As expected, Ben Bernanke and the Federal Open Market Committee kept interest rates steady. What was always the most important thing to consider is an update on “operation twist” as far as how far…
If you trust BMO Capital Markets, it looks like ARM Holdings PLC (NASDAQ: ARMH) has more upside than Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC). In a switch around call, BMO raised ARM Holdings to “Outperform” from a…
Vonage Holdings Corporation (NYSE: VG) is getting thrashed this morning on what appeared to be a decent to good earnings report on the surface. It is always in the details where the devil lurks. …
These are some of Wednesday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls. American Water Works Company, Inc. (NYSE: AWK) added to Strong Buy List at Zacks. Bank of America…
Human Genome Sciences Inc. (NASDAQ: HGSI) is raising capital. The company announced the sale of $400 million in Convertible Senior Notes which will mature in 2018. These notes are convertible into common stock and the…
Sirius XM Radio Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI) has gone off the steadily climbing share price trajectory. We argued before that Sirius in many cases may now be tied to Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) and…
The markets are beyond jittery. From a massively overbought market discounting a recession entirely back to a market dominated by the woes of Europe. The Europeans cannot get their bailouts straight because each government can…
Each quarter comes a report from Gabelli & Co. for its FOCUS FIVE list of equity picks for the quarter ahead. Since inception at the end of January 2006, the FOCUS FIVE is said…
October may have been one of the best months of many of our lives in equities. The SPDR S&P 500 (NYSE: SPY) rose by 10.9%. in October, but the year-to-date gain has been a mere…
The month of October was a solid month for stocks, one of the best months of our lifetimes. We have two groups today and the first is the stocks which rose the most in…
Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) is supposed to be up for sale. So, why is it making an acquisition of another public company? This morning came news that Yahoo! is acquiring interclick, inc. (NASDAQ:ICLK). The…
This is an interesting time in the market and the economy. The market is full of so much mixed and conflicting data. It was late last week that we ran an article showing ten…
These are some of Tuesday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls. Alcatel-Lucent SA (NYSE: ALU) Cut to Neutral at JPMorgan. ARM Holdings PLC (NASDAQ: ARMH) Started as Hold…
Alternative energy stocks continue on their path of self-destruction. The government has been handing over taxpayer cash in droves to help fund alternative energy companies. Now what we are witnessing is nothing short of a…
The major and very premature snow storm in the Northeast is having at least some impact on power companies and their customers. Reports are all over that more than 2 million (or more) are…
MF Global Holdings Ltd. (NYSE: MF) has been halted pending news this Monday. Workers may be allowed into the offices, but the firm is being cut off from transacting business. The company issued a…
H&R Block, Inc. (NYSE: HRB) comes under fire from time to time, and this morning may be an image-changing announcement. The tax preparation service provider is going to start providing tax preparation services in…
Jon OggThese are some of Monday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls. Aetna Inc. (NYSE: AET) Raised to Conviction Buy List at Goldman Sachs. AMERIGROUP Corporation (NYSE: AGP)…
Earnings season is still running strong and the economic readings keep coming out as well. As we come to the end of October, there is going to be plenty of news coming down the…
Each morning 24/7 Wall St. issues its list of some of the key analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research firms. We review these calls and other calls made throughout the…