Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN) was a business that many expected was going to crash and burn. The world of free or nearly free personal navigation services from smartphones was just going to be too…
AngieslistAngie’s List, Inc. (NASDAQ: ANGI) has filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a proposed public offering of up to $10 million worth of shares of its common stock, with…
BATS Global Markets was the worst of the worst of botched initial public offerings in recent financial history. How bad is it when an exchange cannot adequately handle its own offering? It was a…
The market better get ready for a low reading on the jobs front this Friday when it comes to payrolls. There are two very weak readings which are going to sour the expectation, one…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls this Wednesday. Assurant Inc. (NYSE: AIZ) Cut to Underperform at BofA/ML. Cerner Corporation (NASDAQ: CERN) named as…
The garbage and waste management sector is supposed to be a futurist’s delight. There are generally large barriers to entry for new players and most geographies are controlled by regional monopolies or controlled by only a…
Jon OggThis last week had many top analyst calls, but each week we review all of the calls looking for those which were very bold calls or that go against the grain. These make…
This was a huge week in dividends, particularly for the key DJIA components. We had a report calling for more and more dividend hikes of about 8% from the DJIA components in 2012. As…
Cray Inc. (NASDAQ: CRAY) already looked like a home run on news earlier this week. The company had announced the sale of certain assets to Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) and shares went up on the news. …
Earnings season is in full swing and the coming week is going to be extremely active with big earnings reports. 24/7 Wall St. has tried to preview several top earnings for the week ahead. NYSE…
Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMLN) is supposed to be acquired by a larger drug company. It is one of the biggest public merger rumors out there. At least that is the belief of Wall Street. Canaccord…
The Commerce Department has released its first quarter’s initial projection of Gross Domestic Product for the first quarter of 2012. The results are weaker than expected but they will put the fears of any…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls this Friday. Aetna Inc. (NYSE: AET) Reiterated Buy with a target price of $55 at Argus.…
Standard & Poor’s has just lowered the sovereign credit rating of Spain. We have warned that the downgrades were not over for Spain nor for the other PIIGS nations. We would go ahead and assume…
Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) has turned in its highly anticipated earnings report. The online retail giant earned $0.28 EPS and sales were up 34% to $13.8 billion. Operating income was $192 million in the…
Deckers Outdoor Corporation (NASDAQ: DECK) is getting pounded for its silence about the earnings due to warm weather. The company is a true winner when weather is cold but it suffers if the winters are…
ZyngaZynga, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZNGA) has reported its first corporate earnings report since coming public this year. The social gaming company has reported earnings of $0.06 EPS and $329 million in revenue. Thomson Reuters had estimates of…
Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE: CHK) is getting put under even more fire dure to its CEO double-dipping by Aubrey McClendon. Standard & Poor’s has just downgraded the corporate credit ratings of Chesapeake and its…
ZyngaZynga, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZNGA) is seeing some serious options trading activity ahead of its first full earnings report as a public company. The stock has traded over 12 million shares with just over two…
Yesterday brought on a near-record low yield for a 5-Year Treasury Notes auction. A 7-Year Treasury Note auction today managed to put in a record-low on the yield at a 7-Year auction. The $29…