The markets opened lower this morning and not until mid-afternoon were equities able to put a mark above yesterday’s close. European stocks traded mixed all day, and that coupled with rising crude…
Our series on expected upside in stock prices continues today with a look at the biofuels sector. What you are about to see are numbers that, for the most part, defy gravity.…
Each morning 24/7 Wall St. issues a list of some of the key analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research firms. We review these and other calls from the week…
Two major oil refiners have reported third-quarter earnings since the market closed last night. Both posted better-than-expected earnings primarily due to sharply higher refining margins. Western Refining Corp. (NYSE: WNR) reported net…
Stocks opened higher this morning and the gains held up pretty well all day. The Federal Reserve Open Market Committee report contained no big surprises, with interest rates continuing to be held…
These are some of Wednesday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls. American Water Works Company, Inc. (NYSE: AWK) added to Strong Buy List at Zacks. Bank…
The month of October was a solid month for stocks, one of the best months of our lifetimes. We have two groups today and the first is the stocks which rose the…
Crude oil prices have jumped more than $3/barrel this morning on the expectation that the European agreement on sovereign debt will put some life back into the global economy. That outcome is…
The Department of Energy is out with its weekly oil data and the data is showing a larger draw-down that what API had signaled yesterday. Crude oil inventories fell by 4.729 million…
Jon OggThese are some of this Tuesday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen having an impact from Wall Street research calls. ARM Holdings plc (NASDAQ: ARMH) Raised to Buy at Citigroup. CareFusion Corporation…
Since the beginning of September, copper and corn prices have fallen dramatically, with copper off nearly -35% from its 12 month high and corn off about -25%. Because both are often seen…
Jon OggThis last week was a bad end to a bad quarter and the research calls were very mixed. We went through the numerous upgrades and downgrades to identify which calls were…
Jon OggThese are some of this Thursday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen having an impact from Wall Street research calls. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NYSE: AMD) Cut to Underperform at…
If the US has an energy policy — a big if — that policy turns on two factors. One, reducing energy imports; and two, reducing environmentally harmful emissions. How the US will…
In the week ended September 16th, the US exported more refined products than it imported. Year-over-year, the US is now exporting 714,000 barrels/day more refined products than it is importing. The largest…
