Market pundit Doug Kass is calling for a shocker in 2012.. make that two shockers, or three. His interview was given on CNBC over the phone. The first shocker is that Kass is calling…
General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) is in the news with an acquisition of depository assets from MetLife, Inc. (NYSE: MET) which some may fear is taking it back to being more and more dependent…
Peru was recently listed as one of the few nations which could actually face a ratings upgrade in 2012. Not all nations are being downgraded. Recent news of a new trade pact with Russia…
Consumer confidence in the broad economy may have improved ahead of the holidays, but the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in January has a good tailwind offering the expectation of a boost in…
If you ever run a “value screen” in the world of stock strategies, Computer Sciences Corporation (NYSE: CSC) shows up all the time as a “cheap tech stock.” Unfortunately, this is a situation where…
Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (NYSE: EPD) is cleaning out of its position in Energy Transfer Equity, L.P. (NYSE: ETE). The MLP has announced that it has agreed to sell 22,762,636 common units of Energy…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Tuesday morning. It is generally light in analyst coverage the week between Christmas and New…
Qualcomm Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOM) is getting some new competition. While companies like Broadcom Corporation (NASDAQ: BRCM) and Nokia Corporation (NYSE: NOK) have had patent fights with Qualcomm in years past, a new challenge may be…
2011 is all but gone and research firms are handing out their top picks for 2012. We have been reviewing some of the “Small Cap Stocking Stuffers” from the top small cap ideas for 2012…
The craze for online video is everywhere. Billions upon billions have been invested by great companies, yet the business model has proven that not all efforts have endless financial return. New data from Analysys…
Molycorp, Inc. (NYSE: MCP) is a stock that we started to really pan when the stock went up into the $60s and even into the $70s. It was a bubble that felt like the…
Investors are chasing up rent-based assets because they are searching for yield. Earning 2% per year by lending Uncle Sam money is not enticing, so investors are still on the prowl for dividends with…
Over the last week we have been reviewing some of the “Small Cap Stocking Stuffers” that features the top small cap ideas for 2012 from Credit Suisse. After reviewing the list, it turned out…
The Conference Board has released its Leading Economic Index for November showing a 0.5% rise 118.0. This was above a 0.3% consensus reading and the ‘leading’ bias to this reports suggests the expectation of…
Apparently being in the business of selling greetings cards for $5.00 per card is not quite as profitable as you might imagine. That is the case for American Greetings Corporation (NYSE: AM) just in…
If there was one issue which may have created uncertainty around the credit ratings of South Korea, it was the death of dictator Kim Jong-Il in North Korea. We just recently featured South Korea as…
The Labor Department is out with another improvement in the weekly jobless claims. Hopefully it is not just holiday related, but investors will likely take it either way. This last week’s jobless claims fell…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Thursday morning. Agrium Inc. (NYSE: AGU) Cut to Sector Perform from Outperform at RBC Capital Markets.…
Many research firms have been coming up with their best ideas lists for 2012. Today brought a list of top picks in the medical technology and medical devices sector from Zacks Investment Research. We…
Fitch Ratings is out with an updated report on the future finances of the United States. Today’s special report is titled ‘U.S. Public Finances – An Update’ and it shows the medium-term fiscal projections…