Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has downgraded its corporate credit rating on CME Group Inc. (NYSE: CME). What is interesting is why… S&P noted that the exchange and clearinghouse has increased its financial risk profile…
Caesars Entertainment Corporation (NASDAQ: CZR) is beyond weird when it comes to initial public offerings. This was one of our TOP 17 IPOS TO WATCH IN 2012. We also make no secret of the…
John C. Williams is President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco is speaking this morning at the Bishop Ranch Forum being held in San Ramon, California. His speech is called…
Aren’t toy promotions and fast food supposed to be a no-no? We would ask that of Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. (NYSE: BBW) and McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE: MCD) today. Build-A-Bear Workshop is a retailer of customized…
BEACON POWER CORP (BCONQ.PK) is still likely to be a total wipe-out for investors in the common stock. What is interesting is that the bankruptcy court has approved the sale of the company out…
Private equity firms are bad and evil because they fire workers to juice profits for billionaires who get to pay low tax rates! Is that the right logic? What if you found out that…
Becton, Dickinson and Company (NYSE: BDX) took a bit of a hit after earnings, from over $80 to under $78… Now the company’s BD Biosciences unit is out with new stem cell news. The…
Sprint Nextel Corporation (NYSE: S) may be ticking up marginally after reporting its quarterly loss. Sprint turned in a report showing a loss of -$0.35 EPS, narrowly better than the -$0.37 EPS consensus from…
What happens when you have a bull and a bear? One goes up and one goes down, or at least that is the hope of Zacks Investment Research. Caterpillar, Inc. (NYSE: CAT) and CNO…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street brokerage and research firms this Wednesday morning. Annaly Capital Management Inc. (NYSE: NLY) Cut to Market Perform at FBR.…
Rambus Inc. (NASDAQ: RMBS) has just announced the signing of a patent license agreement with NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA). The press release shows that this agreement covers “the use of Rambus patented innovations in a…
Credit Suisse is making a change in its Global Biotechnology outlook and says the is ‘room to run on generalist interest.’ Biogen Idec Inc. (NASDAQ: BIIB) is named as Credit Suisse’s preferred choice in the sector,…
Time Warner Inc. (NYSE: TWX) came out with earnings and reported an adjusted $0.94 EPS and revenues were $8.2 billion. The prior year showed $0.67 EPS and $7.81 billion in sales; Thomson Reuters had…
Yet another all-time high for shares of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL). Whether it is iPhone, Mac, iPad, or the chatter of the coming AppleTV… The run here has been amazing when you consider how…
Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc. (NASDAQ: BWLD) is serving short sellers news that is the equivalent of ring-stinging hot sauce along with its earnings report. This is accelerating growth. The sports themed restaurant chain reported…
What happens when your stock is at an all-time high, earnings are good, and your Chief Financial Officer announces that he is leaving the company? Just ask Panera Bread Company (NASDAQ: PNRA). The growth sandwich…
OpenTable, Inc. (NASDAQ: OPEN) is set to be volatile after earnings. The online restaurant reservation and information site reported earnings as follows: Non-GAAP EPS of $0.37 on revenue growth of 21% year over year…
The Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS) reported some mixed earnings after the close of trading on Tuesday. The DJIA component is closely watched for advertising spending in media and for entertainment dollars in movies,…
Harley-Davidson, Inc. (NYSE: HOG) has news about the dividend and also about its Chairman of the Board. The motorcycle maker announced that its President and Chief Executive Officer Keith E. Wandell will take on the duties…
Leapfrog Enterprises Inc. (NYSE: LF) had a stellar day in the market on nothing more than a strange analyst call. This is truly a new firm as far as we have ever heard, but…