Daily SPDR S&P 500 Buy/Sell Stock Chart Pivots (SPY)
We have seen some strength after the open despite mixed economic data. Today we are tracking the daily buy/sell pivot points on the SPDR S&P 500 (AMEX: SPY) which trades exactly like the S&P…
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Another CFO Sneaks Out The Door (ACPW)
Active Power, Inc. (NASDAQ: ACPW) is in the business of manufacturing and designing continuous power and infrastructure solutions. It has been a highly troubled stock and now it is announcing something that investors usually…
7 More Banks Pay Back TARP Bailout Money (TAYC, ABCB, FDEF, FFKT, LNBB, FCVA, UBMI)
The U.S. Treasury Department is that much closer to winding down the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP). Today came word that over the last week it has received some $245 million in proceeds from…
Current Account, Inflation & Jobless Claims Not Enough For QE3 & Twist Pressure
This Thursday brought many economic reports, none of which are very good for the bulls. The bulls have another worry here as well and that is that the weakness seen here today is not…
Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ABB, ADBE, BBVA, BBY, BOKF, BP, EAT, CBS, HGSI, IRG, NAV, BPOP, RF, TSLA, XNPT, ACI, DD, SRE, HES, FSLR, CHSI, STX, QCOM, CVS, EXC, CCE, HIG)
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls this Thursday. We also have many changes to the Argus Model Portfolio. ABB Ltd. (NYSE: ABB)…
MLP Fund Still Shows MLP Payouts On The Rise (AMJ, KYN, EPD, KMR)
JP Morgan Alerian MLP Index ETN (AMEX: AMJ) is one of the most liquid instruments out there in the world of MLP investing, but another competing interest is a closed-end fund that employs some…
Egan-Jones Downgrade Of Spain Sounds Like An Echo Downgrade (BBVA, STD, TEF, EWP)
Egan-Jones Ratings is just the latest ratings agency to hit the PIIGS today. The ratings agency lowered the Kingdom of Spain’s ratings down to “CCC+” from “B.” What is perhaps more important is that the…
Target Dividend Hike Goes To Industry Premium on Payouts (TGT, WMT, COST)
Target Corp. (NYSE: TGT) did manage to deliver on a dividend hike today. It is not very fun to claim, but the 20% hike creates a small analysis situation when you consider that Target…
Caterpillar Dividend Hike Leaves Only A Few More DJIA Dividend Hikes Left This Year
Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) has just done exactly what we expected with a dividend hike. We recently highlighted that it was one of only a few remaining DJIA stocks which will hike their dividends…
Market Vote: Jamie Dimon Saved Banking Today! (JPM, BAC, WFC, C, MS, GS)
Two things happened today in the Jamie Dimon hearing in front of Congress over the $2 billion loss (or is it $4 billion yet) for J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM). The first…
Arena Volume Spike Highlights Weight Loss Sector Again, Volatility To Continue (ARNA, VVUS, OREX)
We are tracking and analyzing a significant volume spike in shares of Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARNA) today. Shares are up nearly 5% at $8.25 and the 12:30 PM trading volume is now over…
Expect More Break-Up Calls For P&G (PG, CL, KMB, CHD, BRK-A, BLK, STT)
The calls for Procter & Gamble Co. (NYSE: PG) to unlock shareholder value are growing. This is a classic defensive stock with a big dividend, but if you eliminate the great recession this stock…
DOE Very Mixed Oil & Gasoline Inventories and Refining Data (USO, UGA, PSX, VLO, OIH)
The Department of Energy is out with its weekly oil and gasoline inventory data. Crude oil stocks fell by 191,000 barrels in the last week to 384.438 million barrels. We were expecting a larger…
Daily SPDR S&P 500 Buy/Sell Stock Chart Pivots (SPY)
The market is choppy this Wednesday and investors and traders are trying to find their footing. Today we are tracking the SPDR S&P 500 (AMEX: SPY) which trades exactly like the S&P 500 and…
Best Buy: When Ratings Agencies Talk Up Rumors Of Buyout
How often do ratings agencies talk about buyout rumors? That is what we are faced with this morning after a report was issued by Fitch Ratings covering Best Buy Co, Inc. (NYSE: BBY). The…
The 2012 Dividend Sinners: 20 Companies That Don’t Pay Dividends But Should
24/7 Wall St. loves companies which send capital back to shareholders via dividends. With all of the uncertainty in today’s markets and in the fluctuating economy, having a solid dividend policy may be the…
Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AAPL, CTL, CHK, COH, DB, HSY, HBC, HUM, JNJ, LDK, LOGM, L, MCD, WFR, NAV, PETM, PIR, RSG, TWI, UNH, VPRT, WWWW, ZNGA)
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls this Wednesday. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) Reiterated Buy with $670 target at Argus; Zacks has maintained…
Dell’s Dividend Declaration Is Actually Better Payout Than Rivals (DELL, HPQ, AAPL, CSCO)
Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) has been part of our technology dividend sinners for quite some time. It is now finally changing its policies and will start to unlock that shareholder value by paying a…
Why Big Banks Are Rallying Ahead of Dimon’s Testimony (JPM, BAC, C, WFC, GS, MS)
If Jamie Dimon, CEO of J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM), is really going to be grilled hard in Congressional hearings on Wednesday, then why is it that shares of J.P. Morgan are…
For-Profit Education Marketing Proposal Risks Grow
There are some new concerns over the for-profit education market. Reports were out earlier in 2012 that Senator Harkin was attacking the for-profit education companies in a new round of attacks by targeting the ability…