Dollar General Corporation (NYSE: DG) is living up to its “stock of the decade” status. The king of dollar stores in retail is surging after beating earnings expectations this morning. In fact, the stock…
Sarkozy and Merkel have gone from killers of the markets to saviors of the market, and oddly enough there is no full resolution yet to the Euro Zone debt crisis other than he hope…
This last week had some very interesting and influential analyst calls. We compile summaries of many top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations each morning from Wall Street research calls and we then review these…
ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) has given an update on its three-year strategic plan to improve returns and create value for its shareholders. The big news is that the company also announced a 2012 capital program…
Michael Kors Holdings Limited has filed its paperwork with the SEC to conduct a U.S. initial public offering. The luxury goods and apparel maker sells to the jet-set crowd. The IPO paperwork (F-1) shows…
Solar stocks can use all the help available, and news is out today that may help the ailing U.S.-based solar sector. The industry has complained of China’s solar firms dumping solar cheap panels and the…
VirnetX Holding Corp (AMEX: VHC) is trading higher on news that the ITC is investigating its complain that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) bringing in products into the United States which violate some of its patents. …
Analog Devices Inc. (NYSE: ADI) was raised to “Buy” with a $42.00 price target earlier this morning by the research team at Stern Agee. Vijay Rakesh and Mark Kelley noted the stabilizing ISM and PMI data…
The market has not proven to be a price stability mechanism nor has it proven effective in being a price discovery mechanism. In a world where headlines out of lands of the PIIGS and…
Everyone seems to love initial public offerings and there is a unique coming out. A company called Annie’s, Inc. has filed its papers with the SEC to come public via an IPO. Annie’s, Inc.…
Jon Corzine was supposed to be the poster boy for modern-day finance… From the King of Finance, to New Jersey’s governor, and back to Wall Street. Now Corzine is just the King of Fall Street. The demise…
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK.B) does not get new analyst calls all that often, so when a new call comes up or when a change in ratings comes up it really tends to stand…
Lululemon Athletica Inc. (NASDAQ: LULU) was an unusual disappointment with earnings. The company is still growing rapidly, but not quite at the same blistering pace as before. All markets mature and it may seem…
Another report is calling for a weaker-than-expected seasonal build on Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) after channel checks. Canaccord Genuity is maintaining a HOLD rating with a $24.00 price target objective. The firm noted that…
The U.S. Labor Department has reported on November unemployment and non-farm payrolls this morning on the heels of a weak jobless claims figure yesterday. Non-Farm Payrolls grew by 120,000 for November, in between the…
These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Friday morning. Arch Coal, Inc. (NYSE: ACI) named as Bear of the Day with a $13.00…
Dividends are still rising and equity and income investors should expect more of the same for 2012. The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) joined in on the dividend hike brigade with another dividend hike on…
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NASDAQ: TEVA) has had its share of trouble in 2011, but perhaps the expiring patent on that statin Lipitor by Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) may offer some reprieve. The Israel-based…
The world of public companies in retail may need to reconsider some actions. Fitch is warning that retailers are in many cases getting too aggressive and are leveraging the books too much. That is…
Banks were able to shine for years and years over credit unions. This new age of “too big to fail” after bailouts and then banks gouging customers for charges may be creating the new…