TrimTabs Tempers Jobs Data Expectations
TrimTabs has some data on the employment picture that may dash some hopes of that continued improvement seen recently. The report shows that the economy added only 38,000 jobs in December. This figure is…
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Jon C. Ogg
Acme Packet Warning: Wile E. Coyote Loses Again (APKT, CSCO, RVBD, JNPR)
Acme Packet Inc. (NASDAQ: APKT) is trading as though Wile E. Coyote is running the company and trying to sell to the Roadrunner. The company issued an earnings warning after the closing bell which…
The Five Least Attractive DJIA Stocks (HD, MCD, TRV, VZ, WMT)
Jon OggMost investors are likely glad that 2012 is here to have 2011 behind them. This is an election year and many investors are wondering whether the U.S. and its large companies can escape…
Eastman Kodak Faces NYSE Listing Notice… The Failure Clock Countdown (EK)
Eastman Kodak Company (NYSE: EK) was recently named by us as a stock which is one of thirteen stocks unlikely to survive 2012 in its current form. A very low share price, a board…
Can Buyouts Make Baidu Better For Investors In 2012? (BIDU)
Baidu, Inc. (NASDAQ: BIDU) had a very weak second half of 2011 despite closing up for the whole year as accounting concerns in China met a slowing of growth and a lower demand for…
Oil & Gas IPO Market Reflects on Late-2011 Duds (AMID, BCEI, SN, LPI)
The IPO market is 2011 was not the greatest of the last decade. Some deals soared, but many deals flopped. We were very skeptical of many of the internet IPOs but we did not…
Headwinds Surface For Groupon & Angie’s List (GRPN, ANGI)
There were some question initial public offerings when it comes to Internet stocks over the last year. 2012 is not starting out too hot for some of these new online stocks. It turns out…
FOMC To Communicate More… And Leaves Mid-2013 Low Rate Date Open To Change
The FOMC Minutes usually just tell you what you already knew, but this time is a bit different from the December meeting. New easing methods will be communicated. The FOMC will start making member…
KBW Lowered Bank Earnings Expectations (BAC, C, GS, JPM, MS)
If there is a banking and financial boutique that investors pay attention to, it is Keefe Bruyette & Woods. The firm is out with a note trimming fourth quarter bank earnings, handily cutting estimates in some cases. …
Co-Chairs May Finally Lose Their RIM Jobs (RIMM)
It was just on Friday that we named Research in Motion Limited (NASDAQ: RIMM) as being one of the thirteen worst big stock stories of 2011. This case is one that is mostly a…
The 5 Most Undervalued DJIA Stocks For 2012 (AA, BAC, CAT, JPM, UTX, DIA)
At the start of each year, 24/7 Wall St. reviews and updates price targets looking for stocks which offer the most upside or the least upside for the year ahead. After looking at Thomson…
Analyst Sees A Better Year For GE Investors (GE)
Stern Agee’s Ben Elias continues to see a good 2012 for General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE). The firm sees a two punch combination leading to 2012 outperformance: shrink GE Capital and expand energy margins. …
Killing Germs Off of Keyboards… Hospitals (& Beyond)
You know how so many keyboards have dust, microscopic skin samples, and other pleasantries all over them in hospitals (or on your desk)? Good News!!! A new and unusual FDA APPROVAL has been announced…
News Flow Battles Chart At Rambus (RMBS)
Rambus Inc. (NASDAQ: RMBS) has been battered and bruised in the last year. In fact, it is still a stock trading under the magical $10.00 level right now even on a day with good…
ISM Handliy Beats Expectations (Full Story)
The Institute For Supply Management reported that the ISM reading for December came in at 53.9 versus the Bloomberg estimate of 53.5… The number might not seem like much of a beat on the…
Is Apple Still A Smart Stock For 2012? (AAPL)
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is the darling of Wall Street and Main Street in America. If you go beyond the permanent loss of Steve Jobs and just look at the business and the consumer…
Investors Quit Smoking As 2012 New Year Resolution (MO, LO, RAI, PM)
It was not that long ago that Altria Group Inc. (NYSE: MO) was removed from our 2012 Model Dividend Portfolio. Our take was that the metrics of the domestic tobacco industry were changing to…
Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AKAM, ANGI, AAPL, CBE, FIO, GGP, GES, PETD, PMCS, PLD, REG, RS, UA, PANL, VTR, WSM)
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street brokerage and research firms this Tuesday morning. Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM) Cut to Neutral from Buy at…
Teva Starts With New CEO (TEVA)
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited (NASDAQ: TEVA) had a rough 2011. If the pre-market trading indications manage to last throughout the day, then it appears that Teva could be off to a great start in…
DJIA 2012: Best Targets Imply DJIA 13,678 (BAC, JPM, VZ, IBM, CVX, MCD, CSCO, XOM, GE, HPQ, INTC, MRK, PFE, PG, WMT, DIA)
As each new year replaces the prior year, 24/7 Wall St. looks at the individual targets on all 30 Dow Jones Industrial Average price targets from Wall Street analysts to come up with a…