ThinkstockThis might be one of those times that’s it difficult to tell the players even with a scorecard. The battle for control of the living room is about to be joined in…
24/7 Wall St. has been delivering readers many lists of stocks that offer upside as the S&P 500 Index and Dow Jones Industrial Average are within striking distance of all-time highs. The…
Courtesy Research in Motion Ltd.Today marks the U.S. launch of the new BlackBerry Z10 touchscreen phone from the eponymous BlackBerry (NASDAQ: BBRY). The new phone goes on sale at AT&T Inc. (NYSE:…
thinkstockThe venerable Dow Jones Industrial Average has been a benchmark for investors since its creation in 1896 by Charles Dow. Twelve stocks made up that first list, which was designed to represent…
U.S. equity markets opened lower this morning following a weekend of confusion over the proposed solution to the banking problem in Cyprus. It’s not that Cyprus claims a particularly large banking system,…
thinkstockWe’ve been following for some time now the jockeying for position that has been going on in the entertainment industry. The past weekend brought a new offer from Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:…
ThinkstockIn this morning’s top analyst upgrades and downgrades from 24/7 Wall St. (released each morning), one of the top upgrades was in Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ). It was an upgrade from Citigroup…
Jon OggInvestors and traders are always looking for good research-driven ideas for stocks to buy and stocks to sell. Some of these come from independent research and some come from sell-side firms…
thinkstockVerizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) wants to turn the model for payment to creators of premium content on its head. Its proposal is to pay based on the audience that shows and…
Douglas A. McIntyre ThinkstockHSBC Job Cuts The restructuring of the financial services industry, which has ranged from 30,000 layoffs at Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC) to cuts at Citigroup Inc. (NYSE: C) and Barclays…
ThinkstockJ.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) and many other banks change risk models to cover Basel III requirements. (Reuters) Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) will measure its batteries by a high standard that…
ThinkstockAs Washington tries to find its way out of increasing debt, the debate continues over whether American companies should pay more or less in taxes. Meanwhile, some of the largest U.S. public…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and reiterations seen by 24/7 Wall St. from the key Wall St. research calls this Wednesday. Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) reiterated Buy with…
ThinkstockShares of MetroPCS Communications Inc. (NYSE: PCS) jumped to a 52-week high of $14.51 the day last October when the company announced its proposed merger with T-Mobile USA, which is owned by…
Short sellers have continued to by and large increase their short-sale bets against the quality high-yield dividend stocks. The price gains must lead short sellers to believe that the yields are getting…
