Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Friday morning. American International Group, Inc. (NYSE: AIG) Started as Buy at BofA/ML.…
The U.S. is about to get another electronic exchange listed as a public stock. BATS Global Markets, Inc. wants to come public and has just filed for an initial public offering. The…
Today’s commodities news starts with a rise in margin requirements on crude oil contracts, and then looks at weather effects on both crude oil refining and US grain prices. We conclude with…
Jon C. Ogg If you are like the rest of who are upset about some ‘minor market issues’ like Bernie Madoff, Raj, Octopussy, and the dozens of other extreme violations of securities laws, then you…
First it was the shame that one of America’s greatest names was going to effectively be foreign-owned. The NYSE Euronext, Inc. (NYSE: NYX) is currently in a pending merger agreement with Deutsche…
Moody’s cuts Spain’s rating and said current cuts were possible (Reuters) China posted a trade deficit of $7.3 billion. It was the worst in seven years and may have been caused by…
The recently announced merger between the NYSE Euronext, Inc. (NYSE: NYX) and Deutsche Boerse has created a conundrum in the sector of exchanges. Now there is a need to consolidate, but the…
Exchanges are already too powerful. Now comes word that NYSE Euronext (NYSE: NYX) is in advanced talks with Germany’s Deutsche Boerse. Shares were halted per the NYSE request. The good news for…
These are some of this Monday’s key analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls. Airgas Inc. (NYSE: ARG) Raised to Overweight at Piper Jaffray. American Capital Agency Corp.…
These are some of this Wednesday’s key analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls. American Express Co. (NYSE: AXP) Started as Overweight at JPMorgan. CME Group Inc.(NYSE: CME)…
These are some of this Friday’s key analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls. Canadian Pacific Railway (NYSE: CP) Cut to Market Perform at Raymond James. CME Group…
Exchange traded funds cover almost every strategy that the retail investor can imagine. If you can’t find an ETF, there may be a futures contract out there to trade an instrument. As…
There is an unbelievable number of critical stocks hitting 52-week lows this afternoon going into the options expiration date and going into the weekend. The double-dip recession fears have escalated and the…
These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen early this Monday morning in Wall Street research calls: Ace Ltd. (NYSE: ACE) Raised to Conviction Buy List at Goldman…
The earnings floodgate is still open next week, and frankly it looks like there are even more S&P 500 companies reporting earnings than there were this week. The big earnings are (in…
