The markets have not yet seen how 2018 is going to turn out, but many Wall Street brokerages have issued their preliminary targets for the S&P 500 for 2019.
The top analyst upgrades, downgrades and other research calls from Wednesday include Broadcom, China Life, Crocs, Eli Lilly, Lockheed Martin, Philip Morris, Rio Tinto and Spotify.
The top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen on Tuesday, include Best Buy, Caterpillar, Nokia, UnitedHealth and Wal-Mart.
The the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen on Wednesday morning include Broadcom, Flex, Genworth Financial, Micron Technology, Salesforce.com, UBS and Wal-Mart.
The market reaction to the British vote to leave the European Union has been catastrophic, not just in the U.S. markets but globally everything has pulled back. Perhaps the hardest hit sectors…
Against all odds, the citizens of the United Kingdom have voted to exit the European Union by a large 4 point margin. Against all odds literally, because UK bookies all favored…
Douglas A. McIntyre The SEC has announced that Merrill Lynch agreed to pay a $10 million penalty to settle charges that it was responsible for misleading statements.
The top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen on Friday morning include Allergan, Lockheed Martin, Mylan, Nordstrom, Petrobras, NVIDIA, Western Digital.
The top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen on Wednesday morning include Anadarko Petroleum, Dollar General, Encana, FedEx, Teva Pharmaceutical and UBS.
Most U.S. investors tend to focus on U.S. equities and issues. The larger picture in the financial sector and in the financial markets requires a full global view.
Thursday was a day dominated by European bank weakness based on balance sheet concerns and profitability concerns.
Wednesday's top analyst calls include AIG, Baidu, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Dow Chemical, Mallinckrodt, Palo Alto Networks, Tesla and Xilinx.
Tuesday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations include Altria, CEVA, CONSOL Energy, Enbridge Energy Partners, NVIDIA, UBS and Visa.
Wednesday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations include Akamai Technologies, Apple, Devon Energy, GrubHub, JetBlue Airways, Kroger, Twitter, UBS and Yelp.
The SEC announced that UBS has agreed to settle and pay $19.5 million for false or misleading statements and omissions in offering materials that UBS provided to U.S. investors.
Chris Lange 
