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States Losing the Most Jobs to China
Debate over how many jobs the United States loses to China has gone on for years. Today, China is one of the two largest manufacturing economies in the world. The other is…
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Investing
24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell — July 26, 2012: Market Jumps on ECB President’s Vow
The three major US stock indexes opened higher this morning following European Central Bank president Mario Draghi’s promise to “do whatever it takes to preserve the euro” (our coverage here). What he…
4:09pm ET
Investing
24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell — July 25, 2012: Markets Mixed on Spotty Earnings Reports
The three major US stock indexes opened mixed this morning with the Nasdaq Composite slightly negative on an unexpectedly weak earnings report from Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) (more coverage here). A weak…
8:05am ET
Investing
Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (APC, BUD, ACN, BKW, CTSH, DF, EPR, GE, GGP, MMM, PSX, QCOM, O, SNDK, SNH, SPG, SVU, SKT)
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall St. research calls this Monday. Anadarko Petroleum Corp. (NYSE: APC): Raised to Outperform at Credit Suisse. Anheuser-Busch…
12:02pm ET
Industrials
GE Leading Conglomerates in 2012, Set For Highest Close of Year
General Electric Company (NYSE: GE) is exhibiting a pattern which might not have seemed possible at the start of June. If the 2% gain to $20.60 holds up this Friday, GE will…
3:54pm ET
Investing
3M Wasting Time With Federal Signal Tech Purchase
Federal Signal Corp. (NYSE: FSS) is surging on news that 3M Co. (NYSE: MMM) is going to acquire the company’s technology business called FSTech. The deal is only $110 million in cash,…
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Investing
Japan Boosts Payments for Solar Power (FSLR, SPWR, TSL, STP, YGE, SHCAY, MMM)
The solar PV industry just got a little bright. The government of Japan has approved a new feed-in tariff plan for the country that will pay developers of solar energy generation a…
10:49am ET
Industrials
After the Fall: Value and Upside in Conglomerate Stocks (GE, MMM, UTX, HON, TYC)
Searching for a value play in conglomerate stocks may resemble looking for a needle in a haystack. The companies are so large and diversified that anything short of a major shake-up barely…
4:04pm ET
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell (ORCL, NOV, MMM, TEVA, JDSU, AMCX, MT, HNR, KSS, WIN, DDS, JKS, PGR, SOL, URRE, MNST, WFR)
The major US stock indexes opened significantly higher this morning as investors were heartened by yesterday’s nationalization of Spain’s Bankia. The Bank of England also keps rates and asset purchases stable. This…
8:25am ET
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ARMH, BIG, CHKM, CSCO, CPWM, DLB, HGSI, JDSU, LINE, MMM, NOV, ORCL, RGP, TPX, TLLP, TEVA, VRTX)
These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls this Thursday. ARM Holdings PLC (NASDAQ: ARMH) Raised to Market Perform at Bernstein. Big Lots…
12:05pm ET
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Dividend Hikes To Continue in 2012 (T, XOM, GE, PFE, CVX, JNJ, MSFT, PG, CSCO, JPM, WMT, KO, MMM)
Dividends have continued to rise. Better yet, they are expected to keep rising for the rest of the year. A study from Dow Jones Indexes showed a rise of almost 2.2% so…
2:35pm ET
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Top Earnings Previews For Early In The Week Ahead (COP, ILMN, NFLX, TXN, AMGN, AAPL, T, BIDU, COH, JNPR, MMM, RF, X, UTX)
Earnings season is in full swing and we have many key reports due in the coming week. 24/7 Wall St. has provided some detailed previews for the key earnings reports we expect…
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Industrials
Conglomerates Bracing For GE & Honeywell Earnings… Higher Expectations (GE, HON, MMM, UTX, TYC)
Conglomerates are soft so far on Wednesday but they have turned up ahead of the wave of earnings this week. A screen at Finviz showed that the conglomerate sector is leading the pack…
10:53am ET
Investing
24/7 Wall St. Top Analyst Calls of the Week (AONE, ALU, AMSC, NLY, AAPL, CSCO, COH, CSTR, COP, DLR, IBM, LF, MMM, M, OPEN, POST, SIRI, SOHU, TRLG, ZOLT)
Jon OggThis last week was very busy, and Friday’s disappointing trading day skewed many research reports. Each morning we track analyst upgrades and downgrades and over the weekend we review each to…
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell (AONE, EXPE, RIMM, AMGN, MMM, AAPL, CSCO, AMSC, BG, DNKN, LO, PEP, PM, SIRI, TDC, IPSU, TSL, DMND, GRPN, TLEO, CZR)
The three major US stock indexes opened a bit higher this morning, and after some volatility have managed to get to the final half hour of trading with a modest gain. Some…