Ford’s Treasurer Comments on Debt Payments (F)
Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F), America’s only major automaker not in debt to taxpayers, is seeing its shares gain this morning after it paid off more than $4 billion in debt. Citigroup also has…
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Top Day Trader Alerts (AIG, AAPL, STST, BIDU, BP, CELG, ABII, MON, SUPG, TIBB, YRCW)
There are many stocks on the move this morning, some from earnings some not. The active trader and day trader alerts seen so far this morning in the pre-market are American International Group, Inc.…
ADP’s Ill Omen For Unemployment and Payrolls
ADP released its monthly payrolls data this morning. The bad news is that it came in under expectations and it sets up for a weak Friday report for June Unemployment and non-Farm Payrolls. The…
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (AZN, EXFO, FTE, HCBK, LPX, PT, SNN, USB, VOD)
These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research early this Wednesday. Some of the U.S. calls will get pretty thin as we get closer to July…
When an ETF Becomes Too Dominant in Commodities (GLD, IAU, SGOL, PHYS)
The gold trade is becoming too concentrated. For a nearly free-market mentality, this almost hurts to say. The SPDR Gold Shares (NYSE: GLD) has just become too large. The company’s website now shows over…
iPhone for Verizon, Better Late Than Never (VZ, AAPL, T)
The rumor mill has been active on this for months and months, but the Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone rumor mill is stirring again. Bloomberg reported that Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) will finally…
Haven Stocks: Stock Winners On Big Losing Day (GLD, TLT, NLY, BP, BWEN, CYCC, SFD, TSLA, TEVA, ZEP)
There is always one interesting notion when there is a day that the market has fallen out of bed. There are almost always some stocks which rally because of news or developments, and these…
Reality Check: Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac Go To Zero (FNM, FRE)
If you have watched Fannie Mae (NYSE: FNM) and Freddie Mac (NYSE: FRE), you know what has gone on. These are technically Federal National Mortgage Association (NYSE: FNM) and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.…
Top Day Trader Alerts (AAN, BIDU, BKS, CTRP, MU, RMBS, RZ)
There are many stocks on the move this morning. The active trader and day trader alerts seen so far this morning in the pre-market are Aaron’s, Inc. (NYSE: AAN), Baidu, Inc. (NASDAQ: BIDU), Barnes…
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (ACPW, ATHN, AH, CNP, COV, CTRP, POT, RLOC, RYL, TWX, USB, VOD)
These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research early this Tuesday: Active Power Inc. (NASDAQ: ACPW) Started as Overweight at Thomas Weisel. Athenahealth, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATHN)…
Goldman Sachs Says to Buy Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-A, BRK-B)
Warren Buffett likes Lloyd Blankfein. Now Goldman Sachs likes Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A, BRK-B). In new coverage this morning, Goldman Sachs has initiated Warren Buffett’s conglomerate with a BUY rating. The targets were…
10 Safest Dividend Stocks By Sector (MMM, PG, WMT, MSFT, PFE, KO, YUM, V, VZ, AEP)
Investors love the safety of dividends. 24/7 Wall St. wanted to look for some of the safest dividends in the large-cap universe. Many of course are DJIA components, as you would expect. We took…
BP Can Deny CEO Departure Story, But Fate Already Set (BP)
24/7 Wall St. has had the dubious honor in recent years of picking many CEOs who are likely to go, either by firing, retirement, or by splitting of roles. BP plc (NYSE: BP) denying…
Top Day Trader Alerts (AMZN, AVNR, OREX, FFCH, JASO, RIMM, MU)
These are this morning’s top day trader and active trader alerts for Monday: Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) is lower after Susquehanna cut its rating on fears of a competitive eReader market. Shares closed at…
iShares COMEX Gold Trust Gets Larger, Maybe (IAU)
Gold ETFs are still getting larger. There is a filing from the iShares COMEX Gold Trust (NYSE: IAU) that will appear excessive just because of the vast share count of up to 409,800,000 shares. …
AdMob Backers Unloading Google Shares (GOOG)
Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) filed on Friday evening to sell up to 1,076,123 shares of common stock. The stock is all being filed on behalf of shareholders related to the acquisition of AdMob, Inc.,…
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (AMZN, AMLN, ARBA, HAL, JASO, JKS, SOL, RIMM, STP, SWSI)
These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research early this Monday: Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) Cut to Neutral at Susquehanna. Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMLN) Raised…
Big Short Interest Changes in Major Cult Stocks (ALU, ABK, BBI, BGP, BRCD, C, DRYS, FRE, FNM, NOK, PALM, PMI, BPOP, RAD, SIRI, S, UNG, VG)
Many traders and investors love the active penny-stocks and low-priced stocks. And betting against low-priced shares is something that expert short sellers frequently do. The short selling from June 15 settlement date looked grossly…
FuelCell Punishes Already-Hurt Shareholders (FCEL)
FuelCell Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: FCEL) is doing its holders a real disservice after announcing a proposed share sale offering last night. The company makes high-efficiency, ultra-clean power plants using renewable and other fuels. It…
Top Day Trader Alerts (BA, BP, C, JPM, GS, KBH, ORCL, RIMM, SSN)
There are many stocks on the move on news for day traders and active traders this Friday morning. Stocks on the move are Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA), BP plc (NYSE: BP), Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE:…