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Investing
Beware: Spin-Off Efforts May Wreck Corporate Credit
Standard & Poor's has a real warning: Spin-offs often hurt the credit quality of the parent company that is left behind.
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Investing
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: AMC, ADP, Barrick, Cree, Rackspace, Walmart and More
These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations covered by 24/7 Wall St. on Monday, September 15, 2014.
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Economy
Small Business Hiring Trends Look Less Robust
Paychex signaled a mixed bag in pre-unemployment and pre-payrolls data for the month of August.
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Technology
And Then There Were Three: ADP Loses Triple-A Rating
ThinkstockWhen Automatic Data Processing Inc. (NYSE: ADP) announced on Thursday that it would spin off its dealer services business, it didn’t take long for the credit ratings agencies to swing into action.…
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Apps & Software
IPO Payday at Paylocity
For its initial public offering Wednesday morning, Paylocity priced 7.05 million shares at $17, above the expected range of $14 to $16. Shares of the cloud-based software company traded as high as…
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Services
Low Jobs Growth Could Wreck Payroll and Service Providers in 2014
The economy continues to add jobs, the ADP National Employment Index said Wednesday, just not a lot of them. The report also hints that ADP and others in payroll processing and the…
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Investing
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: GE, Groupon, Micron, Sirius XM and More
These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall Street research firms for Friday January 3.
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Technology
Merrill Lynch’s Best Technology Ideas for 2014
In a new research report, the Merrill Lynch team points out that the sector is trading at the steepest discount to the market in its history. It seems that 2014 might be…
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Investing
Top Analyst Downgrades and Stocks to Sell: ADP, Broadcom, Ligand, Mosaic and More
Jon OggIt is Friday and the markets have another monthly employment report to absorb, but Wall Street analysts also have many research calls that have been made. 24/7 Wall St. reviews many…
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Investing
Top 10 Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: ADP, GameStop, Myriad, SolarCity and More
Jon OggInvestors and traders are frequently looking for fresh research ideas that will generate higher income or more profits. 24/7 Wall St. reviews many analyst research calls to find great ideas in…
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Media
Jefferies Tech, Media, Telecom Conference Stocks to Buy: Micron, Broadsoft and Others
ThinkstockWith the Jefferies Global Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) conference in New York City wrapping up on Thursday, we wanted to give our readers an update on the stocks we mentioned last…
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Investing
Closing Bell for Thursday on Wall Street: Markets Rise to New Highs on Jobs Report
U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning following upward revisions from the Bureau of Labor Statistics on non-farm payrolls in February and March and a larger-than-expected rise in payrolls in April (more…
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Investing
24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell — Thursday: Markets Open Higher, S&P Posts Another All-time High
U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning, buoyed by a smaller-than-expected total of new claims for unemployment benefits in the U.S. (more coverage here). The U.S. trade deficit also fell while unit…
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Media
Jefferies Top Stock Picks for Tech, Media, Telecom Ahead of TMT Conference
ThinkstockWall Street firms have a tradition of hosting conferences to highlight market sectors in which they specialize in research coverage. Next week, May 7 through May 9, Jefferies will host its annual…
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Jobs
Why Unofficial Estimates Likely Are Dropping for Payrolls and Employment on Friday
Ed Brown, via Wikimedia CommonsThe U.S. Employment Situation from the Labor Department is looking as though it will be less and less bullish for the markets on Friday. We will get to the…
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