What on earth are investors supposed to do when T-Bonds offer almost zero income? Interest rates are now so low that the price-risk in long-term Treasury bonds is too great. Ben Bernanke…
If you have seen one trend that has lasted in 2011 it is that companies are hiking their dividend payouts for their shareholders. Many classic investment models are based almost entirely around…
American Electric Power received bad press because it shuttered some coal facilities and will lay-off workers. Toyota said its profits will fall 35% The Washington Post’s Kaplan division will cut staff as…
The utilities sector had been performing incredibly. We recently highlighted the strong performance seen this year and over the last year with many of these names up 20% to 30% along with…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Tuesday morning. A123Â Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: AONE) Raised to Buy at BofA/ML. AECOM Technology…
It would be easy to worry about the share prices of utility companies after the recession and after the most recent rise in commodity prices, and that brings up the great dividend…
Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.B) took a big hit in the news as shareholders sued over Sokol trades in Lubrizol. American Electric Power and NRG both pulled bad press over nuclear power facilities.…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Wednesday morning. Air Products & Chemicals Inc. (NYSE: APD) Raised to Buy at…
The visit of China’s president Hu Jintao has given several US companies an opportunity to announce deals with a variety of Chinese companies in everything from clean energy projects to airplane avionics.…
Another deal has been confirmed in the land grab for utilities. Duke Energy Corporation (NYSE: DUK) has confirmed fresh reports that it was acquiring Progress Energy Inc. (NYSE: PGN). Duke’s $23.5+ billion…
These are some of this Wednesday’s key analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls. Alcoa, Inc. (NYSE: AA) Cut to Hold at Citigroup. Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) Started…
Picking stocks for a decade is no easy task. It might as well be for a lifetime because there probably will be two more bear markets and two more bull markets between…
These are some of this Wednesday’s key analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls. Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE: ANF) Started as Equal-weight at Morgan Stanley. Aeropostale, Inc.…
These are some of this Tuesday’s key analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls. American Electric Power Co., Inc. (NYSE: AEP) Cut to Hold at Jefferies. Apple Inc. …
These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Wednesday morning: American Electric Power Co., Inc. (NYSE: AEP) Cut to Neutral at Goldman…
