ThinkstockOffshore drilling and services firm Transocean Ltd. (NYSE: RIG) will replace Dell Inc. on the S&P 500 index after the close of trading on Monday, October 28. Transocean, based in Zug, Switzerland,…
Jon OggEarnings season is in full swing and we are supposed to be very close to a deal to reverse the federal government shutdown and to a deal on the debt ceiling.…
ThinkstockShould you chase short sellers, particularly in the energy business? That is what you have to ask yourself after a Credit Suisse report on the sector. Oil has remained above $100 a…
courtesy of Chevron Corp.Following a November 2011 leak of about 3,600 barrels of oil from a rig offshore of Brazil, Chevron Corp. (NYSE: CVX) and driller Transocean Ltd. (NYSE: RIG) were slapped…
Jon OggInvestors and traders often get to read about the Wall Street analyst upgrades, but they often do not get to hear when to sell or avoid a stock. Each morning 24/7…
Jon OggLabor Day is behind us and attendance should be starting back with interest in the markets again. Each morning 24/7 Wall St. reviews literally dozens and dozens of Wall Street analyst…
August 14, 2013: U.S. equity markets opened lower this morning even after the eurozone reported positive GDP growth in the second quarter, bringing an official end to the continent’s recession. Germany’s GDP…
Jon OggInvestors frequently get to see the analyst upgrades and Buy ratings from Wall Street firms, particularly in a rising stock market. What investors often do not get to see is when…
These are the top analyst downgrades, cautious research notes and stocks to sell from Wall Street for Thursday, July 11, 2013. They include Wynn Resorts, Avago Technologies, Transocean and Lululemon.
When we screen stocks at the Wall Street firms we cover, we always are anxious to provide our readers with the stocks that the top firms feel have the most upside from…
These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations from select Wall Street research calls on Tuesday, July 2, 2013. They include Cheniere Energy, Groupon, Linn Energy and Seagate Technology.
ThinkstockLast year was a good year for oil and gas stocks, but unless a company had a refining and marketing operation, it was not a great year. Share prices rose by at…
ThinkstockActivist investor Carl Icahn had proposed that the world’s largest offshore drilling firm, Transocean Ltd. (NYSE: RIG), pay shareholders a one-time dividend of $4 a share and to replace 3 board members…
Paul Ausick U.S. equity markets opened slightly lower this morning after the Bank of England left its key interest rate and asset purchase program unchanged (more coverage here). In Asia, China’s consumer price index…
U.S. equity markets opened lower this morning on relatively little economic data. In Europe, Germany reported that industrial production rose 1.2%, while a house price index in the U.K.rose 1.1% month-over-month. In…
