Wikimedia CommonsWhen reviewing the “Conviction” or “Focus” list group of Buy rated stocks at Wall Street firms you are typically getting a look at their “Cream of the crop”. It’s not unusual…
Just over one month ago we made the case that perhaps the best short since the heyday of the subprime mortgage debacle may be on the horizon. Our December 5 story identifying…
Interest rates are nearly zero and the Federal Reserve has pledged to keep them that way until unemployment reaches 6.5% and as long as inflation does not get to a level that…
Every Wall St. firm has a lengthy list of Buy-rated stocks. Analysts in the various sectors the firm covers are asked from time to time to present to the director of research…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall St. research firms this Thursday. Alcatel-Lucent S.A. (NYSE: ALU) raised to Neutral from Sell at Credit Suisse.…
24/7 Wall St. has compiled an outlook from many sectors and for many indexes for 2013. Most strategists and economists are calling for upside. However, the fiscal cliff remains an issue in…
Thinkstock SeaWorld Entertainment Inc., which is wholly owned by The Blackstone Group L.P. (NYSE: BX), has filed for an initial public offering to raise $100 million. The number of shares on offer…
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…
