Meet the Newest Additions to the S&P 500
The S&P 500 is adding two new components: Activision Blizzard and United Continental.
The S&P 500 is adding two new components: Activision Blizzard and United Continental.
Friday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations include Citrix Systems, Danaher, Host Hotels, Keurig Green Mountain and Micron Technology.
Danaher is already close to an all-time high, and now there is some talk that the diversified conglomerate will be broken up. Several reports are driving interest here.
Piper Jaffray took a large chunk out of its model portfolio, and in the process eliminated some high-profile names. Here are the stocks that recently got the axe from the Piper Jaffray…
As the stock market races to new highs, all investors seem to ask the same question. With this much positive momentum, how do I stay involved? How do I not get scorched…
Tom Lee, the equity strategist at J.P. Morgan, thinks that the January sell-off was in large part a function of massive hedge fund and mutual fund manager selling. He also says that…
ThinkstockBarring a collapse in corporate and consumer confidence, the current slow but steady economic growth should continue, with some strong evidence that smokestack America will lead the way. Not coincidentally, one area…
ThinkstockIn theory, medical technology companies should be some of the market’s best-performing stocks. After all, it’s not really a cyclical business, and price tags are rarely a stumbling block when insurance companies,…
The stock market is down Monday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.08%, the Nasdaq down 0.27% and the S&P 500 down 0.21%. Today’s winners were both getting bought out. One…
Summer can often be an interesting time in the markets and so far the “Sell in May and go away!” them has worked. What has also taken place is that many of…
Color technology provider X-Rite Inc. (NASDAQ: XRIT), owner of the widely used Pantone color system, has agreed to be acquired by conglomerate Danaher Corp. (NYSE: DHR) for $5.55/share in a deal worth…
Secondaries, Secondaries, and more Secondaries!!! Companies must be nervous about the market and picking up capital when and where they can after a large move in the market. We are seeing many…
Updated throughout the day. Obama will propose a solution to charge against banks over mortgage foreclosure issues. It will involve the modification of the loan balances of $20 billion worth of mortgages…
They call it “Merger Monday” for a reason. Today’s news is not dominated by football hangovers. It is dominated by a slew of headlines over mergers, mergers, and more mergers. We compiled…
These are some of this Friday’s top analyst calls with upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research firms. Akamai Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM) Started as Neutral at Collins Stewart. Danaher…