Markets opened higher this morning, led by the Nasdaq which got a big boost from the strong report last night from Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL). The report from the US Census Bureau…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls. Ball Corporation (NYSE: BLL) Cut to Neutral at Credit Suisse. Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT)…
Sony (NYSE: SNE) says it will eliminate 10,000 jobs and retool the company for growth. (Reuters) Exports from Japan improve. (Reuters) The Fed’s Beige Book reports concern about energy costs. (Reuters) The World…
Jon Ogg2012 has been a great year for stocks. We have recently seen the NASDAQ return to 3,000 for the first time in a decade. The S&P 500 Index has also now…
While global GDP growth is expected to be slower this year, there are a couple of areas where investment will probably continue at relatively high levels. These are mining and agriculture. New…
The Dow Jones Industrial Average is trading back above the 13,000 mark. The DJIA (NYSE: DIA) i sup 0.22% at $129.87 to reflect the slight discount due to fees in the ETF. …
What happens when you have a bull and a bear? One goes up and one goes down, or at least that is the hope of Zacks Investment Research. Caterpillar, Inc. (NYSE: CAT)…
On CNBC’s MAD MONEY, Jim Cramer did a comparison analysis of Caterpillar, Inc. (NYSE: CAT) against Joy Global Inc. (NYSE: JOY)…. Please note that JOY is the new ticker rather than the…
Jon C. Ogg Demand for mining equipment and machinery is expected to grow by 8.5% in 2012 to a total of $92 billion. This should give a boost to heavy equipment makers like Caterpillar Inc.…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street brokerage and research firms this Wednesday morning. Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) Maintained Neutral but cut target…
Ag and construction machinery maker CNH Global N.V. (NYSE: CNH) reported fourth quarter and full-year earnings this morning, beating EPS and revenue estimates for the year and for the quarter. The company’s…
All three major US indexes opened higher this morning, but enthusiasm tapered off quickly and steadily, if not sharply. A drop in the number of new home sales and a smaller-than-expected rise…
The coming week is going to be yet another action packed week of big corporate earnings which will move markets or will move their sectors. 24/7 Wall St. has identified the DJIA…
Active Power, Inc. (NASDAQ: ACPW) is getting a rather large boost this morning. News was issued that the company has renewed its global distribution pact with its OEM partner and customer Caterpillar…
Jon C. Ogg The S&P 500 put up a five-month intra-day high of 1,294.45 shortly before noon ET today. The index got a boost this morning from Alcoa Inc. (NYSE: AA) which rose about 3.5%…
