Monsanto Co. (NYSE: MON) appears to finally be on the road to redemption. The seed and ag giant showed a profit in its first quarter and it is not lowering expectations. The earnings of…
When traders and investors see a hi-beta stock get a downgrade they generally take note. But what about when they see a SELL rating? That is exactly what happened to Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX). …
Retail stores are reporting December sales today and the news is, at best mixed. Retailers reporting already include Target Corp. (NYSE: TGT), Costco Wholesale Corp. (NASDAQ: COST), BJ’s Wholesale Club Inc. (NYSE: BJ), Macy’s…
The Labor Department is out with its latest round of weekly jobless claims. There was a known seasonality and weather impact that could have played a part in the last week of the year. …
These are some of this Thursday’s key analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls. Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) Reiterated Buy and raised target to $198 at BofA/ML. American Capital Agency…
2011 is not looking at all like 2010 when it comes to the initial trading for gold prices. This morning we see that Gold is trading lower yet again in London and the gold…
SandRidge Energy, Inc. (NYSE: SD) is trying its hand again at getting its asset focus better for return of shareholder value. The company has announced that has filed its paperwork with the SEC for…
Starbucks Corp. (NASDAQ: SBUX) has been known for changing and revolutionizing an industry. The company changed everything about coffee, from price to the climate of drinking coffee to ultimately making coffee into a destination…
Sears Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ: SHLD) and Urban Outfitters Inc. (NASDAQ: URBN) may seem like unlikely companies to get in a bidding war over a rival retailer. Logic and analysis aside, the Wall Street lore…
The US Environmental Protection Agency’s appeals board has essentially canceled permits that would have allowed Royal Dutch Shell plc (NYSE: RDS-A) to operate a drillship in the Chukchi and Beaufort seas off Alaska’s North…
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) (NYSE: BRK-B) will not be the same without Warren Buffett. The succession plan for the 80-year old Buffett seems to still be perhaps the biggest issue out there when…
Sales at Family Dollar Stores, Inc. (NYSE: FDO) were the best in 12 years. That sounds great until the realization that earnings missed analysts’ estimates and the company’s shares are indicated down sharply in…
Vonage Holdings Corp. (NYSE: VG) is surging early this morning ahead of a presentation from the company’s CEO ahead of the Citi 21st Annual Global Entertainment, Media & Telecommunications Conference today. The CEO gave…
Yesterday brought on a very unusual volume alert for active traders in shares of Atheros Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: ATHR), which was briefly halted on a circuit breaker spike. The cause was a report that…
ADP is out with its pre-unemployment and payrolls figure with its guess for what happened on the jobs front in December. ADP is often not on target, but the number shows a forecast for…
These are some of this Wednesday’s key analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls. Alcoa, Inc. (NYSE: AA) Cut to Hold at Citigroup. Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) Started as Buy…
The Mosaic Co. (NYSE: MOS) just set the tone for a positive reception for the potash and fertilizer market stocks. The company was the first real earnings report after the start of 2011. Mosaic’s…
Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) has been making its acquisitions to diversify away from just the world of PCs and hardware. Its focus has been into IT rather than just hardware, and now the company…
The FOMC Minutes from the December 14, 2010 meeting are out, and you can forget the bulk of the commentary. This is about justification and rationalizing its second round of Quantitative Easing, or QE2. …
The oil refining business was a tough business for much of 2010 and 2009. Now that some of the stocks have recovered, there is a move happening which could be used to further unlock…