March 4, 2016: Markets opened slightly higher on Friday then promptly sank into the red following the employment situation report for February. As traders weighed the odds of another Fed interest rate…
February 23, 2016: Markets opened lower on Tuesday on concerns on China’s economy and then got worse from there. European markets reacted badly to a huge writedown at miner BHP Billiton and…
Starbucks and Schlumberger are among the top mega-cap stocks that received analyst upgrades in the week ending February 19.
February 18, 2016: Markets opened higher on Thursday, but slipped below the breakeven line shortly afterwards. The DJIA wobbled around break-even for most of the day, while both the S&P 500 and…
Warren Buffett has now released the official equity holdings of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) as of December 31, 2016. That makes this the official Buffett stocks for 2016, but we would…
The top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen on Tuesday include Broadcom, Dollar General, Goldman Sachs, Peabody Energy, Qualcomm and SunEdison.
February 12, 2016: Markets opened higher on Friday as both the financial and energy sectors attracted investors again after being sold off earlier in the week. Financial stocks added more than 3.5%…
February 11, 2016: Markets opened lower on Thursday as investors appear to have lost their appetite for equities, preferring instead to gorge on government bonds. Demand for U.K. gilts, German bunds, and…
February 8 2016: Markets opened lower again on Monday as continued fallout from Friday’s U.S. employment situation raised concerns about the U.S. economy in Asia and Europe. The worst performing sector today…
The top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen on Friday, February 5, include Coca-Cola, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, LinkedIn, Linn Energy, Tableau Software and Weatherford International.
February 4, 2016: Markets opened mixed on Thursday following worse-than-expected reports on new claims for unemployment benefits, factory orders down nearly 3%, and a big jump in the number of job cuts…
February 2, 2016: Markets opened lower again on Tuesday and was never able to turn around as it did on Monday. Both European and Asian markets traded lower and U.S. markets kept…
January 28, 2016: Markets opened higher on Thursday, apparently bolstered by the outstanding earnings report from social media giant Facebook. The euphoria did not last until noon, but equities did rise in…
January 25, 2016: Markets opened lower on Friday and did not reach positive territory at any time during the day. Losses were modest though, remaining under 1% by and large. The FOMC…
Monday's top analyst calls include American Express, Caterpillar, Expedia, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, Home Depot, PayPal, 3D Systems, Twitter and Whole Foods.
