More Vendor Souring Fears at Tellabs (TLAB, T, CSCO)
Tellabs Inc. (NASDAQ: TLAB) started to look like it was in worse trouble than a garden variety sell-off from an analyst downgrade last week. There was no downgrade on mere valuation or hitting a…
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Jon C. Ogg
Eight of 2010’s Worst ADR Performers (ALU, AIB, IRE, NBG, BBVA, OTE, WMD, MPEL)
ADR investors have probably made money this year only if they were writing call options or if they were shorting the stocks. The added currency component has greatly magnified the losses on paper here,…
Top Day Trader Alerts (ABK, AONE, BP, CRL, WX, DEPO, DG, SOL)
We have many stocks on the move this morning, very few tied to earnings. Tuesday’s top day trader and active trader alerts are in Ambac Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: ABK), A123 Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:…
The Microsoft Debt Offering You Can’t Buy (MSFT)
Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) is selling $1.15 billion worth of convertible senior notes, but chances are that you won’t be able to participate in this offering even if you wanted to. The notes will…
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (ABB, BHI, BRCM, CREE, CSX, CVS, DO, INTC, NE, NSC, NVDA, STI, TLAB, RIG)
These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations we have seen from Wall Street research calls this Tuesday morning: ABB Ltd. (NYSE: ABB) Raised to Buy at Goldman Sachs. Baker Hughes…
A123 Continues Pact Announcements (AONE, NAV, FDX, PG, GE, ETN, DAI)
Alternative energy is continuing to win new deals. A123 Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: AONE) will provide lithium-ion battery systems for electric vehicles. The award is from a Navistar International Corp. (NYSE: NAV) joint venture with…
The Dangers of a BP Boycott Today Rather Than Tomorrow (BP)
BP plc (NYSE: BP) is continuing to destroy the Gulf of Mexico even as the clean-up efforts are underway. The “Boycott BP” group is continuing to gather steam. It is understandable. … But before…
BioHealth Business Daily (ARQL, APPY, BPAX, BMY, CLDX, CELG, DCTH, JAV, KERX, PCYC, TLCR, VVUS)
Today’s edition of the BioHealth Business Daily is going to be very cancer-dominated due to the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) 2010 meeting that started this last weekend. There are many other stocks…
Despite Some Success, Solar Beatings Continue (FSLR, STP, TSL, YGE, SOLF, SPWRA, TAN)
For much of this year solar PV makers have been hammered for many reasons, most of which aren’t related. For example, the proposed subsidy cut in Germany expected to take effect on July 1st…
New Intermediate Corporate Bond ETFs Launch (BSCB, BSCC, BSCD, BSCE, BSCF, BSCG, BSCH)
Claymore Securities has just launched several new investment grade corporate bond ETF products that are designed to allow investors to invest in a basket of bond maturities. The Claymore BulletShares Corporate Bond ETFs has…
Top Day Trader Alerts (ARQL, BPAX, BMY, BP, CTIC, KRY, TLCR, VVUS)
We have several big movers on news this morning, and none appear to be based upon earnings. Stocks on the move are ArQule Inc. (NASDAQ: ARQL), BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: BPAX), Bristol-Myers Squibb Company…
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (AMZN, ANN, ABT, ATHN, ADSK, EAT, BMY, CELG, CSCO, FSLR, INTU, STP, SPWRA)
These are some of the major research calls we have seen from analysts in their upgrades, downgrades, and initiations so far this Monday: Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) Raised to Conviction Buy List at Goldman…
Gold Rush, Yet Many Poor Miners (GLD, GDX, GDXJ, GRZ, DROOY, RTP, KGC, AUY)
Over the past year, gold prices have jumped by about a third, from around $900/ounce to over $1,200/ounce. And while the ETFs that track gold bullion and gold miners are showing gains for the…
U.S. Euro Revenge: Floods of Fat American Tourists
The U.S., and the rest of the world, is being held hostage to the woes of Europe. Don’t fret about it. Americans are about to take revenge on Europe for its poor fiscal management…
Wal-Mart Tries for $15 Billion More in Share Buybacks (WMT, RTH)
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT) is going for the headline effect this morning at its 40th Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The company announced that its Board of Directors has just approved a new $15…
Petrobras Looking For Record Share Offering (PBR)
The global equity market is about to get ready to absorb one of the world’s largest securities offerings ever. Petroleo Brasileiro SA (NYSE: PBR), or the state-run ‘Petrobras,’ has hired a slew of bankers…
Top Day Trader Alerts (BIDU, EPAY, CETV, NUS, OMNI, RCMT)
Today is almost nothing to do with earnings and some of these moves may be more due to jobs data being poor rather than stock news. Stocks on the move this morning are Baidu,…
Only Job Creation From Uncle Sam’s Head Counters at Census
A disaster… That is all that can be used to describe (politely) the May jobs data. The unemployment rate came out as an official 9.7%, meeting estimates. But the non-Farm Payrolls data is where…
Could Dell Really Go Private? (DELL, HPQ, AAPL)
Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) is a lost company by the count of many investors. Gone are the hay-day gains of the company with new PC’s selling like hotcakes as everyone in America started to…
Top 10 Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (MCD, NLC, PUK, PXD, RIMM, STP, STM, YUM, X, WEN)
These are ten of this Friday morning’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls: McDonald’s Corp. (NYSE: MCD) Started as Positive at Susquehanna. Nalco Holding Co. (NYSE: NLC) Cut…