Troubled tax return company H&R Block (NYSE: HRB) said today that it would lay-off 400 people. The firm will also close 400 “under-performing” offices. H&R said the moves would save $140 million…
Douglas A. McIntyre These are ten of the top analyst calls seen so far this Tuesday morning from the upgrades, downgrades, and initiations from Wall Street firms: American International Group Inc. (NYSE: AIG) Cut to…
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…
This week’s list of UNUSUAL SUSPECTS for stocks to watch is actually much different from what we have seen in other reports. Earnings season is finally over, so we only have two…
These are this Monday’s top ten analyst calls from Wall Street for upgrades, downgrades, and initiations: BHP Billiton (NYSE: BHP) Started as Neutral at HSBC. Delphi Financial (NYSE: DFG) Started as Outperform…
There are a number of ways to rank brand values. One of the most important is the level at which a brand contributes to the market value of a public company. 24/7…
Richard Breeden has disclosed in an SEC Filing that he has aggressively bought shares of H&R Block (NYSE: HRB) this week. From the dates of March 18 to March 20, Breeden purchased…
Douglas A. McIntyre Below is a snapshot of the individual company news affecting share prices being watched by 247WallSt.com: Amtech Systems (NASDAQ: ASYS) shares up 3% after it announced receipt of a $3.9 million solar…
BRK/A, BNI, KO, PG, WMT, USG, AXP, WFC, MCO, JNJ, COP, UNP, USB, MTB, ASD, NSC, WLP, UNH, IR, HRB It is always interesting to see how Wall Street bets with or…
Stock Tickers: BRK/A, UNP, USB, MTB, ASD, NSC, WLP, UNH, IR, HRB On CNBC’s Mad Money tonight, Jim Cramer reviewed stock picks from Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway (BRK/A) to what is good…
AGP raised to Hold at Jefferies.ARAY started as Underperform at CIBC.BE cut to Underperform at Jefferies.BF/a raised to Overweight at JPMorgan.BOT cut to Neutral at Credit Suisse.CAVM started as Buy at Deutsche…
This is an edited version of the first story to run an expanded list. Last month we all found out that Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway decided to take a ride on the…
