These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Thursday morning. Affymetrix Inc. (NASDAQ: AFFX) Raised to Neutral from Sell with a $4.50 price target at…
Some rumors surrounding the world of mergers and acquisitions actually do manage to come true. The newest deal to hit the tape is an acquisition by FUJIFILM Holdings Corporation of SonoSite, Inc. (NASDAQ: SONO). The healthcare…
courtesy of RiteAidRite Aid Corporation (NYSE: RAD) may be set for a decent day as the perpetually troubled drug store chain managed to post a loss that was about half of expectations: revenues were…
Freddie Mac has released its full “U.S. Economic and Housing Market Outlook” for December, which is actually the government sponsored entity’s 2012 outlook for the housing market and the economy in general. Whether you…
Gold continues to take it on the chin. It all depends upon what you want to blame. Dennis Gartman, the 50-day moving average test, or the rising U.S. Dollar against the greenback. If you…
Groupon, Inc. (NASDAQ: GRPN) is now finally off of its post-IPO quiet period and the analyst community, whether a part of the underwriting syndicate or not, is now free to cover the social coupon…
Stern Agee is remaining very positive on General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) after the conglomerate’s 2012 outlook was offered up. Ben Elias, the analyst covering the company, noted that the company’s industrial growth vehicle is…
Ancestry.com Inc. (NASDAQ: ACOM) is a company which many investors wonder how growth can be found, but that is not the opinion of all. Wednesday brought two quite different research calls from Wall Street.…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Wednesday morning. Altria Group Inc. (NYSE: MO) Cut to Hold at Stifel Nicolaus. Avon Products…
Have you been hit or almost been hit by a car driver talking on their cellphone? Thousands of Americans have died as a result of phone-use related accidents. Thousands more have been injured. If…
This last weekend brought the first waves of picks for 2012. Barron’s issued its “10 Favorite Stocks For 2012” and the stocks were just about all lower on Monday with a very weak stock…
If there is one money-center bank in America which is deemed quality and which can pass stress tests, it is J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM). We also have it earmarked as a…
Any time you see a “warnings of misleading advertising” issued by a government agency, it is no surprise that some doubt arises. Some cases are nothing at all. Others are critical and the reminders…
2011 has not been kind to the alternative energy and cleantech sector. Perhaps 2012 will be nicer. It seems hardly possible that the percentage drop could be repeated in 2012 seen at many solar…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Tuesday morning. Arcelor Mittal (NYSE: MT) Started as Equal Weight at Barclays. Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVNR) Reiterate…
Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) was not featured as one of our model stocks in the 24/7 Wall St. 2012 model Dividend Portfolio and it was not even featured as a DJIA soon to raise…
Pfizer, Inc. (NYSE: PFE) managed to play catch-up with Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE: MRK) on the high dividend game. The difference between the two dividend hikes, other than that Pfizer’s hike was today,…
Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI) may be most well-known for its MMORPG hit of the World of Warcraft franchise, but it turns out that there is more to this story in the world of…
General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) was recently reestablished on the 2012 Model Dividend Portfolio by 24/7 Wall St. The company surprised us with a jump-start as it raised the dividend far sooner than we…
Gold is hurting bad with the key markets lower this morning. Currently it is being traded as a risk asset rather than as an inflation or rush to safety asset as we have been…