These are some of the top analyst research calls with upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street firms this Thursday morning: AFLAC Incorporated (NYSE: AFL) Raised to Outperform at KBW. AmeriCredit…
Dell board member William H. Gray III, who runs the company’s Governance and Nominating committee, has a problem. He needs to replace CEO Michael Dell, but replacing a company’s founder is hard.…
Reuters: The financial reform bill may be delayed until mid-July. Reuters: The storm in the Gulf may delay oil clean-up. Reuters: Oil fell to $77. Reuters: Baidu Inc (NASDAQ: BIDU) will hire…
Many stocks are on the move this morning, only a few of which are on earnings, and the moves feel a bit odd this morning compared to many other days. BP plc…
Reuters: The yuan rose after China’s flexibility announcement. Reuters: The amount of the Gulf spill could be up to 100,000 barrels a day. Reuters: The government has no easy way out if…
These are some of this Thursday’s top analyst calls with upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research notes: Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) Started as Buy at Janney (late yesterday). Amazon.com…
Reuters: Credit rating agencies will not be heavily regulated under the new financial reform bill. Reuters: AT&T (NYSE: T) had privacy problems with its iPhone 4 order system. Reuters: The EU, IMF,…
Reuters: Obama’s leadership will be tested this week by his reaction to BP plc (NYSE: BP) spill. Reuters: Jobs are critical to the housing recovery. Reuters: China’s AgBank will attempt a $23…
Michael Dell, founder of Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL), will not go to jail for his own misdeeds of those of his company. It appears that the tech firm will dodge a bullet…
Reuters: The US is stepping up the pressure on BP plc (NYSE: BP) as the government doubles spill estimates. Reuters: Geithner says US patience on the yuan is disappearing. Reuters: China factory…
The Semiconductor Industry Association reports that it expects chip sales to surge by almost 30% this year, with global revenue reaching $291 billion. Its projections for growth in 2011 and 2012 are…
Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) is a lost company by the count of many investors. Gone are the hay-day gains of the company with new PC’s selling like hotcakes as everyone in America…
Apple, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) announced that sales of its iPad tablet have gone above tw0 million less than 60 days after the product was launched on April 3. Late last week, the…
Hewlett-Packard’s (NYSE: HPQ) plan to dominate the global hardware business is working. It has a huge line of PCs and servers along with software and tech consulting arms to get a foot…
The bets made for and against banks and tech companies were mixed for the period ending April 14. Short selling showed no particular pattern for the two huge industries. Shorts were out…
