ThinkstockToday’s 30-Year Treasury Bond auction, the long bond auction, managed to look better than yesterday’s 10-year Treasury Note auction. Yesterday’s tone looked as though it was going to set a dismal tone for longer-term…
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has enjoyed one of the best runs that a stock could enjoy over the last decade. In fact, Apple is still the largest company by market capitalization even after the…
We have reported at great length recently on the lists put out by Wall Street firms that highlight their best of the best picks. Whether it is the “Conviction Buy List,” a “Focus List,” or…
Jon OggHerbalife Ltd. (NYSE: HLF) is getting more aggressive against short seller Bill Ackman of Pershing Square. After seeing shares fall from over $42 to under $25 in December after Ackman disclosed his short…
ThinkstockIf you watch and read financial news avidly, you will almost certainly admit that with all of the stories on Washington D.C., the fiscal cliff, Obama administration officials leaving in droves, gun control and…
courtesy of Ford Motor CompanyFord Motor Co. (NYSE: F) is trying to take away some of the thunder from General Motors Corp. (NYSE: GM), now that GM is losing its “Government Motors” nickname. The…
For the very first time in their long and storied history, Cantor Fitzgerald has come out with a list outlining its top stock picks for the year. Long respected as a premier fixed income…
ThinkstockThe U.S. Labor Department may be getting a new chief soon, but the weekly jobless claims report and other reports are still coming out. This past week, weekly claims were up by 4,000 to…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall St. research firms this Thursday. Altria Group Inc. (NYSE: MO) raised to Buy at Stifel Nicolaus. American International Group…
Vice President Joe Biden has been given with the task of reaching some form of aggressive gun control after the Newtown massacre. President Obama put him in charge of the effort as this is not…
courtesy of Facebook Inc.Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) has crossed back up over $30 for the first time since its disastrous initial public offering robbed billions of dollars from unsuspecting investors. Now there is a…
ThinkstockTreasury prices had firmed in recent days, taking the yield of the 10-Year Treasury note further away from breaking back above the 2.0% mark. Now a new 10-year auction has been held by the…
courtesy of Sirius XM RadioSirius XM Radio Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI) is trying to tell Wall Street that it has an exciting 2013 ahead of it. The problem is that with new management, with a…
ThinkstockHerbalife Ltd. (NYSE: HLF) is getting a very strange move in this activist shareholder battle. Last night we noted that Bill Ackman of Pershing Square was out with its summary document stating its case…
Deutsche Bank A.G. (NYSE: DB) initiated coverage today on the U.S Life Insurance industry. While they do have some Buy recommendations in the current report. their bias is decidedly bearish. If the overall thesis…
Frank Golhen, via Wikimedia CommonsWednesday morning is bringing many unusual movers after the start of earnings season. Alcoa Inc. (NYSE: AA) is trading up about 2% after the company beat on revenues but only…
ThinkstockDespite a reasonably consistent year for oil and gas prices, master limited partnerships (MLPs), which exist predominantly in the energy space, had a difficult year in 2012. Some have attributed the move out of…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall St. research firms this Wednesday. AFLAC Inc. (NYSE: AFL) started as Hold at Deutsche Bank. Bank of America Corp.…
ThinkstockBig biotech had a stellar 2012. In 2013, though, the large biotech companies may be dwarfed in performance by the smaller players in the $1 billion to $5 billion range. If you look at…
ThinkstockCredit Suisse (NYSE: CS) downgraded its rating on Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC) due to valuation after such a monumental rise. After all, the bank was the top-performing DJIA stock of 2012. Today’s…