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Commodities & Metals
Alcoa and the Sum of its Parts
Here we go again. We’d all feel cheated if a year were to pass without chatter about the possibility of a takeover of Alcoa Inc. (NYSE: AA). In 2007, BHP Billiton plc…
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Alcoa Corp
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Investing
24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell — October 8, 2012: Markets Open Lower, Can’t Overcome Expected Weak Earnings (ALU, LNKD, BBBY, HMC, BLK, DNN, AA, YUM, VRNG, REGI, GDOT, WMT, AXP, TPCG)
The three major U.S. stock indexes opened lower this morning as banks and bond markets were closed in the U.S. The World Bank cut its forecast for Chinese economic growth in 2012…
4:03pm ET
Investing
24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell — October 5, 2012: Markets Slide after Early Gains (HPQ, HD, COG, FDO, BRCD, STZ, AA, YUM, COST, SWY, ZNGA, FSLR, CTIC, GRPN)
The three major U.S. stock indexes opened higher this morning following the Department of Labor’s report that headline unemployment in the U.S. fell to 7.8%, the lowest reading since January 2009 (more…
11:53am ET
Banking, finance, and taxes
Week Ahead Earnings Calendar: Earnings Season Kicks Off! Banks, Alcoa, Retail
We have already seen waves of tempered guidance from many of America’s largest companies. Other companies have not said a word about their outlooks. What matters is that this coming week marks…
4:04pm ET
Investing
24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell — October 4, 2012: Markets Hold onto Morning Gains (PCS, S, TWX, EBAY, ADTN, MAR, ISCA, STZ, AA, VRNG, GOOG, JKS, NUVA, GNK)
The three major U.S. stock indexes opened higher this morning, reaching a peak after the first half-hour of trading following an inline report on new jobless claims (more coverage here) and no…
11:45am ET
Economy
CEO Confidence Plummets on U.S. Outlook
The Business Roundtable’s CEO Economic Outlook Survey for the third quarter of 2012 is out, and the word to describe the report would be cautious. The report shows that CEOs are again…
4:09pm ET
Investing
24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell — September 18, 2012: Markets Mixed as Oil Price Drops (FDX, INTC, AA, NWSA, SLB, MDRX, AZO, CBRL, GIS, ADBE, AMD, DECK, CLWR, TWC, SHF)
The three major U.S. stock indexes opened lower this morning and have wavered around the break-even line all day. European markets got things off to a slow start with concerns about Spain’s…
8:18am ET
Investing
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (ABT, AA, AB, MDRX, ADI, AVB, BBBY, BRCM, ESS, INTC, JIVE, LAMR, NOV, NWSA, NVDA, SLB, TASR, TXN, DK, PSX, MPC, WNR)
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall St. research calls this Tuesday. Abbott Laboratories (NYSE: ABT) cut to Market Perform at Leerink Swann. Alcoa…
10:23am ET
Investing
S&P 500 Chart Looking for Support
The markets are trying to hold on to some footing after big post-QE3 gains from last week. Today we are analyzing the SPDR S&P 500 (NYSEMKT: SPY) as it is the most…
9:02am ET
Investing
U.S. Stocks Open Lower Following Thursday Declines
While most of the 30 stocks on the Dow Jones Industrial closed in the red yesterday, Kraft Foods Inc. (NASDAQ: KFT) and Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) bucked that trend. Kraft climbed 0.71%, according…
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Investing
‘Cheapest’ DJIA Stocks Outperforming The Market (DIA, AA, BAC, JPM, CAT, CSCO, HPQ)
This week we featured a list of the six cheapest DJIA components as of Monday’s close. The basis was how discounted the share prices have been to the consensus analyst price target…
8:25am ET
Investing
The Six Cheapest DJIA Stocks (AA, BAC, CAT, CSCO, HPQ, JPM, MSFT, UTX, BA, AAPL, IBM)
As stocks rise, analysts generally lift their price targets on key stocks. As stocks fall, analysts generally lower their price targets. It is a game on Wall St., but it is a…
10:45am ET
Commodities & Metals
U.S. Steel Earnings Saves the Metal Makers (X, AKS, NUE, RS, SCHN, STLD, MT, AA)
United States Steel Corp. (NYSE: X) is surging after its earnings report. While earnings were half of what they were a year ago, the report was “less bad” than analysts expected. The…
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Investing
24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell — July 11, 2012: More Profit Warnings, No Easing Keep Shares Down
The three major US stock indexes opened slightly lower this morning ahead of the release later today of the minutes of the last FOMC meeting. Asian markets were mixed overnight and markets…
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Investing
Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AA, ALKS, AMZN, AAPL, BHP, CENX, CLF, CRK, DNDN, DUK, EMC, FST, HAL, IBM, MSFT, PAL, SAP, SPLS, WM)
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls this Wednesday. Alcoa Inc. (NYSE: AA) Cut to Underperform at BMO Capital Markets. Alkermes,…