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Why Merrill Lynch Downgraded Private Equity Giants
Looking at 2015, it has not been the most monumental year for a few industries, in particular private equity companies.
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Amazon, Blackstone, FireEye, Myriad Genetics, Visa, CBOE, Hershey, Vail and Many More
Tuesday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations include Amazon.com, Blackstone, FireEye, Myriad Genetics, Visa, CBOE, Hershey and Vail Resorts.
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Blackstone, Chipotle, Constellation, KeyCorp, PepsiCo, Phillips 66, SunEdison and Many More
Stocks were indicated lower on Monday, but that is after the best week for stocks in quite some time. This is a thinner week for liquidity and analyst calls are likely to…
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Why Key Analyst Sees Blackstone Outperforming
Oppenheimer has upgraded Blackstone stock to an Outperform rating with a $38 price target.
Chris Lange 9:10am ET
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Blackstone, Infloblox, Dynegy, IBM, Sprint, Spirit Air, Verizon and More
Friday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations include Blackstone, Infloblox, Dynegy, IBM, Sprint, Spirit Airlines and Verizon Communications.
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Banking, finance, and taxes
SEC Comes Down on Blackstone Group for $39 Million
The SEC announced that three private equity fund advisers within Blackstone Group have agreed to pay nearly $39 million to settle charges.
Chris Lange 11:15am ET
Banking, finance, and taxes
Does Blackstone’s Spin-Off of PJT Partners Matter?
Blackstone Group has not found itself immune from the selling pressure this summer. The private equity giant has now set the dates for its expected spin-off.
Jon C. Ogg 9:55am ET
Banking, finance, and taxes
Goldman Sachs Sees Mixed View on Private Equity and Alternative Managers
Goldman Sachs started coverage on the private equity and alternative asset management and hedge funds on Tuesday.
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Ambarella, Cisco, Frontier, Marvell, Yingli, AT&T and More
Wednesday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations include Ambarella, Cisco Systems, Frontier Communications, Marvell Technology, Yingli Green Energy and AT&T.
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Abercrombie, Broadcom, Keurig, NOV, Transocean, Weatherford and More
Friday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations include Abercrombie & Fitch, Broadcom, Keurig Green Mountain, National Oilwell Varco, Transocean and Weatherford International.
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: BP, Netflix, Otonomy, Salesforce.com, Total, Verifone and More
Friday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations include BP, Netflix, Otonomy, Salesforce.com, Total and VeriFone Systems.
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Industrials
GE Outlines Industrial Future With Massive Asset Sales and $50 Billion for Stock Buybacks
GE has announced the exit of most GE Capital assets and a structure that will accommodate huge buybacks, higher dividends and a focus on being an industrial conglomerate.
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Industrials
What a $30 Billion Asset Sale Might Really Mean to GE
General Electric reportedly is close to selling a large part of its real estate holdings, as the company aims to shrink its finance and capital business.
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Insiders Sell Huge Blocks of Stock as Market Rise Continues
While not the least bit surprising, given the big advance over the past year, some insider sales this past week were pretty staggering in size.
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Despite Stock Market Highs, 13 Major Dividend Cuts
Most major companies seem to be raising their dividends year after year. That may be the case for most companies, but certainly not all.