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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Dow, Juniper, Mosaic, Travelers and More
These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall Street research firms on Wednesday, January 22, 2014.
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When Activists Go After Large Companies Like Dow
ThinkstockInvestor activism has taken on a different path in the last eighteen months or so. Large companies are no longer off limits, and activists have been able to make changes at companies…
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UBS Sees High-Yield Dividend Laggards Ready to Lead the Market Higher
ThinkstockHistory shows that years following sub-2% GDP growth tend to be good for stocks, but near-term exuberance, with investors focusing again on momentum stocks, could signal a pause after the big rally from…
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Merrill Lynch Technical Titans List Scans for Best Stocks to Buy
Courtesy Boeing Co.The Merrill Lynch Technical Titans List was formerly known as the Most Attractive Buy List and was introduced in February 2006. It is designed to identify common stocks that are…
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Investing
Closing Bell for Monday on Wall Street: Markets Open Lower, Mixed at Closing
August 5, 2013: U.S. equity markets opened lower this morning, lacking any major news of interest from around the globe. In Europe, eurozone non-manufacturing PMI rose slightly even though German PMI was…
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Investing
Top 10 Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Chubb, Dow, Teva, Qualcomm and More
These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations from select Wall Street research calls on Monday, August 5, 2013. They include Chubb, Dow Chemical, Teva Pharmaceutical and Qualcomm.
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Investing
UBS High Conviction Calls Stocks to Buy With Top Dividend Growth
courtesy of FordAll of the Wall Street firms we cover, especially the large bulge bracket firms, have an extensive equity coverage list. In many cases the large firms cover more than 500…
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Ten Stocks That Will Lag the Market If China Growth Does Not Resume
Thinkstock The U.S. equity strategists at Deutsche Bank A.G. (NYSE: DB) who cover S&P 500 stocks with exposure to China have long argued that China’s impact to S&P earnings is mostly through…
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Special Report
America’s Most Wasteful Companies
ThinkstockBig companies often invest in research and development to promote growth and profitability. Yet this expense can sometimes be a waste. For every Intel or Merck, which invests wisely, there is an…
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Investing
Corning Earnings a Pleasant Surprise
ThinkstockCorning Inc. (NYSE: GLW) reported first-quarter 2013 results before markets opened this morning. The specialty glass and technology products maker posted adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.30 on revenues of…
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Investing
How Much DJIA Dividends Will Get Raised in April (XOM, CVX, IBM, JNJ, DOW, DD, CSCO, MSFT, GE)
The markets may have topped and are acting choppy after Fed speak and after North Korean rhetoric, but U.S. investors can count on several big dividend hikes that we see as being…
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Five Big Dividend Hikes to Watch for in April (XOM, CVX, JNJ, DOW, IBM)
Dividends and income growth drive value and income investors alike. Companies raising their dividends often keep investors far longer than companies that refuse to reward their shareholders by returning capital to them.…
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Major Earnings Previews for the Week Ahead
Frank Golhen, via Wikimedia CommonsEarnings season is in full swing and the coming week will have many big earnings announcements. 24/7 Wall St. has provided a brief calendar showing current and ex-DJIA…
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Alternative Energy and Cleantech Picks and Pans for 2013
thinkstockThe alternative energy sector is supposed to be one of the great winners of the 2012 election outcome. After all, an Obama victory would indicate further government support for what are future…
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Media Digest (12/4/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) says a $2.7 billion court judgment against it in Mexico is “flawed.” (Reuters) Federal Reserve governors praise the bank’s stimulus plan but disagree about its future. (Reuters) A…