Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall St. research firms this Thursday. Altria Group Inc. (NYSE: MO) raised to Buy at Stifel Nicolaus. American…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall St. research calls this Friday. American Eagle Outfitters Inc. (NYSE: AEO) cut to Market Perform at BMO.…
CIT Group Inc. (NYSE: CIT) is recovering on Wednesday, but this is only a portion of the losses that shareholders endured on Tuesday after wider losses due to its debt financing. Today’s…
CIT Group Inc. (NYSE: CIT) has been the subject of potential buyout rumors of late. Around 4:15 PM EST today CEO John Thain was a guest on CNBC. It was just back…
This would mark a serious change of fate if there is truth to the report. CIT Group Inc. (NYSE: CIT) went belly up after the recession. Since emerging from bankruptcy under CEO John…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall St. research calls this Thursday. Activision Blizzard Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI) raised to Overweight at Piper Jaffray. Arena…
CIT Group Inc. (NYSE: CIT) is getting it borrowing costs and its cost of capital lower and lower under the leadership of John Thain. While this company once went bankrupt due to…
Jon C. Ogg Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls this Wednesday. Chesapeake Energy Corp. (NYSE: CHK) Raised to Hold from Sell at Argus.…
Shares of Sears Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ: SHLD) are jumping this morning on increased speculation that majority shareholder Eddie Lampert will take the company private. The speculation first surfaced earlier this week when…
Sears Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ: SHLD) is continuing to trade higher, despite a poor job of management and despite the notion that reality may get in the way of rumors. There remains an ongoing…
Olympus may partner with Samsung. (Reuters) RBS cuts 3,500 investment bank jobs. (Reuters) RealtyTrac reports that foreclosures reached a four-year low in 2011. (Reuters) International Monetary Fund senior executive Lipton sees no…
Has J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) managed to help further turn banks around in 2012? The sector which had no friends in 2011 is now actually the top bill in…
Jon OggThis was the first week after the holidays and many analyst calls were made this week with updated outlooks for 2012. 24/7 Wall St. saw many influential analyst calls this week…
CIT Group Inc. (NYSE: CIT) is almost hard to fathom as a takeover stock, regardless of a report that SunTrust Robinson Humphrey thinks it would be a good takeover target for Wells…
These are some of Wednesday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls. Aetna, Inc. (NYSE: AET) named Bull of the Day at Zacks. Big Lots Inc. (NYSE:…
