Short interest on January 15 showed bets against financial shares listed on the NYSE climbed when compared to December 31 numbers. Shares short in Countrywide Financial (CFC) rose 32.5 million to 166.9…
Sprint (S) Lay-offs and weak subscriber numbers. Falls to $8.15 from 52-week high of $23.42. Under Armour (UA) Weak forecast kills shares. Drops to $26.52 from 52-week high of $73.40. Seagate (STX)…
These are not at all the only key impact analyst calls, but these are the early bird calls that 247WallSt.com is focusing on: Adobe (NASDAQ: ADBE) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at…
These are not the only impact analyst calls this morning, but these are the top calls that 247WallSt.com is focusing on: ABB Ltd. (NYSE: ABB) downgraded to SELL from Hold at Citigroup.…
There have been major reports for days and weeks that have revolved around many financial services, banks, lenders, and the like merging. The truth is that the carnage in the financial sector…
Short interest of stocks listed on the NYSE as of December 31 showed that retailers and financial companies had sharp increases when compared to the figures on December 14. Shares sold short…
ROBERT W.BAIRD has initiated mostly cautious coverage on Banks and Financials this morning. Most are Neutral rated, although there are a few Outperform ratings in the coverage group. Here are the initiations.…
Truckers led the drop after a fake $100 oil print and after a YRC Worldwide (NASDAQ: YRCW) acquisition write-down, pulling down Arkansas Best (NASDAQ: ABFS) and others. With no surprise, airlines followed…
According to Reuters, housing prices had a record annual drop. Reuters writes that Sallie Mae (SLM) will raise $2.5 billion using stock and convertible notes. Reuters writes that Joseph Lewis has increased…
These are not the only analyst calls moving stocks today in pre-market trading, but these are the top calls that 247WallSt.com is reviewing this morning: AMBAC Financial (ABK) raised to Outperform from…
The November 30 short interest of NYSE traded stocks shows that the market is predicting a further drop in financial and tech stocks. The numbers compare to November 15, 2007. The short…
The federal government and several large mortgage lenders have a plan to freeze loan rates for certain subprime borrowers. The Wall Street Journal writes that ‘The Bush administration and major financial institutions…
Short interest for stocks traded on the NYSE was up about 3% for the period ending November 15 compared to the October 31 numbers. Bets against big financials sky-rocketed, and positions in…
Last night came the filing from Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK-A) showing its public company stock holdings as of September 30, 2007. Berkshire’s four largest holdings in the report are American Express (NYSE:AXP), Coca-Cola…
Following is the short interest in stocks of major companies traded on the NYSE. Figures are as of October 15 and compare to numbers on September 28, 2007. Most of the large…
