The major US stock indexes opened mostly flat this morning following a softer-than-expected report from the Institute for Supply Management on non-manufacturing growth (our coverage here). The report on new unemployment benefits…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street brokerage and research firms this Wednesday morning. Carnival Corp. (NYSE: CCL) Maintained Hold but cut estimates…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Tuesday morning. Arcelor Mittal (NYSE: MT) Started as Equal Weight at Barclays. Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:…
Paulson & Co. Inc. is another hedge fund group that investors use for Whale Watching, although this last quarter was not exactly kind to Mr. Paulson’s billions… The current 13F report shows…
Jon OggThese are some of this Tuesday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen having an impact from Wall Street research calls. Alon USA Energy, Inc. (NYSE: ALJ) is the value stock…
At about mid-day, the Dow is off nearly -4%, the Nasdaq is off nearly -4.5%, and the S&P 500 is down just over -4%. It’s not a good day, and things are…
Most investors love when the market bounces big after a huge sell-off. The 600+ point drop in the Dow Jones Industrial Average on Monday actually came to almost 2,000 lost DJIA points…
The Federal Reserve is under pressure to offer solutions to falling markets and a slow economy. (Reuters) The Swiss franc hits a record against the euro. (Reuters) Bank of America (NYSE: BAC)…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Thursday morning. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NYSE: AMD) Raised to Outperform at FBR.…
Every state posted GDP growth between 2000 and 2010, according to the latest U.S Department of Commerce data, which was released earlier this week. The growth rates, however, were very wide. Michigan’s…
Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) earnings were below expectations, but those of Dell (NYSE: DELL) were above. (Reuters) The FCC asked Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAP) to attend a meeting on location-based…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Monday morning. American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (NYSE: AEO) Raised to Positive at Susquehanna.…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Tuesday morning. Air Products & Chemicals Inc. (NYSE: APD) Reiterated Buy and $108…
Casinos are not generally thought of for having the world’s highest dividend payouts. That may be slowly changing, particularly now that it seems that Las Vegas is fully mature and has more…
A sharp increase in costs hurt Google’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) first quarter earnings. (Reuters) Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) is expected to beat earnings forecasts but mortgage costs will hurt its numbers. (Reuters) Banks…
