Since reports first surfaced that Massey Energy Co. (NYSE: MEE) was considering a possible sale of the company as one of a number of strategic options, the company’s share price has risen more than…
Youku.com Inc. has just filed its paperwork with the SEC to pursue an initial public offering in America via ADS share sales. After the success of China’s IPO class of 2010, it is hard…
Calling the markets fast to react has become the understatement of the year. Friday felt like a shift in sentiment was really taking hold with bond yields rising, commodities falling, and stocks falling. Now…
Rising commodity prices, especially for agricultural products, are pushing up land prices and stock prices for some of the biggest players in the agricultural sector. Prices for cotton, corn, and wheat have risen dramatically,…
We have two standout research calls this morning from Zacks Equity Research. The first is Deere & Co. (NYSE: DE) as ‘The Bull of the Day.’ The second is Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE:…
The day has come for Bucyrus International Inc. (NASDAQ: BUCY). Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) has announced that it will expand its mining equipment operations and product offerings with the acquisition of Bucyrus. The deal…
These are some of this Monday’s key analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls. Akamai Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM) Cut to Perform at Oppenheimer. ArcelorMittal (NYSE: MT) Cut to Hold…
Isilon Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: ISLN) has been one of the rumored acquisition targets in cloud computing and data storage. EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC) signed a definitive agreement to acquire Isilon. EMC will pay $33.85…
The list of Unusual Suspects for the week ahead is a rather different list. Some are due with earnings, some have FDA events, and others just have shareholder specific events coming down the pipe. …
So much for thinking that earnings season was over. Next week we have a another round of earnings, with the big focus being retail mixed with some technology earnings. On deck is Lowe’s Companies…
Things really must be getting better in Las Vegas, even if the city has one of the worst housing markets in the country. It may mostly be that Vegas casinos are winning from their…
Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) is showing that it deserved the recent upgrades from Wall Street analysts because it is not sharing the woes of Cisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO). The company has two announcements…
The markets may be headed lower on Friday morning after a sell-off in China, but the stocks of some of Europe’s troubled banks in the lands of the PIIGS are bucking the trend. Allied…
Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE: PRU) has raised close to $1 billion. If no over-allotment shares are exercised, this figure is closer to $970 million. The insurer sold 18.35 million shares at $54.50 per share…
These are some of this Friday’s key analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls. Aetna Inc. (NYSE: AET) Started as Hold at Jefferies. Altria Group Inc. (NYSE: MO) Cut to…
Few companies have a true monopoly in any market. More common are “virtual monopolies” or “near-monopolies” that exist due to geography or brand recognition. When consumers hear the term monopoly, the first thing that…
Inphi Corporation (NYSE: IPHI) is coming public. The fabless provider of high-speed analog semiconductor solutions priced its initial public offering of 6.8 million shares at $12.00 per share. The pricing on this was at…
General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) is furthering its ambitions to promote cleaner energy and its Ecomagination initiative, although this is actually a company-wide issue. GE has announced that it will purchase 25,000 electric vehicles…
UniTek Global Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: UNTK) is the newest IPO and is coming public this morning. The company priced 19 million shares of common stock at $4.75 per share. Prior to this offering, UniTek…
Level 3 Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: LVLT) is confirming what we already knew… Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) selected the wholesale data carrier to serve as a primary content delivery network provider for streaming functionality and…