Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall St. research calls this Friday. Advance Auto Parts Inc. (NYSE: AAP) named Bear of the Day at…
The three major U.S. stock indexes opened higher this morning as expectations had been raised that the European Central Bank would institute some kind of bond-buying program to shore up the Eurozone’s…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall St. research calls this Thursday. Activision Blizzard Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI) raised to Overweight at Piper Jaffray. Arena…
Jon OggThese are the top analyst calls of upgrades, downgrades and initiations we have seen from Wall St. research calls this Tuesday morning. American States Water Co. (NYSE: AWR) cut to Neutral…
Barclays PLC (NYSE: BCS) did not take long to appoint a new chief executive. The CEO is Antony Jenkins. He ran the retail part of the financial firm, so he was far…
Douglas A. McIntyre Barclays’ Brave New CEO Barclays PLC (NYSE: BCS) did not take long to appoint a new chief executive. The CEO is Antony Jenkins. He ran the retail part of the financial firm,…
Douglas A. McIntyre Moody’s cuts its growth forecast for emerging economies. (MarketWatch) Antony Jenkins, who runs Barclays PLC’s (NYSE: BCS) retail business, is made chief executive. (Reuters) Samsung launches new Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) Windows-based…
courtesy AOL Inc.AOL Inc. (NYSE: AOL) announced this morning that it will complete the final steps needed to return approximately $1.1 billion to shareholders in the form of a special dividend of…
Paul Ausick nationsonline.orgEuropean stocks are up today on the possibility of further monetary stimulus in China boosted investor confidence, and investors await reports that may show the U.S. economy is improving. Prime Minister Jean-Claude…
Standard Chartered continues to seek an agreement with the U.S. government to settle money laundering charges. (Reuters) The new Samsung tablet has a unique split screen technology. (Reuters) A judge presses for…
U.S. stock index futures are headed for a weaker open this morning, with futures for the Standard & Poor’s 500, the Dow Jones and the Nasdaq 100 down 0.3% to 0.5%. The S&P…
Trey Thoelcke Societe Generale SA on Wednesday blamed its worse-than-expected second-quarter profit on write-downs on assets in the United States and Russia. France’s second-largest lender by market value reported that its net profit in…
Deutsche Bank AG (NYSE: DB) is going to please Wall St., although perhaps not its investment professionals employed by the bank. The company is suffering lower losses, so to combat that it…
The week ahead is going to be a busy week. There are many traditional events to watch, but by now the market participants and investors have learned that they have to pay…
Barclays PLC (NYSE: BCS) revealed Friday that it faces a new regulatory probe and more U.S. lawsuits. This is more bad news for the British lender as it struggles to repair the…
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