POLL: Is It Really Over? Holes in E.U. Bailout Plan
Jon OggThursday was such a great day and the markets cheered endlessly as if the world is suddenly saved. With the DJIA having gone back over 12,000 and with the freshest economic data showing…
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Baidu, Better For Now Than Apple & Google Combined (BIDU, AAPL, GOOG)
Baidu, Inc. (NASDAQ: BIDU) is proving that it was far too oversold during the September market tank. The company is surging after earnings and it needs to be noted that the ADR is still…
Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AMD, XOM, FSLR, GDI, JCOM, MDR, OXY, PAAS, PLXS, POT, SPB, S, TSM, VMED, WFM)
Jon OggThese are some of this Friday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this morning. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NYSE: AMD) Raised to Outperform at Wells Fargo. ExxonMobil Corporation…
Does MF Global Get To Survive On Its Own? (MF, BCS, GS, JPM, C)
To say that MF Global Holdings Ltd. (NYSE: MF) is in trouble might be the understatement of the year. The commodities and derivatives broker has reportedly been caught on the wrong side of trades…
Ten Indicators Predicting No Double-Dip Recession (AAPL, CAT, JPM, BAC, AA, MMM, FDX, BRK-A)
The economy remains in a climate with a very weak recovery. There is still some good news though. All of the recent calls for a “double dip recession” grew too loud and are now being somewhat muted. …
SanDisk Stock Buyback May Imply a Near-Term Top (SNDK, AAPL)
SanDisk (NASDAQ: SNDK) is still considered a value stock by many metrics, but we are concerned about this freshly announced share buyback plan. In fact, we wonder if after seeing insider sales hitting the…
Pigs of the Pageant: Huge Losers on a Great Day (MDR, ORRF, TQNT, HGR, AXTI, AVP, NIHD, BRY)
The market may be up huge today (DJIA now up over 300 points and over 12,000) on a Eurozone bailout fund agreement and on a positive GDP report, but there are some serious stinkers out there…
One More Analyst Jumps Onboard With Cisco (CSCO)
Cisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) is back from the grave. Suddenly John Chambers is no longer getting routine calls to step aside to let new blood run the company. Today cam word that UBS has…
Akamai: Moving From Buyout Bait Back To Resurrection (AKAM, YHOO, GOOG)
Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM) is flying high this morning. The content acceleration company reported earnings last night that beat expectations and the company is taking a more focused look at management. We cannot…
DJIA 12,000 Is Back (DIA, AA, CAT, DD, GE, HPQ, JPM, MMM)
The Dow Jones Industrial Average , measured by the DIAMONDS (NYSE: DIA) is back above 12,000 again. Keep in mind that the low on October 4, just 23 days ago, was 10,362.26. The last…
Q3 GDP Maintains Growth… The Recession Has To Wait
The news this morning is dominated by European bailout news, but we have a “recession watch” figure today. This morning was the Gross Domestic Product for the third quarter in the United States. This…
Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ALXN, BAC, F, HSP, ITRI, KND, NFLX, PX, RRC, THI, URBN, V)
Jon OggThese are some of this Thursday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this morning. Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALXN) named Bull of the Day at Zacks. Bank of…
European ADRs Leading The Charge Higher (ALU, MT, BHP, STD, IRE, CS, UBS, DB, FTE, PHG, ERIC, NOK, NBG, SI, TI, EWI, EWQ, EWG)
Greece and the rest of the PIIGS were hurting us for so long that it seems hard to believe that the Europeans are setting a 50% haircut for the Greek sovereign debt and that they…
Another Credit Rating Hike for SIRIUS XM (SIRI, P)
Sirius XMSIRIUS XM Radio Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI) keeps getting credit rating upgrades. This time it was S&P which upgraded SIRIUS XM and the junk-rated company is getting closer and closer to investment grade. S&P’s hike…
Dividend Hikes Keep on Coming (AFL, APL, ABX, HEP, LMT, MMPC, NEM, EGOV)
Wednesday was a major day for dividend hikes. We saw higher dividends and higher distributions from the following: AFLAC Inc. (NYSE: AFL); Atlas Pipeline Partners LP (NYSE: APL); Barrick Gold Corporation (NYSE: ABX); Holly Energy Partners, LP…
Tellabs… Wall Street Sees More Pain Coming (TLAB, ALU, RVBD)
We have been reviewing technology and telecom equipment providers of late to see if the worst is truly behind or if more pain is yet to come. After seeing the action in Tellabs Inc.…
First Solar Earnings… When Bad Is Finally Good Enough (FSLR, SPWRA, STP, TAN)
First Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) went ahead and got its earnings report out of the way. After all, it botched its “CEO exit” so badly yesterday that it was an unfair burden to shareholders. Shares…
Bringing the Apple Television Set to Life (AAPL, GLW)
Everyone is still in love with Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) and many question how many years the products will have the hand and love of Steve Jobs still in them. Reports from his biography…
Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ALB, AMZN, BBBY, BP, CELG, CHRW, FSLR, HAIN, HGSI, MMM, MIND, NYT, SKS, TLM, YGE, YOKU)
Jon OggThese are some of this Wednesday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this morning. Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB) Raised to Neutral at BofA/ML. Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN)…
Valuation, Timing & Margins Catch Up To Amazon.com (AMZN)
Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) has turned in earnings for its third quarter, and we will be paying extra attention to its fourth quarter. The seller of everything online reported earnings of $0.14 EPS on…