Ford: A Ratings Agency Upgrade in Autos (F)
Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) has just gotten good news, albeit on a day where good news is getting discounted. Moody’s has upgraded the credit ratings of both Ford Motor Company and of Ford…
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Nordstrom Takes Up The Dividend Fight With Peers (JWN, JCP, M, DDS, SKS, KSS, SHLD)
Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN) has raised its dividend, and the raise is substantial even if the yield is not. The higher-end and luxury apparel retail department store hiked its dividend from $0.16 previously up…
Ambac’s True Color Emerges… Red (ABK)
Ambac Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: ABK) is reminding investors what the real prospects of the company are today. The earnings were pretty much what anyone should have known, and they were not pretty. The…
Retail Earnings Solid, But Outlook Shaky (WMT, TJX, HD, ANF, SKS, LOW)
Earnings are in today from a number of retailers, not all of which are blazing, but all are better than a year ago. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT), Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE: HD), TJX…
Top Day Trader Alerts (ANF, AKNS, ABK, AIG, CTIC, IS, HD, NFLX, SPRD, WMT)
Today’s top day trader and active trader alerts are somewhat tied to earnings, but many movers are not on earnings. Today’s cast of characters includes Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE: ANF), Akeena Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ:…
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (AFL, AAPL, AIZ, BBT, BUCY, DWA, HANS, BEE, TK, TXT, USB)
These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Tuesday morning: Aflac Inc. (NYSE: AFL) Raised to Overweight at JPMorgan. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) Started…
Buffett & Berkshire Hathaway Latest Stock Holdings S to Z (BRK-B, BRK-A, SNY, TIF, TMK, USB, USG, UPS, WMT, WPO, WFC, WSC, STI, TRV, UNH, WLP)
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-B, BRK-A) has shown its latest holdings as of the close on March December 31, 2010 after the close. These have been broken down into 3 groups of ‘A to…
Buffett & Berkshire Hathaway Latest Stock Holdings A to G (BRK-B, BRK-A, AXP, BAC, BDX, KMX, KO, CMCSA, CDCO, COP, COST, XOM, GCI, GE, GS, GSK)
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-B, BRK-A) has now shown its latest holdings as of the close on March December 31, 2010. These are Warren Buffett’s most recent holdings, even though some may have changed…
Buffett & Berkshire Hathaway Latest Stock Holdings H to R (BRK-B, HOG, HD, IR, IRM, JNJ, KFT, LOW, MCO, NLC, NKE, PG, PG, RSG)
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-B, BRK-A) has shown its latest holdings as of the close on March December 31, 2010 after the close. These are Buffett’s most recent holdings, even though some…
Pabrai’s Newest Stocks (ATSG, BRK-B, BPO, GS, HNR, ZINC, IBKR, ICO, LUK, PNCL, POT, TCK, TEX, WFC)
Mohnish Pabrai is often thought of as a Warren Buffett-like investor when it comes to some investment philosophies. The fact that he has won the bidding for lunch with Warren Buffett has helped to…
Could Australian Resource Tax Come to the U.S.? (BHP, RTP, XOM)
The Australian government's proposed 40% super profits tax has caused a considerable uproar among mining companies operating in that country. BHP Billiton has said it would use all its influence to defeat the tax.
8 Big US Companies With High E.U. Exposure (CCL, ERTS, FLSR, FLS, HAR, IFF, MIL, PM)
The implosion of the Euro is going to make it difficult for large American multinational corporations to be competitive in selling in Europe. The currency adjustments are just too fast and too strong for…
Fake Inflation, Real Deflation: Gold $1230 and Oil Under $70 (GLD, SGOL, GDX, USO, OIL, OIH)
It has been impossible not to notice the new Gold Rush. It has also been impossible to not notice the crashing oil prices. This is simply the decline or implosion of the Euro, and…
Top Day Trader Alerts (AEZS, AMSC, APCVZ, DBTK, HAUP, LOW, HD, OSIP, SIRI, TIVO)
This morning’s top day trader and active trader alerts are mostly not tied to earnings. The cast of characters today includes AEterna Zentaris, Inc. (NASDAQ: AEZS), American Superconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: AMSC), Fresenius Kabi Pharmaceuticals…
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (AEZS, ACV, MDRX, CAAS, DELL, HPQ, BEE, SIMG, SY, TEF, TIVO, WCRX)
These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls this Monday: Aeterna Zentaris Inc. (NASDAQ: AEZS) Reiterated Outperform but Target raised to $2 from $1.50 at…
The Unusual Suspects (AONE, BIDU, IRE, GLD, HAUP, KFT, PCS, OSIP, TIVO, WDR, HPQ, DELL)
It is the weekend, and that means it is time for the new list of our UNUSUAL SUSPECTS for stocks on the move that need to stay on the radar or those that have…
Next Week’s Can’t Miss Earnings Reports (ABK, LOW, HD, WMT, HPQ, DE, AMAT, GME, SPLS, TGT, BRCD, DELL, GPS, MRVL, SHLD)
Earnings season is already winding down, but don’t think it is over yet. Next week we still have much in retail and we still have DJIA components and major tech companies reporting earnings. Some…
Gulf Oil Spill May Be Exponentially Worse Than Prior Estimates (BP, RIG)
A report on National Public Radio last night has led to demands for the federal government to get tougher with BP plc (NYSE: BP) and Transocean Ltd. (NYSE: RIG) regarding the actual quantity of…
The Weekly Dividend (CLF, CPY, FDS, KEI, MSA, OPNT, POR, TKR, F, BBT, DOW, FUN, BP, GMCR, SPAN, TNK, IIJI, RAIL)
We are not seeing the floodgate of dividend hikes as we had seen in earlier weeks this year, but hikes, talk of hikes, and other big dividend news changes are out this week. The…
Netflix Analyst Trifecta Cuts (NFLX, AMZN, BBI)
Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) had been on another tear but a UBS downgrade from Neutral to ‘Sell’ yesterday refuted a WSJ story that Netflix could be a possible takeover target for Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:…