Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Thursday. American International Group (NYSE: AIG) Reiterated Buy with $40 target at BofA/ML.…
International think-tank Ethisphere Institute has just announce the 143 global companies that made the Institute’s 2012 list of Most Ethical Companies. Of the total, 102 are US-based companies, and 23 of the…
While global GDP growth is expected to be slower this year, there are a couple of areas where investment will probably continue at relatively high levels. These are mining and agriculture. New…
Stocks opened higher this morning following upbeat reports on unemployment claims and new housing starts. With a little more than a half hour left in today’s session, all three indexes have made…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street brokerage and research firms this Thursday morning. Altria Group Inc. (NYSE: MO) Started as Hold at…
The three major US stock indexes opened slightly higher this morning, but the DJIA almost immediately turned south and remained in negative territory all session. The Nasdaq composite and S&P 500 turned…
Wednesday is a fairly busy day for earnings expectations. We are expecting the following reports: Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE: ANF); Agilent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: A); Blue Nile Inc. (NASDAQ: NILE); Clearwire Corporation…
Earnings season is starting to slow down a bit but we will still have some sector-moving earnings reports from major companies. 24/7 Wall St. has prepared earnings previews for the following companies: Charles River…
Demand for mining equipment and machinery is expected to grow by 8.5% in 2012 to a total of $92 billion. This should give a boost to heavy equipment makers like Caterpillar Inc.…
Ag and construction machinery maker CNH Global N.V. (NYSE: CNH) reported fourth quarter and full-year earnings this morning, beating EPS and revenue estimates for the year and for the quarter. The company’s…
Brand consultancy Interbrand has issued its latest report on brand value, and while the top five did not change, a gap is opening between the fourth and fifth place finishers. The largest…
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…
The USDA has just released the farm income data. The gains in wealth and income for farmers in 2011 over 2010 are projected to be handy gains, up in the double-digits in many…
Deere & Co. (NYSE: DE) managed to beat estimates this morning due in part to U.S. strength. Net income was up 46% to $1.62 EPS (or $669.6 million) as sales rose 20%…
Jon C. Ogg This coming week may be a shortened week for Thanksgiving, but there are still going to be some key earnings to watch. We have compiled a brief list of earnings we will…
