If there is one of several regions which can erupt rapidly, it is around the Korean Peninsula. The death of Kim Jong-il (that photo is a tribute photo for him) after a heart attack has caused…
Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCHN) is set to report earnings on January 9, 2012, but the company has already telegraphed that the results will be a stinker. It has lowered guidance “to reflect…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Monday morning. AK Steel Holding Corporation (NYSE: AKS) Raised to Outperform from Market Perform at…
The 24/7 Wall St. 2012 Model Portfolio has been on a roll with dividend hikes, ahead of plan in some cases. AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) is one we have felt offers better risk-reward parameters currently…
Zynga Inc. (NASDAQ: ZNGA) was supposed to be attractively priced as far as how the company was given a $7 billion valuation at its IPO price. Some talk was that the IPO could have…
Canaccord Genuity has joined in with many of the brokerage firms issuing top picks and trends to watch in 2012 from its analysts. The latest is the firm’s “Top Technology Picks for 2012” which we received.…
The Andersons, Inc. (NASDAQ: ANDE) is not your typical stock when it comes to thinking about dividends. The company engages in the grain, ethanol, plant nutrient, railcar leasing and repair, turf products production, and…
American Electric Power Co., Inc. (NYSE: AEP) refuses to falter in the current market despite many headwinds of uncertainty. This is a very defensive play that has very little to do with the woes…
Shares of magicJack VocalTec, Ltd. (Nasdaq: CALL) are on the move higher this morning on two bits of data, which the second is likely a result of cause and effect. The company is the owner…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Friday morning. Amgen Inc. (NASDAQ: AMGN) Raised to Neutral with $57.00 price target objective by Goldman…
Friday is turning out to be a big day with many stocks on the move for an options expiration date. Some of the big shares with news and on the move are as follows:…
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is still one of the most revered companies in America, and in the world. Since Steve Jobs has passed away there has been a bit less enthusiasm for the actual…
United Rentals, Inc. (NYSE: URI) is a leftover public company from the wave of failed private equity buyouts (of Cerberus) right before the recession took hold. As far as infrastructure building is concerned, it is…
ZyngaZynga Inc. (NASDAQ: ZNGA) is a done deal. The online social gaming company sold 100 million of its Class A shares at $10.00 per share, which was the top of the expected range. The…
Research-in-Motion Limited (NASDAQ: RIMM) should change its name to ‘RIM’s Limited.’ The smartphone maker is turning out to be a ‘dumbphone’ maker if you look at industry figures. Still, what is interesting is that ANYONE…
Sirius XMSIRIUS XM Radio Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI) may not be as big of a fan of America’s Got Talent as the public is. It turns out that SIRIUS XM’s top shock jock Howard Stern…
Research in Motion Limited (NASDAQ: RIMM) is on deck with earnings today. It goes without saying, but even after an earnings warning very few are excited about the prospects of any great outcome. To…
Getting a dividend of over 4% from a technology company is no simple task, even as many technology leaders have decided that higher dividends can finally start to be used to reward their shareholders. …
ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARIA) is raising cash to help support the commercialization of ponatinib in patients with resistant or intolerant CML and additional clinical development of its investigational targeted cancer medicines. All of…
The U.S. Labor Department is full of good news this morning. Both the weekly jobless claims and the producer price index as a measure of wholesale inflation came in better than expected. Maybe Christmas…