There is an unbelievable number of critical stocks hitting 52-week lows this afternoon going into the options expiration date and going into the weekend. The double-dip recession fears have escalated and the…
Earlier this year was the trend of hiking dividends, but now that so many companies have raised their quarterly payouts we are seeing the ‘other’ shareholder-friendly action taking place. Buybacks are still…
These are some of this Thursday’s top analyst calls with upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research firms: Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE: ANF) Raised to Accumulate at Standpoint. Aruba…
These are some of this Wednesday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls: AutoNavi Holdings Limited (NASDAQ: AMAP) Started as Outperform at Pacific Crest. Avago Technologies Limited…
Retailers are reporting July sales figures this morning, and so far there’s not a lot of excitement. July is the time when stores clear out summer merchandise to stock up on back-to-school…
Short sellers pushed back into banks and other financial firms during the period that ended on July 15. It may be that they sensed earnings would be weak. Or, that the recent…
There are several stocks on the move in after-hours trading tonight. Some are on earnings and some are carry-over trades on the surface. We have reviewed the moves and added color in…
Jon C. Ogg Retail sales reports for the month of June are arriving thick and fast this morning, but the news is lukewarm at best and the outlook for the back-to-school season is soft. Consumer…
Earnings season is already winding down, but don’t think it is over yet. Next week we still have much in retail and we still have DJIA components and major tech companies reporting…
These are this Monday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls: Arch Coal Inc. (NYSE: ACI) Raised to Buy at Citigroup. ARM Holdings (NASDAQ: ARMH) Cut to…
Today’s Retail Business Daily has a roundup of names in the retail sector that are responding to changes and news in the Industry. The market continues to improve for many top retailers.…
These are this Thursday’s top ten analyst calls with upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls: Aixtron Aktiengesellschaft (NASDAQ: AIXG) Started as Buy at UBS. BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK)…
A look at the “hardest working” major brands for 2009 shows that a number of them belong to companies which have done poorly and, in at least one case, may file Chapter…
PepsiCo, Inc. (NYSE: PEP) is the latest of the big companies to hike their dividend payouts this morning. We have not kept an exact tally, but this is getting close to 70…
Everyone, or at least most everyone, loves dividends. While some investors love share buybacks, dividends seem to be the new way we are seeing for companies to reward shareholders. The good news…
