Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall St. research calls this Tuesday. Badger Meter Inc. (NYSE: BMI) raised to Outperform as Bull of the…
U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning and got another boost following a meeting between President Obama and House Speaker John Boehner to discuss a solution to the impending fiscal cliff. In…
courtesy of YouTubeThe Federal Reserve probably will add to its bond-buying programs as the economy continues to sputter. (Reuters) India begins an investigation into Wal-Mart Stores Inc.’s (NYSE: WMT) activity in the country,…
ThinkstockJapan has fallen into recession, which has been expected for some time. Japan’s Cabinet Office reported that third-quarter gross domestic product contracted 3.5% on a per annum basis. That was worse than…
Wikimedia CommonsFamous Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS) market analysts Abby Joseph Cohen has forecast that stocks could rise 10% to 15% in 2013. Given the market’s performance over the past three…
Trey Thoelcke ThinkstockDropping Gasoline Prices Gasoline prices have moved back almost to where they were a year ago. That means the drag of fuel prices on the economy becomes increasingly less likely. Only a…
We are seeing larger insider selling transactions ahead of year-end by many corporate insiders. With higher taxes on capital gains an almost certainty now, insiders are faced with a choice of selling…
We are entering the closing stretch of 2013, and Wall St. is starting to make its adjustments for 2013 S&P 500 price targets. As 2013 gets closer we will make adjustments to…
thinkstockWal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) India suspends some employees as it begins a bribery investigation. (Reuters) PMI data for Europe drops to 2009 lows. (Reuters) S&P confirms its AA+ rating of France…
courtesy of AOLAs a Justice Department investigation of Deepwater Horizon continues, BP PLC (NYSE: BP) may pay a record fine for the results of the disaster. (Reuters) Qatar says it would back…
thinkstockAdvanced Micro Devices Inc. (NYSE: AMD) has hired J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) to explore options, which may include the firm’s sale. (Reuters) Federal Reserve Vice Chair Janet Yellen says…
The U.S. Federal Reserve Bank and other U.S. bank regulators said this morning that new regulations related to capital reserve requirements for the country’s banks will be delayed beyond the current January…
ThinkstockElection Day has come and gone. President Obama won a second term. The current electoral vote was by a margin of about 3 to 2 (unofficial), but the percentage last seen was…
thinkstockAmazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) will be able to sell cheaper e-books. (Reuters) Amazon is likely to win its showdown of e-books in Europe with Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) as the loser. (Reuters)…
Wikimedia CommonsGoldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS) has trimmed the number of partners at the firm to 407, according to a report from Reuters. In February the firm listed 438 partners. The…
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