When 10-Year Treasury Yield Is Under 2%…
So much for hope… Seeing a 400 point drop in the DJIA all over again is one thing, but get this: THE TEN-YEAR TREASURY YIELD JUST WENT BACK UNDER 2.00%. Dow Jones ran a…
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Jon C. Ogg
Is a Replacement for Boeing’s 757 Coming — From Airbus? (BA, EADSY, LCC, UAL, DAL, LUV)
Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) stopped making its 757 aircraft in 2004. The single-aisle, narrow-body plane can carry up to 193 passengers on flights of up to 3,900 miles. There is no other aircraft with…
Today’s Top Market Killers… Redux
The markets are heading south again and the flight back to gold is on. So much for the recovery even if we are still well above the lows of last week. Gold is giving…
Top Active Trader Alerts (CBOU, GENT, IVR, JASO, JDSU, NTAP, SINA, BCS, LYG, CS, ALU)
News (and more rumors) out of Europe and a Morgan Stanley downgrade of global growth are acting to attack the markets this morning. Back on the rack… We have many movers and shakers this…
Sears Pins Hopes on Kardashians (SHLD, TGT, WMT)
Sears Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ: SHLD) posted a 52-week low on the first trading day after the downgrade of US debt. That low point might not last too long given the company’s second quarter earnings…
Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (BIIB, CSIQ, CBS, CTL, DE, EMC, FTE, HAIN, MRO, MCD, NOK, PLD, RHT, SBUX, TEVA)
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Thursday morning. Biogen Idec Inc. (NASDAQ: BIIB) Raised to Outperform at Oppenheimer. Canadian Solar Inc.…
After-Hours Stocks on the Move (HOTT, IVR, JDSU, LTD, NTAP, PETM, SNPS, GENT)
We have many stocks on the move after the close this Wednesday, many on earnings. The stocks on the move are as follows: Hot Topic Inc. (NASDAQ: HOTT); Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc. (NYSE: IVR);…
New Mortgage REIT ETF Highlights Double-Digit Dividend Yields (MORT, NLY, AGNC, CIM, MFA, HTS)
Investors now have yet one more option to choose from when it comes to investing in mortgage REITs. Van Eck Global has now launched the Market Vectors Mortgage REIT Income ETF (NYSE: MORT) as…
Share Buyback Announcements Continue In Droves (PFG, BIN, CLF, LTM, ACM, FRX, IPG, MYGN, RSG, LO, NWL, TIVO)
It was just last week that we had identified literally 25 big share buyback announcements from companies in the preceding two weeks. These companies were actually buying back the stock as well rather than…
New Uncertainty in Farm Equipment Sales (DE, CNH, AGCO, CAT, CF, POT, DBA, MOO)
Farm equipment maker Deere & Co. (NYSE: DE) reported fiscal third quarter EPS of $1.69 this morning, just $0.02 better than analysts’ consensus estimate. Revenue totaled $8.37 billion, significantly better than expectations of $7.5…
Staples Sends Message To Short Sellers on Earnings (SPLS, ODP, OMX)
Staples Inc. (NASDAQ: SPLS) was a down and out retailer… Keyword: WAS. This morning’s earnings report has done two things. First, it has shown that even the world of office supplies cannot be killed…
Patent Trolling: Kodak Next Up (EK, GOOG, MMI, AAPL, MSFT, RIMM, EMC)
The next round of smartphone patent buying may focus on Eastman Kodak Co. (NYSE: EK), the 130-year old photography giant that missed the digital bus. The $12.5 billion acquisition by Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG)…
What the Apple Online Store Outage Means Financially (AAPL, AMZN, EBAY)
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is supposed be invincible. Apparently, as your size grows your problems can grow as well. Apple’s Online Store website is down. http://store.apple.com is the failed site at the moment. The…
First Solar Shares Skid on Executive’s Departure (FSLR, ESLR, GE, NEE, TAN)
After markets closed yesterday, First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) announced the resignation of Jens Meyerhoff, president of its utility systems business group, effective September 30th. Meyerhoff joined First Solar in May 2006 as CFO…
Chinese Online Video IPO: Tudou (TUDO, YOKU, SOHU)
After everything you have seen from IPOs with a small float and with all of the accounting scares out of China, imagine a Chinese internet IPO today that is bringing out a limited float…
Target’s Earnings Secret: Wealthier Customers (TGT, WMT, COST, HD, LOW, XRT, VCR)
Target Corp. (NYSE: TGT) reported earnings this morning and the second quarter results were solid if not spectacular. Target posted EPS of $1.03 vs. expectations of $0.97. Net profit rose from $679 million in…
Top Earlybird Active Trader Alerts (ADI, BCSI, CHS, DELL, EK, FSLR, NYX, PLAB, REGN, SPLS, SRZ)
We have many stocks on the move this morning, some on earnings and some on other news. The top movers and shakers featured by 24/7 Wall St. this morning are as follows: Analog Devices,…
Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AIXG, BAC, BCSI, CSC, GOOG, HAIN, HPQ, HD, HSP, MMI, ODP, PAAS, DGX, REGN, SXL)
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Wednesday morning. Aixtron SE (NASDAQ: AIXG) Cut to Hold at Deutsche Bank. Bank of America…
S&P Gives Big Downgrade on Google-Moto Deal (GOOG, MMI)
Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) has seen a mixed fanfare on its $12.5 billion acquisition of Motorola Mobility Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: MMI). We have a very mixed bag reception, but the big standout is the…
Confusion Reigns After Dell’s Mixed Earnings (DELL)
Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) has just what appear to be solid earnings in its report, but the individual metrics are acting as a drag. The non-GAAP report was up 69% to $0.54 EPS and…