Assured Guaranty Ltd.
NYSE: AGO
$89.79
Closing price March 26, 2024
There is another Greece situation that was actually closer to the U.S. and may have more directly exposure to the U.S. than Greece. The inevitable bankruptcy of Puerto Rico has finally arrived, sort...
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On the heels of the Greek financial crisis, Puerto Rico had a crisis of its own. The country announced that it would not be able to pay its debts to its bondholders which hit close to home for some...
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While most of the market has been focused on a Greek exit or even default, MBIA shares are suffering from a potential default closer to home.
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Monday’s stock market sell-off may have looked harsh as the Greece exit of the Euro looks closer and closer. Municipal bond investors now have a much larger risk in the United States than they...
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One natural inclination for investors during bull market runs is to avoid stocks that have been the largest percentage gainers. The logic is that they will be the first to roll over and trade down if...
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A federal judge in Manhattan ruled yesterday that Flagstar Bancorp Inc. (NYSE: FBC) must pay $90.1 million to bond insurer Assured Guaranty Ltd. (NYSE: AGO) in a mortgage “putback” case. The...
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These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls this Thursday. Analog Devices Inc. (NYSE: ADI) Reiterated Buy with $43 target at Argus. ARM...
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Bank of America Corporation (NYSE: BAC) is out with its first quarter earnings and there is some ammo for bulls and bears alike. Earnings of $2.05 billion were reported as $0.17 EPS and revenues...
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Media reports questioning whether the United States will keep its “Triple-A Rating” in the future are frequent. The fear of endless budget deficit spending and quantitative easing have...
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These are this Thursday morning’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls: Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) Started as Market Perform at JMP...
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These are ten of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from early Wall Street research calls this Wednesday morning: American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP) Started as Buy at...
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There is still a flood of secondary offerings coming down the pipe. We have secondaries from Consolidated Edison Inc. (NYSE: ED), Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. (NYSE: KMP), Vanguard Natural...
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Assured Guaranty Ltd. (NYSE: AGO) over 32% to a yearly high of $28.14 after the company posted earnings of $0.44 per share, beating analysts estimates. Semitool Inc (NASDAQ: SMTL) rose over 30% to...
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These are some of the top early-bird analyst downgrades and cautious research calls we have seen from Wall Street analysts early this Monday morning: Assured Guaranty (AGO) Cut to Neutral at UBS....
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Texas Instruments (TXN) Bad earnings take chip company down. Falls to $23.28 from 52-week high of $38.79. AMD (AMD) Chip company may have changed CEOs but Wall St. still thinks company is dead. Sells...
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