This next week is going to be a very light one for earnings but will be a very active week for other news. The Japanese quake aftermath and many other more company-specific events are…
Jon OggThis last week had several key analyst research calls which stood out from the pack and went against the grain. The top research calls we tracked after going through the week’s upgrades and…
When Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) coughed up $1.65 billion for YouTube in 2006, there were plenty of questions about what the Google brass was smoking. It’s still not clear whether YouTube is making any…
ServiceSource International, LLC appears to be one step closer to its initial public offering. The company has set terms for its IPO of 11,940,133 shares in a price range of $7.50 to $9.00 per…
Earnings season is over for the most part. Next week we will have a few key earnings from a few players. While none are likely market-moving events, these can still influence sectors and may…
Something happened in recent weeks which was easy to miss out on and easy to have forgotten about, but which Irish bank investors need to consider. Other geopolitical news has taken over. Wilbur Ross…
24/7 Wall Street is bringing news and analysis in dividends and dividend trends for income oriented investors each day at 11:00 AM EST. We are now less than two weeks away from getting to…
The US Food and Drug Administration and Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) have agreed to a consent decree under which the agency will monitor manufacturing processes at three plants operated by J&J’s McNeil Consumer…
It is hard to focus solely on the economic impact of tragedy and catastrophe when you read headlines such as “death count 60…” and “death count exceeding 100…” Unfortunately, the damage and the death…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Friday morning. Boyd Gaming Corp. (NYSE: BYD) Reiterated Outperform at Credit Suisse. The Buckle Inc.…
We are tracking after-hours movers on news this evening. The largest moves on after-hours volume are being seen in Aeropostale, Inc. (NYSE: ARO), Clean Energy Fuels Corp. (NASDAQ: CLNE), Clearwire Corporation (NASDAQ: CLWR), Energy…
On a day when lower oil has not prevented a triple-digit drop in the DJIA and a larger 1.7% drop in the S&P 500, we wanted to see what was working out there. There…
The online intelligence research firm Experian Hitwise put out new monthly data that is showing a continued trend… or a blip: Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) is slowly losing its dominance in online search. What…
General Motors Company (NYSE: GM) did not do its new shareholders much of a favor today by allowing Chris Liddell to resign this soon after the initial public offering. The former Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:…
Ontario-based Canadian Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: CSIQ) reported EPS well below estimates this morning, and just about every solar PV maker is paying the price. Canadian Solar posted EPS of $0.58 on revenue of $452.7…
As you would expect now that Benlysta has been approved as the first Lupus treatment in more than 50 years, some investors are wondering and perhaps hoping that Human Genome Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: HGSI)…
Almost a year ago, Chevron Corp. (NYSE: CVX) put out the word that it was looking to sell its Pembroke refinery in Wales. The offers didn’t exactly come pouring in. Refining is just too…
Cypress Sharpridge Investments, Inc. (NYSE: CYS) is one REIT that many investors are not aware of. With the dividend yield that it is sporting and which it has reconfirmed today, that may be something…
It was rather surprising when we saw that Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A, BRK-B) had suddenly sold all of the Iron Mountain Inc. (NYSE: IRM) holdings back in mid-November. After all, Buffett…
When Dynegy Inc. (NYSE: DYN) reported earnings, or rather, losses, yesterday, the company also included the dreaded “going concern” statement telling investors that unless the company could restructure its debt, Chapter 11 was imminent.…