Perhaps not surprisingly, in early January, short interest was on the rise for most of the top six most heavily shorted stocks traded on the New York Stock Exchange.
Wednesday's top analyst calls include Apple, AT&T, DuPont, Fitbit, Huntington Bancshares, McDonald's, Merck, Newmont Mining and Sprint.
AT&T is scheduled to report its fourth-quarter financial results after the markets close on Tuesday.
Chris Lange 24/7 Wall St. has put together a preview of some of the Dow Jones Industrial Average companies (and others) that are reporting their quarterly results this week.
24/7 Wall St. screened the Merrill Lynch research data base for stocks that should not only hold up well in the face of continued selling but have solid upside potential when things…
A vault like balance sheet, decades of profit and dividend payments, presence in a growing tech sector, and several businesses nearly immune to recession. Verizon (NYSE: VZ). 24/7 Wall St. co-founder and…
This January sell-off has the same characteristics of every sell-off. Everything gets sold, regardless of the quality of the investment.
General Electric saw its short interest drop sharply between the December 15 and December 31 settlement dates for the second period in a row. Meanwhile, short sellers piled on to Pfizer and…
AT&T is starting off the new year with an offer of unlimited data for new and existing customers.
Verizon Communications could have a better 2016 than it did in 2015. If you include the dividend yield in a total return calculation, analysts on Wall Street were looking for a more…
In a new research note, Jefferies makes the case that earnings could give a lift to the sagging market, and with low expectations, the lift could be solid.
If you want to own stocks no matter what, ones with serious long-term prospects and dividends, the class of defensive stocks is where investors will want to hide out.
Looking outside the United States can sometimes reveal other companies that offer the same stability, with the added benefit of global diversification if a U.S.-specific problem develops.
Here are four stocks that will help you sleep easy regardless of how the broader indexes perform for the rest of this year.
One great move is to look for safe stocks that pay solid dividends. That often means companies where the demand rarely drops, despite economic and market conditions.
