No Earnings Cure at Rite Aid (RAD, WMT, CVS, WAG)
Rite Aid Corp. (NYSE: RAD) just can’t seem to get it right. Whatever the strategy is intended to be doing, it needs a real change in the world of a CVS, Walgreen, and Wal-Mart…
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Jon C. Ogg
McDonald’s Resets Dividend Leadership in Fast Food (MCD, YUM)
Over $2.5 billion served… that is the new annualized dividend payment from McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE: MCD). The Golden Arches just announced that its board of directors declared a $0.61 per share quarterly cash dividend. …
Counter-Take: Even A Mild Petrobras Offering Is Good Enough (PBR, EWZ)
Petroleo Brasileiro (NYSE: PBR), or Petrobras, may finally soon get away from being such a drag on the Brazilian stock market measured by the BOVESPA. With its mammoth stock offering just days away, the…
Top Active Trader Stock Alerts (ADBE, BIIB, DB, MSFT, SEED, RIMM, VICL, VVUS)
Active traders and day traders have several key stocks to watch. We are tracking moves in Adobe Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADBE), Biogen Idec Inc. (NASDAQ: BIIB), Deutsche Bank AG (NYSE: DB), Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:…
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (ADBE, AMD, AMZN, AXP, STD, FDX, MMYT, NWS.A, NOK, TWX, UPS, VVUS)
These are some of this Wednesday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research notes: Adobe Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADBE) Cut to Neutral at Robert W. Baird; Cut to Market Perform…
Deutsche Bank Earnings Warning, 52-Week Low Near (DB)
Deutsche Bank AG (NYSE: DB) might not be the biggest concern for Americans. The problem is that it is one of Europe’s top banks, and guess who is trading lower after disclosing that it…
Top Active Trader Alert Stocks (AAPL, CAG, GXDX, MMYT, SNDK, TNAV, TSTR, VVUS)
Active traders and day traders have many stocks to focus on this morning. We are watching key moves in shares of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), ConAgra Foods (NYSE: CAG), Genoptix, Inc. (NASDAQ: GXDX), MakeMyTrip…
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (AIB, STD, OFC, CS, DNDN, JASO, MU, POT, RAX, SFSF, SNDK, UBS)
These are some of this Tuesday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research notes: Allied Irish Bank plc (NYSE: AIB) Cut To Neutral From Buy By Goldman Sachs Banco Santander…
Apple’s New iPad: Turning Customers into Lemmings (AAPL)
How on earth does Steve Jobs get away with it? The latest and greatest talk of the technology world recently is that a newer version of the iPad that will be out in time…
Active Trader Alert Stocks (AAPL, ARNA, EXPE, LEN, ID, OPEN, AMTD)
There are many stocks on the move this Monday morning for active traders. Stocks we are tracking are Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: ARNA), Expedia Inc. (NASDAQ: EXPE), Lennar Corp. (NYSE:…
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (AMAT, BBY, EXPE, FCX, KLAC, LXK, MPEL, NUE, RADS, SAP, X, VCLK)
These are some of this Monday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research notes: Applied Materials Inc. (NASDAQ: AMAT) Started as Underperform at BNP Paribas. Best Buy Co. Inc. (NYSE:…
This Week’s Top Earnings on Deck (LEN, ADBE, AZO, CCL, DRI, BBBY, KMX, RHT, FINL, NKE, RAD, KBH)
We have several large earnings reports this week. While none are DJIA components nor broad market movers, they can impact stocks in their related sectors. Some of the top earnings this week are from…
Bankruptcy & Closures: Six More Bank Failures Makes 125 in 2010
The banking devil is still heading down to Georgia, looking for bad bankers’ souls to steal. The problem is that Georgia had just three of the six banks closed down on Friday. “Just…” Ohio,…
Alternatives for Texas Instruments Dividend and Buyback Hikes (CSCO, TXN, INTC, ARMH, BRCM, MRVL, SMH)
Texas Instruments saw its shares rise in the after-hours on Thursday on word of a dividend hike and a monster share buyback plan. Frankly this may be the wrong path for the time being…
When Japanese Yen Intervention Runs ETFs (FXY, UUP, UDN, GLD, SGOL, SLV)
After seeing headlines “The Yen at Multi-Year Highs Against the Dollar” for days, we finally saw a sudden change. Japan intervened on its currency to prop up the US Dollar. This may not be…
Greenspan Plays Crypt Keeper for Council on Foreign Relations
Alan Greenspan spoke today at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York, and he is not exactly the biggest bull. On the stimulus, the crypt keeper says the obvious: it is not working…
Top Active Trader Stock Alerts (AU, ARNA, BZH, HRBR, LVLT, NBIX, NOVL, SVNT, UTSI, RDWR)
There are many active stocks this morning with big price changes for active traders and day traders to look over. We are monitoring shares of AngloGold Ashanti Ltd. (NYSE: AU), Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:…
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (ARNA, ARMH, DRYS, GMR, GSK, NOK, OSG, SONC, TK, VLCM, WBD)
These are some of the top analyst research calls for upgrades, downgrades, and initiations this Wednesday morning on Wall Street: Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARNA) Cut to Market Perform at BMO. ARM Holdings plc…
5 Tech Giants Likely to Follow Cisco’s Dividend (CSCO, MSFT, INTC, AAPL, DELL, HPQ, WDC, STX, EBAY, AMZN, EMC, VMW)
You probably already know now that Cisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) has promised to pay a dividend of 1.5 to 2% initially for 2011. After a multi-year period of dead performance, this was a…
Jim Cramer Sees Highest Apple Earnings Targets of All Analysts (AAPL, BBY, XOM, MSFT)
Jim Cramer has long been an Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) bull. In fact, he’s been one of the most bullish voices on Steve Jobs regardless of all the potential pitfalls that the company has…