cap technology leaders. The personal computer was being totally integrated into the home and business environment…
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (AMAG, AON, BMY, SCHW, COH, BVN, DF, GPS, HGG, LXK, MRK, KORS, NS, RRGB, TIF, TJX, YHOO)
Jon OggThese are some of this Monday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall St. research calls. AMAG Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: AMAG) raised to Neutral at J.P. Morgan. AON Corp. (NYSE: AON) cut to…
Eleven Must-Read Weekend Stock Stories for Monday
Jon Ogg24/7 Wall St. has tracked many stocks on the move in the last week. Now it is the weekend and this can be considered your weekend cheat sheet for the stocks you need…
Buffett/Berkshire Annual Report: No Dividend nor Successor, Will Keep Buying Stocks and Companies
White House Photo by Pete SouzaWarren Buffett of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) has released his annual letter to shareholders. Investors will want to review the book value metric before anything else. That was…
Pharma Merger/Buyout Hunt Continues in Biotech, Valuations Under Focus
ThinkstockThe hunt by Big Pharma stocks for smaller drug companies and biotech stocks continues. A report citing “sources” from Dow Jones News has signaled that Bristol-Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY) has considered large acquisitions. Biogen…
Hot Stocks: Ten Super Crazy Volume Spikes
Thinkstock24/7 Wall St. often looks for crazy volume moves and there are more than just a handful today. AFC Enterprises, Inc. (NASDAQ: AFCE) is up 8% at $32.41 after being called a Buy by…
Government Spending Cuts Are Here, But You Really Wanted It!
President Obama gave his speech today about the spending sequestration kicking in. We are going to skip the politics on the matter because frankly we have developed something called Cronic Ridiculously Absurd Political Fatigue Syndrome.…
SEC Filing: Schulze Bid Hopes Fading Away
courtesy Best Buy Co. Inc.Richard Schulze has filed a statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission that basically confirms that he is not going to make a new big for shares of Best Buy…
Banks Hopeful for Dividend Hikes and Stocks Buybacks
ThinkstockIn the coming weeks, the financial sector may move from worrying about the spending sequestration to the coming stress tests of the 19 major banks in the United States. We recently covered the Seven…