Charles Schwab : SCHW

Top Analyst Downgrades (ATHN, SCHW, FPL, GENZ, IMAX, SONC)

These are this Friday’s top analyst downgrades and cautious research calls we have seen from Wall Street firms: athenahealth (ATHN)…

Media Digest 8/25/2009

Reuters:   Bernanke will be reappointed as Fed chief. Reuters:   New deficit projects could hurt Obama’s plans. Reuters:   The SEC and…

Media Digest 6/18/2009

Reuters:   China’s expansion is leading to charges is it stripping asset from other under-developed countries. Reuters:   UBS (UBS) will reveal…

Media Digest 8/17/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Reuters:   China Investment Corp will put $2 billion into US mortgages. Reuters:   The US pay czar says be can “claw…

Investors Flee Full-Service Brokers

Many investors feel that their brokers led them astray when the market collapsed. Brokers may not have suggested moving money…

Top 10 Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (SCHW, HSY, LEAP, PCS, MSFT, NFLX, POT, PLD, RSH, SPWRA)

These are the top ten analyst upgrades and downgrades we have seen from Wall Street this Friday morning with about…

Charles Schwab (SCHW) And The Price Of Reputation

Several research firms publish data on corporate reputations each year. It is not difficult to predict which companies are likely…

Schwab (SCHW) Is Sued For Fraud

New York State Attorny General Andrew Cuomo is suing Charles Schwab (SCHW) for fraud. The legal action alleges that the…

Media Digest 7/20/2008

Banks and Brokers… Major Earnings on Deck (GS, JPM, SCHW, BAC, C)

This is the real week for earnings season where the floodgates open.  That is particularly the case for some of…

E*TRADE Valuation May Finally Be Compelling (ETFC, SCHW, AMTD, GS, MS)

E*TRADE Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: ETFC) has been the worst of the online brokerage stock.  With some of the crazy mortgage…

American Companies Selling More $1 Products (AAPL)(KRT)(WMT)(MCD)(SBUX)

American companies are increasingly offering products for $1 or less. Some are among the largest firms in the United States…

Short Sellers Lighten Up On Online Brokers (ETFC, AMTD, SCHW)

We noticed how short sellers had increased their bets against banks and financials, even if this was right at the…

Citi Starts Online Broker Coverage (SCHW, ETFC, AMTD)

Citigroup has initiated coverage of the discount and online brokerage universe this morning.  There is a mix of coverage in…

The 52-Week Low Club (GE)(C)(SCHW)(MGM)

GE (GE) Panic selling over concerns about balance sheet of financial division. Drops to $5.73 from 52-week high of $38.52.…