Facebook is not even public yet and we already have two analysts who have issued “Buy” ratings. On Friday came news that Wedbush Morgan was becoming the first firm to formally initiate Facebook coverage. …
Warren Buffett hosted the Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) over the weekend and this Monday morning he gave a long interview to CNBC. In the interview Mr. Buffett noted how he still thinks stocks…
Groupon Inc. (NASDAQ: GRPN) may still be a troubled stock compared to the recent IPO trends. A couple of issues are helping it overcome some woes so far today. The CEO showed in his…
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation (NASDAQ: CTSH) followed suit with the trends of the independent IT-outsourcing by having decent earnings with lower guidance. Weakness in North America was listed as one of the top causes.…
Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) has joined the brigade of Dow Jones Industrial Average to raise its dividend. The semiconductor giant approved a 7 percent increase in its quarterly cash dividend to 22.5 cents per…
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NASDAQ: VRTX) is trading up so much higher that you might think the company is being acquired. The real reason for the huge share gains is based upon results of a…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls this Monday. Annie’s, Inc. (NYSE: BNNY) Started as Overweight at JPMorgan; Started as Outperform at William…
It is no secret that Sprint Nextel Corporation (NYSE: S) is in trouble. CEO Dan Hesse has been under pressure by holders on and off during his tenure. Many of the problems facing Sprint…
Sirius XMSIRIUS XM Radio Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI) has been at the center of a process that would have fallen under the ‘de facto control’ pursuit by Liberty Media Corporation (NASDAQ: LMCA). The WSJ has reported…
24/7 Wall St. often looks at the key earnings reports scheduled for the week ahead. We have the bulk of the S&P 500 earnings behind us and we are now starting to move to…
Avon Products Inc. (NYSE: AVP) is a controversial stock in all aspects. While some were hoping that buyout interest would remain and head higher, many are hoping that former CEO Andrea Jung (who was…
Is the economy so weak that the summer and rest of 2012 will be punishing on the airline industry? Apparently not. Have you been to an airport and flown lately? Chances are high that…
McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE: MCD) is supposed to be the king of defensive stocks. It pays a dividend of close to 3%, it was the best performing DJIA component in 2011, and after all everyone…
It was just a couple of days ago that oil was trading around $105 per barrel for West Texas Intermediate crude. Now the talk has migrated away from geopolitical risks associated with Iran. European purchasing…
This weekend has perhaps the most widely followed annual meeting from any public company in America as Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) (NYSE: BRK-B) will have its shareholder meeting in Omaha, Nebraska. We expect…
The Labor Department is out with its report on the labor situation for April and the report is going to raise some eyebrows. The official unemployment rate mysteriously came in 8.1% versus 8.2% in…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls this Friday. AAR Corporation (NYSE: AIR) named Bear of the Day at Zacks. The Allstate Corporation…
LinkedIn Corporation (NYSE: LNKD) has reported its latest earnings report and investors are going to be watching closely for valuation concerns versus growth. The professional social network reported some 161 million members. It also…
Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE: CHK) has confirmed what many investors probably should have been expecting in relation to the recent CEO double-dip dealing of Aubrey McClendon. Chesapeake issued a notice that the company and…
courtesy Facebook Inc.Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) has disclosed the following valuation metrics in its latest amendment to its S-1 filing ahead of its planned initial public offering: The total filing is for up to 388,027,654…