It looks look your fears that high frequency trading (HFT) screwing up the markets are correct. We have often wondered how this benefits anyone other than the HFTs and the exchanges. Most…
Jon C. Ogg Jon OggEach morning we review our top upgrades, downgrades, and initiations from Wall Street research notes. We then look back over these at the end of the week to more closely review…
Updated throughout the day. Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) will cut 40,000 jobs (WSJ) Nasdaq OMX (NASDAQ: NDAQ) will press its objections about the NYSE (NYSE: NYX) merger with Deutsche Borse (WSJ)…
Obama proposes a $447 billion job stimulation package. (Reuters) Economic problems to be the focus of G7 meetings. (Reuters) One Super Congress member threatens to quit over concerns about military budget cuts.…
Jon OggThese are some of this Wednesday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen having an impact from Wall Street research calls. Abaxis, Inc. (NASDAQ: ABAX) maintained Underperform as Bear of the…
Jon OggEach morning we review our top upgrades, downgrades, and initiations from Wall Street analysts. At the end of the week, we review these more closely along with other calls made throughout…
Will Hurricane Irene cost the United States $10 billion? $15 billion? Or even more? It really depends upon whom you speak with on this front. The expected damage count is growing now…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Wednesday morning. Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) Reiterated Buy as Value at Zacks;…
If you can count on the Europeans to do one thing, it is to invent new taxation methods regardless of whether or not it makes sense. After Merkel and Sarkozy met today,…
If you have been a reader of 24/7 Wall St. for long, you know that we appreciate companies that pay dividends just about as much the investors who buy companies because of…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Thursday morning. American International Group, Inc. (NYSE: AIG) Started as Buy at Deutsche…
Jon OggEach morning we give a quick hit to the top Wall Street analyst upgrades and downgrades that we see. As you might expect, some calls are much better, are much more…
Strauss-Kahn resigned at managing director of the IMF. The Japanese economy has fallen into recession and should recover late in the year. (Reuters) LinkedIn priced at $45, the top of its range.…
NYSE (NYSE: NYX) was thrashed as Nasdaq (NASDAQ: NDAQ) and ICE pulled their buyout offer due to regulatory concerns. Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) was savaged by the press as information from its CEO…
BP plc’s (NYSE: BP) deal to drill in the Arctic dissolved as its venture with Rosneft faltered (Reuters) Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) will release results early after a note from its CEO was…
