ThinkstockIntuitive Surgical Inc. (NASDAQ: ISRG) has been the darling of momentum investors for years. Yesterday it gave short sellers the data they have waited for. Sales of its da Vinci robotic surgical…
These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations from select Wall Street research calls on Wednesday, July 10, 2013. They include EMC, HP, ViroPharma and Deutsche Bank.
courtesy of McDonald'sRestaurants wrapped up another strong quarter of stock performance in the second quarter, with the average stock up 13%, compared to the S&P 500 gain of 2%. So far in…
ThinkstockS&P must believe that a new credit crisis is on the way, or at least there is a reasonably good chance there could be. It hit several of the world’s largest banks…
ThinkstockSlower-than-expected Chinese growth and Federal Reserve tapering discussions have severely affected the commodity world. Strengthening of the U.S dollar, unwinding of the global carry-trade and tame global inflation also have played their…
Frank Golhen, via Wikimedia CommonsThe stronger the U.S. dollar becomes against foreign currencies, the more investors need to look at the small- and mid-cap stocks. Typically much of their core business is…
ThinkstockThe move to 2.53% in the 10-year Treasury is still near the lower end of the range of 1.5% to 5.1% since 2003. Of significance to the master limited partnership (MLP) analysts…
ThinkstockOver 100 leading financial services companies participated in the third annual Deutsche Bank Global Financial Services Conference. After listening to their presentations, talking to executives in the industry and then crunching the…
ThinkstockLike many firms on Wall Street, technology is a major theme for the balance of the year. Deutsche Bank A.G. (NYSE: DB) launched its “tech enduring eight” basket of stocks to buy earlier…
ThinkstockIn 2012, the S&P 500 Healthcare Equipment & Supply index was up 15.1%, while the S&P 500 was up 13.4%. However, it was in-line with the broader S&P 500 Healthcare index, which…
ThinkstockIn the past 60 days, mortgage rates have moved up 60 basis points from 3.35% to near 4%. While that may seem like a large move, it is important to remember that…
ThinkstockWith the summer conference season in full swing, investors will head to Chicago for the Deutsche Bank Industrials conference this week. Deutsche Bank A.G. (NYSE: DB) analysts expect investors to be focused…
ThinkstockThe definition of small cap can vary among brokerages, but generally it is a company with a market capitalization of between $300 million and $3 billion. One of the biggest advantages of…
ThinkstockNorth American natural gas supply is again on the rise. The most significant driver has been continued strong results from the low-cost basins (Marcellus, Montney), which have supported notable upside to volume…
ThinkstockAfter underperforming the market last year, investors have received a catch-up trade with master limited partnerships (MLPs) delivering 31.11% in total returns over the past year, as measured by the market-cap weighted…
