After last Friday’s 600+ point drop in the Dow, the reality is that the United States held up much better than Europe. Bank stocks were hammered and many European key stocks were…
24/7 Wall St. has put together a preview of some of the major companies reporting their quarterly results this week. We are still in the summer doldrums in terms of earnings, but…
June 21, 2016: Markets opened higher again Tuesday ahead of Fed chairwoman Janet Yellen’s appearance on Capitol Hill. The odds continue to improve that British voters will not choose to leave the…
The top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen on Tuesday morning include Coeur Mining, Laredo Petroleum, Marathon Oil, Nike and Statoil.
June 20, 2016: Markets opened higher Monday as sentiment waned that the U.K would wave goodbye to the European Union. Utilities was the only sector on track to post a loss today,…
June 6, 2016: Markets opened higher Monday on rising crude oil prices and expectations for Fed chairwoman Janet Yellen’s noon speech. Energy led the sectors all day, with basic materials coming second.…
June 3, 2016: Markets opened lower again Friday after a disappointing report on U.S. non-farm payrolls. Then the U.S. trade balance tacked on another deficit. The dollar tumbled and, later in the…
The top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen on Wednesday morning include Anheuser-Busch, Charter Communications, Costco, Nike, TiVo, Under Armour and Whole Foods.
May 31, 2016: Markets opened higher Tuesday but only the Nasdaq Composite was able to hold above the break-even line in time for the closing bell. Only the counter-cyclical telecom and utilities…
May 27, 2016: Markets opened higher again Friday and all three major indexes traded higher for the entire session. The second U.S. first-quarter GDP estimate out this morning was lower than expected…
May 18, 2016: Markets opened lower again Wednesday following the lead of both Asian and European markets. Both a strengthening dollar and an unexpected inventory build in U.S. crude oil stockpiles were…
May 12, 2016: Markets opened higher on Thursday despite the report that new claims for unemployment benefits had risen more than expected. Equities drifted below the break-even line by mid-morning and stayed…
May 11, 2016: Markets opened lower on Wednesday as the dollar weakened further against the euro, dragging crude prices down along with it. This morning’s crop of earnings reports were mostly sour,…
The Nike 2014-2015 Sustainable Business Report is full of information, but what will matter the most to investors is that Nike has set new targets for its fiscal year 2020.
Jon C. Ogg The Wells Fargo team of Tom Nikic and Ike Boruchow rated Nike and Under Armour only with Market Perform ratings after a change in coverage.
