ThinkstockWith both the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average hitting new all-time highs this week, investors have to wonder how they should be positioning themselves for the rest of the…
ThinkstockThe more the market gets hit, the more people stare at their portfolios and wonder what would be the best additions. We frequently update the UBS Dividend Ruler stocks list, and now…
These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall Street research firms on Thursday, March 20, 2014. They include First Solar, Oracle, Ulta Salon and Under Armour.
Here we are in to the final month of what has been a tremendous year for the stock market, and the 24/7 staff is reviewing what the major Wall Street firms are…
ThinkstockUtility investors have been able to enjoy a true safe haven when it comes to collecting high-yield dividends and above-market dividend yields for years now. That may be coming to an end.…
U.S. equity markets opened very slightly higher this morning but it was all downhill from there. The U.S. jobs report from ADP came in weaker than expected and cast a shadow of…
Jon OggInvestors and traders generally stay on the lookout for new ideas that will generate positive returns or income for their portfolio. 24/7 Wall St. looks over numerous research calls to find…
ThinkstockS&P 500 dividend growth continues to outpace earnings growth, a trend that likely will continue for a few more years. Low yields on fixed income alternatives and historically low dividend payout ratios…
Brian Katt / Wikimedia Commons / GNU Free Documentation LicenseBank of America Merrill Lynch has made some key changes to its US 1 List, which is its collection of best investment ideas…
When the market is strong, companies tend to raise capital. Or insiders decide to cash in some chips. We now have a whole slew of companies conducting secondary offerings now: BreitBurn Energy Partners…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall St. research calls this Monday morning. Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. (NASDAQ: BBBY) raised to…
Today marks the closing of the $32 billion merger between Duke Energy Corp. (NYSE: DUK) and Progress Energy. Duke initiated a one-for-three reverse stock split at the same time and the former…
By now the markets figured out that all of this week’s preliminary jobs numbers did in fact call it right that the unemployment and jobs report was right. So investors are scrambling…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls this Monday. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (NYSE: BBVA) Cut to Sell at Societe Generale. Eastman…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Tuesday morning: ABB Limited (NYSE: ABB) Cut to Equal Weight at Morgan Stanley.…
