Bank of America Merrill Lynch has a report out to start this week with a longer-term outlook for cleantech and alternative energy. The firm has a view of several key winners, although the report…
Solar Co., Ltd. (NYSE: LDK) is seeing shares rise more than most solar peers today. We thought perhaps maybe it was part of a value screen we ran late last week with forward valuations…
eBay Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY) is trading south on news that it is going to acquire GSI Commerce Inc. (NASDAQ: GSIC). Most acquirers see their shares getting hit when they make acquisitions. Our take in…
FMC Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: FTI) is soon to reflect what many investors consider the next best thing to a dividend: a stock split. It was about a month ago that the company approved a…
It is perhaps a truism that when all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail. That seems to be the thinking at Eastman Kodak Co. (NYSE: EK), once the giant in…
The fight against melanoma just got a new weapon after a drug called Yervoy, or ipilimumab, was given FDA approval for late-stage metastatic melanoma. The approval is a win for Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE: BMY)…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Monday morning. Accenture PLC (NYSE: ACN) Reiterated Buy with $62 target at Argus. Alcatel-Lucent (NYSE:…
Jon OggWe had another crazy week in the markets with shares on a tear. There were many key analyst calls that moved shares this week. We have identified five specific analyst calls which stood out. …
It’s time for our daily look at commodity prices and news. Researchers at Harvard University analyzed data from a number of studies and concluded that cocoa consumption may reduce blood pressure, improve the health…
AMC Entertainment Inc. is set to be one of our Top 17 IPOs to Watch in 2011. Now the company has an SEC filing from late-Thursday showing that it has filed three debt offerings…
Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) appears to have united just about everybody but its customers to curb the company’s growing power. The latest foray comes from the Starz pay-cable TV channels, owned by Liberty Media…
Websense Inc. (NASDAQ: WBSN) finds itself in a mixed position as it reportedly is exploring its merger possibilities. Shares originally popped up almost 10% to $22.37 when we first covered this on March 16 on reports…
Oracle Corporation (NASDAQ: ORCL) has been one impressive growth stock and it has absorbed almost all the smaller major players which could have posed competitive threats down the road. It has even gone into…
Our “Alternative Energy Daily” focuses on some of the key solar stocks with an eye on evaluating these as “value stocks” with growth potential out into 2012. Those under review are First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ:…
Prana Biotechnology Ltd. (NASDAQ: PRAN) may have left shareholders feeling like they got the wool pulled over their eyes this week. The company’s ADRs surged on reports that an article highlighted very positive cognitive…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Friday morning. Altera Corporation (NASDAQ: ALTR) Raised to Buy at Citigroup. ArcelorMittal (NYSE: MT) Started…
Research in Motion Ltd. (NASDAQ: RIMM) has reported its earnings for its fourth quarter. The maker of the BlackBerry earned $1.78 EPS and $5.6 billion in revenues. Thomson Reuters had estimates of $1.76 EPS…
Oracle Corporation (NASDAQ: ORCL) just reported earnings for the quarter. The enterprise software giant posted $0.54 EPS and $8.8 billion in revenues. Thomson Reuters had estimates of $0.50 EPS and $8.67 billion in revenues…
Time now for our daily look at commodity prices and news. The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc (NYSE: RBS) has issued its latest version of the ‘Commodity Companion,’ and the bank is expecting…
Here’s our daily report on developments in solar and wind power, alternative fuels, and other news related to the alternative energy sector. As Japan works to rise from the rubble, more alternatives may surface…