The three major US stock indexes opened higher this morning as markets were getting primed for the afternoon’s statement from the FOMC. Tomorrow’s announcement on interest rates from the European Central Bank…
The three major US stock indexes opened mixed this morning following the unemployment report from the Eurozone, which showed that the 11.2% rate had remained unchanged. The Eurozone consumer price index was…
Markets opened lower this morning and by mid-morning equities were trading down about -1% across the board, where they have mostly remained for the rest of the day. Worries about Spain have…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Friday (Friday the 13th). Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) Reiterated Buy and Raised Target…
The three major US equities indexes opened higher this morning after another (small) drop in new unemployment benefits claims and a good, but smaller-than-expected, rise in personal income and spending data (our…
Jon OggThese are some of this Tuesday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen having an impact from Wall Street research calls. ARM Holdings plc (NASDAQ: ARMH) Raised to Buy at Citigroup. CareFusion Corporation…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Friday morning. Adobe Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: ADBE) Cut to Underperform at RBC. Alcatel-Lucent…
Today’s alternative energy watch begins with a look at the IPO filing by solar thermal maker BrightSource and then examines a new roadmap for biofuels offered up by the International Energy Agency.…
Today’s wrap-up of alt energy news includes a look at the latest investment by Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) in wind energy, another federal loan guarantee for a solar farm, and two acquisitions…
These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Tuesday morning. Alcatel-Lucent (NYSE: ALU) Reiterated Hold at Argus. Analog Devices Inc. (NYSE: ADI)…
The story on solar energy in 2011 is manufacturing capacity. Or, more accurately, over-capacity. The termination of incentives in Germany and Italy are expected to slow solar installations in those countries, and…
These are some of this Thursday’s key analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (NYSE: CM) Raised to Equal-Weight at Morgan Stanley. Cooper…
ProLogis (NYSE: PLD) is already very well known as a REIT in commercial space for warehouse-type of projects for storage, warehousing, distribution, and office parks. Now, it is going to be known…
Investors love dividends, and big stable utility stocks often have some of the highest dividends of any class of stocks. There has just been one problem… Dividends or not, utilities are sucking…
These are Wednesday’s top ten analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls: American Express Co. (NYSE: AXP) Started as Outperform at Wells Fargo. Best Buy Co. (NYSE: BBY)…
