The AP has discovered that China is replacing lead in a number of the pieces of jewelry that it makes for export with cadmium. Medical books say that the metal can cause irreversible liver…
Douglas A. McIntyre 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…
These are some of the top pre-market analyst upgrades and positive research calls we have seen from Wall Street with more than two hours until the market opens: BT Group (BT) Raised…
These are some of Tuesday morning’s top pre-market upgrades and downgrades we have seen from Wall Street analysts with more than two hours until the open: BJ’s Wholesale (NYSE: BJ) Raised to…
According to Reuters, Bank of America (BAC) and Merrill Lynch did agree on a bonus package for employees before the merger. There had been questions about the approval. Reuters reports that January…
NOVA Chemicals (NCX) Ratings cut pushes shares down to $1.28 compard to a 52-week high of $32.46. Regions Financial (RF) Still falling after analyst downgrades. Falls to $2.67 from 52-week high of…
Is the Barbie doll going the way of the Raphus cucullatus (Dodo Bird)? Mattel (MAT) posted awful sales for the last quarter. The toy company said revenue fell 11% to $1.94 billion…
Douglas A. McIntyre We have seen earnings this morning from toy giants Hasbro Inc. (NYSE: HAS) and Mattel Inc. (NYSE: MAT). One is a relative winner, while one is not.
According to Reuters, the FDIC may have to borrow money from Treasury to see it though a wave of bank failures. Reuters reports that Lehman (LEH) has asked three investment firms to…
Mattel (NYSE: MAT) may have feared it would wear the China "kick me" sign forever. Until Baxter (NYSE: BAX) came along. The new poster boy for not keeping an eye on China…
Some of these stocks hit 52-week lows and recovered off of lows so they won’t have a low close. But these did all touch or breach the 52-week lows. At the end…
If analysts were cowboys they’d say, "It’s getting pretty darn thin out there on the research front." Here are the few analyst calls we are looking at today ahead of what most…
There are many other impacting analyst calls today, but these are the top calls that 24/7 Wall St. is focusing on: The Andersons (ANDE) raised to Buy at Banc of America. Autodesk…
These are not the only impacting analyst calls in the land of upgrades & downgrades, but these are the top ten analyst calls 24/7 Wall St. is looking at today: Baker Hughes…
"More than four million Chinese-made toys sold in the U.S. as Aqua Dots are being recalled after reports that children became seriously ill after swallowing beads containing a chemical that causes a…
