Stocks got off to a good start this morning following the Labor Department’s report on non-farm payrolls, up slightly less than expected at 120,000 new jobs, and an unexpected drop in US…
These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Friday morning. Arch Coal, Inc. (NYSE: ACI) named as Bear of the Day with…
Coal company stock prices hit a five-year high in the summer of 2008, just before the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy sent the entire global economy into a tailspin. Five-year lows hit most companies…
The pace of stock buyback announcements in the month of August was almost unbelievable. The pace was stronger at the start of the month when earnings were still coming in droves, but…
It was just last week that we had identified literally 25 big share buyback announcements from companies in the preceding two weeks. These companies were actually buying back the stock as well…
The market is soft, the economy hit a soft patch, and now woes are building about Italy beyond Greece, while China and India keep applying the brakes on growth. This is taking…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Tuesday morning. The Active Network, Inc. (NYSE: ACTV) Started as Buy at BofA/ML;…
How many companies can announce that they are raising cash and see shares rise or even remain flat going into the pricing of the offering? Not many, but don’t tell that to…
Jon C. Ogg Today’s commodities news leads off with a new report on mergers and acquisitions in the metals sector, including a failed try at selling a copper miner. There’s also a new report on…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Wednesday morning. Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) Raised to Neutral at Goldman Sachs.…
Jon OggThese are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Wednesday morning. Alcatel-Lucent (NYSE: ALU) Raised to Overweight at Morgan Stanley. Altera Corporation (NASDAQ: ALTR) Raised…
S&P 500 WEEK TOP 10 (11FEB -17FEB) Ticker Weekly Price Change (%) Close Price 17Feb11 Close Price 11Feb11 Market Cap($Mil) Family Dollar Stores Inc. FDO 19.3 52.67 44.16 6656.8 Tesoro Corp TSO…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Friday morning. Air Products & Chemicals Inc. (NYSE: APD) Raised to Buy at…
Last April’s mine explosion at the Upper Big Branch mine killed 29 miners in the worst coal mining disaster in 40 years. Massey Energy Co. (NYSE: MEE), the mine’s owner, has taken…
There are many stocks on the move this morning for day traders and active traders.  BP plc (NYSE: BP), Cell Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: CTIC), Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C), Cliffs Natural Resources Inc.…
