Jon OggEach morning during the week we publish the top analyst upgrades and downgrades that we see in the market. After looking deeper through the calls individually, there are always some critical research notes…
It may seem like corporate earnings season is just about over, but next week we have a flurry of reports with some tech and a monster amount of retail companies. We have compiled earnings…
Homebuilder PulteGroup Inc. (NYSE: PHM) employed more than 13,000 people at the end of 2005. The company now employs less than 4,800, and that number is set to fall again, but as many as…
Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C) announced its current dividend policy, most of which we already knew. The turnaround bank has declared a whole $0.01 per quarter dividend on its common stock. The company’s prior reinstatement…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Friday morning. AETNA Inc. (NYSE: AET) Raised to Buy at Citigroup. Altria Group Inc. (NYSE:…
The U.S. is about to get another electronic exchange listed as a public stock. BATS Global Markets, Inc. wants to come public and has just filed for an initial public offering. The exchange will…
Glencore International AG has picked an interesting time to come public, and the IPO set for next week is already getting more interesting. While Reuters has reported that the firm is cutting off its…
There are two recent initial public offerings where an apology is due to investors by both the companies which came public and by their underwriters. It is not fair to just automatically expect that…
Penson Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ: PNSN) had been trading as though the company was on the path of some of the brokerage firm and clearing implosions of 2008… Now the company has clarified the issue saying…
Today’s commodities news is not quite a repeat of yesterday’s because oil is staying essentially flat and yesterday’s commodities sell-off is not being repeated. Wheat prices, however are continuing to fall, as are lumber…
Today’s alternative energy news starts off with more lukewarm news from solar panel makers and follows with the latest on pricing for ethanol. We also take a look at how smartphones may have an…
The two telecom giants of AT&T, Inc. (NYSE: T) and Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) are both Dow Jones Industrial Average members. They are both considered to be very defensive stocks in nature. They…
Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) is somehow down all over again despite most of the forecasted bad news already being known ahead of time. We’ll spare you the details of the layoff and lower…
Silver and gold, and oil and other commodities, are heading south all over again this morning. Whether you want to blame reports of higher prices or a slowing of global growth is up to…
The data on weekly jobless claims from the Labor Department fell by 44,000 in the last week to 434,000. We had expectations of about 430,000 for the week. Sadly, the already negative reading of…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Thursday morning. American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (NYSE: AEO) Cut to Hold at Jefferies. Analog Devices…
Jon OggCertainly by now you have heard the term “Sell in May and go away!” This was just one of the ten reasons that we noted why investors might need to worry about the possibility…
It was just yesterday that we named Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) as a company that might regain its mega-cap status by getting a market cap back above $100 billion. If the reaction right after…
Today’s commodities news centers on the more than -4% drop in WTI crude oil prices which has led to a broad sell-off in most other commodities. This was a day where if it traded…
After some of the IPOs we have seen in recent days, it is no wonder that some investors are scared to play in the realm of IPOs. Now there is a new poor man’s IPO…