Last year seemed like another of unrelenting layoffs, but ten large companies added, in total, more than 200,000 jobs, according to Challenger, Gray & Christmas. Most of this increase in employment was…
These are some of this Friday’s key analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls. Aeropostale, Inc. (NYSE: ARO) Cut to Underperform at Wells Fargo. Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:…
Investors have tried for years to follow the strategy of Warren Buffett, considered by many to be the greatest investor in history. That’s ironic given how little he seems to care about…
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-B, BRK-A) has shown its latest holdings as of the close on September 30, 2010. The changes were big on the first two lists but more static on…
CIA World FactbookIn its first fiscal quarter of 2011, ending June 30, 2010, India posted GDP growth of 8.8%, the country’s highest growth rate in 3 years. Manufacturing grew a whopping 12.4%,…
The airline industry has recovered solidly from a string of losing quarters, but it now faces another issue brought on by the discovery last week of an explosive device in an air-cargo…
These are some of this Wednesday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research notes: Adobe Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADBE) Cut to Neutral at Robert W. Baird; Cut to…
Today’s corporate America is dominated by service companies, tech firms, and huge retailers which have thousands of locations and hundreds of thousands of workers. At the end of the decade following WWII,…
Reuters:  A bill to help small business may be the last chance the Democrats have to help stimulate jobs before the election. Reuters:  BP plc (NYSE: BP) oil spill claims should be below…
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-B, BRK-A) has shown its latest holdings as of the close on June 30, 2010. These have been broken down into 3 groups of ‘A to G’ and…
Reuters: BP plc (NYSE: BP) defended its CEO as it considered new options to kill the well. Reuters:  The Senate voted to restore jobless benefits. Reuters:  Obama’s budget review may trim the…
These are some of the top analyst research calls with upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street firms this Thursday morning: AFLAC Incorporated (NYSE: AFL) Raised to Outperform at KBW. AmeriCredit…
Jon OggFedEx Corporation (NYSE: FDX) may have been part of the reason for the rally late today that took markets into positive territory. Headlines hit late in the day on the Dow…
This weekend’s edition of the UNUSUAL SUSPECTS is an unusual list indeed. We have many big issues to watch for the coming week. Our cast of characters in the UNUSUAL SUSPECTS includes…
These are some of this Thursday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this morning: Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) Started as Buy at Stifel Nicolaus. ArcelorMittal (NYSE:…
