It is no secret that cult stocks and controversial stocks often have an unusually high short interest. The markets rose handily into the end of March and that has shown a substantial…
Friday morning will mark the start of earnings season as far as the financial sector and the money-center banking giants are concerned. While there was a strong rally in the first quarter…
This week will be the start of earnings season as we get to start reviewing some key earnings for first quarter of 2012. The banking sector is going to be of particular…
The first quarter earnings reports will start to dribble out this week and expectations have been tempered in recent trading days ahead of Alcoa Inc. (NYSE: AA) on Tuesday afternoon. The stock…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Monday. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) Cut to Neutral at BTIG. The Charles Schwab…
A federal judge approves a $25 billion mortgage misconduct settlement between the federal and several state governments and Bank of America (NYSE: BAC), Citigroup (NYSE: C), Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC), JP Morgan (NYSE:…
Jon OggEarnings season is almost upon us for the first quarter of 2012. There is some growing caution over company expectations on the heels of a massive rally where the DJIA rose…
Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) may have a monster dividend north of 5% for investors, but the telecom and communications giant could soon face a liability if a current trend continues. Scammers and spammers are…
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has one more bit of evidence that it is acting as if it was its own stock index. Its exceptional share performance is worth a substantial portion of…
Eurozone officials will increase the size of the funds to create “firewalls” around financially troubled nations. (Reuters) Research In Motion’s (NASDAQ: RIMM) CEO says the firm’s struggles will continue as more management…
A Reuters/Ipsos poll shows that two-thirds of Americans disapprove of the way President Obama has handled the gasoline crisis. (Reuters) Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) will offer refunds for iPads sold in Australia as…
Markets opened slightly higher this morning but have been wobbling around the neutral line for the whole day. This morning’s report on the decline of housing prices (our coverage here) and the…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Tuesday. Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI) Started as Buy at Stifel Nicolaus. Apollo…
Reports in the press say that Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) will allow some people whose homes are in foreclosure to rent them from the bank. Under the “Mortgage to Lease” plan,…
Douglas A. McIntyre Members of Congress face new restrictions on insider trading. (Reuters) The UAW moves to organize a Volkswagen plant. (Reuters) A Brazilian oil regulator reports that the leak on a Chevron (NYSE: CVX)…
