RadioShack Corp. (NYSE: RSH) is at the point that the electronics retailer probably is willing to sell whatever product service will bring people in the door to its stores. The news today is that…
Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) is trying to trade up this Tuesday. There are two research notes which may get in the way, and it is important to know that Friday’s close of $18.06 is…
Jon OggThese are the top analyst calls of upgrades, downgrades and initiations we have seen from Wall St. research calls this Tuesday morning. American States Water Co. (NYSE: AWR) cut to Neutral at Baird.…
Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp. (NYSE: MRX) is seeing its shares surging on news that it will be acquired by Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc. (NYSE: VRX). What is interesting here is that Valeant is seeing its…
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) won a decisive patent case victory over Samsung, and it is no surprise that Apple is asking that at least eight Samsung products not be allowed to be…
Citigroup Inc. (NYSE: C) is increasing its debt repurchases. The banking giant said that it is upsizing the principal amount of the notes to be accepted for purchase under cash tender offers by Citigroup…
Whether or not Yelp Inc. (NYSE: YELP) should be considered a social media company is something we will leave up to you. What it has in common is simple: a huge lockup expiration where…
The second-quarter U.S. gross domestic product has been revised slightly higher to 1.7% in its first revision. The initial Q2 GDP was originally reported as being up 1.5% and both Bloomberg and Dow Jones had…
U.S. gross domestic product has been revised slightly higher to 1.7% in its first revision for the second quarter of 2012. The first Q2 GDP was originally reported as being up 1.5% and both…
Jon OggThese are the top analyst calls of upgrades, downgrades and initiations we have seen from Wall St. research calls this Wednesday morning. Angie’s List Inc. (NASDAQ: ANGI) raised to Outperform at Oppenheimer. Bank…
Kraft Foods Inc. (NASDAQ: KFT) may sound like a strange restructuring name ahead of its split when the company will become Mondelez. It sounds like a casino, but investors are snapping shares up. In…
The recession did something interesting to platinum. It took away much of its relevance, and the rising gold prices helped to take away platinum’s historic premium. Due to major labor strike with Lonmin plc (LMI.L)…
Tropical Storm Isaac is set to become a hurricane before making landfall in Louisiana. The storm is not expected to be a major hurricane, but there is a saying that all hurricanes are major…
The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond is out with its August report on manufacturing activity in the central Atlantic region. The report is a negative, but the Richmond Fed also noted that the contraction…
The Conference Board is out with its newest read on consumer confidence. The reading from August is a huge disappointment at 60.6, compared to a Bloomberg consensus target of about 65.8 and to July’s…
Dow theorists may have a bit of a dilemma on their hands. The Dow Jones Transportation Average ($DJT) is not just down today. The index broke under the 50-day moving average and the 200-day…
Knight Capital Group Inc. (NYSE: KCG) has decided to bring on three new board members for oversight now that it has been bailed out. Let’s just call this more adult supervision. The market making and…
Jon OggThese are the top analyst calls of upgrades, downgrades, and initiations we have seen from Wall St. research calls this Tuesday morning. AK Steel Holding Corp. (NYSE: AKS) cut to Sell at UBS.…
Mario Draghi has backed out of his speech and attendance at the coming economic symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. The issue is said to be scheduling with events in Europe and London, while trying…
The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) Hurricane Response Team reported earlier that some 78% of crude oil and 48.3% of the natural gas production has been shut-in by Tropical Storm Isaac (soon…