Investors appear to have lost faith in mining stocks, sending share prices down steadily throughout the year. Both iron ore and copper prices are down nearly 20% since the beginning of the…
It’s that time of year again, when proxies are released and many business publications run lists of the highest paid CEOs at America’s large public companies. The compensation figures are extraordinarily high,…
Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) will need a new CEO soon, if the market’s reaction to the current plans of chief executive Brian Moynihan remains poor. Moynihan has said he will cut…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Monday morning. Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) Maintained Buy with $255 target at BofA/ML.…
2.25 PM Comments from the Fed killed the rally, and the DJIA dropped into negative territory. The central bank will keep interest rates low through mid-2013, but it did not indicate any…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Wednesday morning. Altria Group, Inc. (NYSE: MO) Reiterated Buy and Raised target to…
Gabelli & Co. is rather well-known for looking at companies for their value in special situations and in possible mergers, to the point that Mario Gabelli is known as “Dr. Love” by the…
BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK) is finally getting the respect it deserves. The asset manager is being added to the S&P 500 Index. The index had held this addition up for years due…
It’s the Daily Dividend at 11:00 AM. We often look for value, growth, and dividends in financial stocks. Banks have been elusive on the dividend front until just the last couple of…
The time is getting nearer for Swiss-based commodity trading house Glencore International AG to take its shot at entering the public markets. The company has been positioning itself for either an IPO…
Douglas A. McIntyre Twitter has, by most estimates, 175 million members, which makes it one of the largest social networks in the world. All major media companies are on Twitter and some have more than…
These are some of this Thursday’s key analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls. A-Power Energy Generation Systems (NASDAQ: APWR) Cut to Perform at Oppenheimer. Athenahealth, Inc. (NASDAQ:…
Yesterday marked the launch of many new exchange traded funds, which are actually exchange traded notes, geared to offer more leverage and inverse leverage on several index classes for equity investors. Barclays…
Sometimes, it’s not easy being a rich, famous business pundit. These days, the media only wants to know whether the U.S. headed for a double-dip recession. The question — which is legitimate…
BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK) shares are lower on WSJ reports that Bank of America Corporation (NYSE: BAC) may look to unload its 34% (approximate) stake in the money management giant. With a…
