In tough times, value investors look for stocks that they feel are valued in a manner which already discount much of the trouble and pitfalls ahead. Defensive stocks are often the winners…
Carl Icahn’s investment in Clorox (NYSE: CLX) has begun to look like one more in a long line of blunders. The share price of the company reached $74.55 when he offered to…
U.S. regulators may ask high-frequency trading firms to provide details of their trades. (Reuters) The Federal Reserve tells Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) it must review its foreclosure records. (Reuters) Experts cut expectations…
Investor Carl Icahn has agreed to sell his stake in Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. (NYSE: LGF) at a discount to yesterday’s closing price of $7.52. That announcement came shortly after Icahn also…
We have another very busy earnings week ahead for the second quarter reporting season. Some are DJIA components and some are sector-movers or market-movers. We are tracking earnings and giving previews for…
The number of stocks that made substantial gains for the week was limited. The great exception to that rule was Petrohawk Energy Corporation Co (NYSE: HK) which jumped 62.5% on Friday after…
Wikimedia Commons (Adina Firestone)13D filings are often full of surprises, and this morning is no exception. Carl Icahn has an amended filing this morning regarding his 9.4% stake in Clorox Corporation (NYSE:…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Wednesday morning. American International Group, Inc. (NYSE: AIG) Started as Neutral at Goldman…
It would be easy to say that inflationary pressures are impacting consumer staples and consumer discretionary stocks. This sector remains one of our favorites for investors who want defensive protection and high…
Time for the Daily Dividend… Procter & Gamble Co. (NYSE: PG) might have been up more today if the overall market was cooperating. The world’s largest consumer products company already has a…
These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Monday morning. Cardinal Health Inc. (NYSE: CAH) Raised to Buy with $52 target at…
Wikimedia Commons (Adina Firestone)If any activist investor is able to rattle a public company, it is Carl Icahn. He just disclosed that he owns 9% of Clorox Corporation (NYSE: CLX) totaling…
This week felt like the sudden snap-back for dividend hikes after a week or two of fewer news announcements from major companies. It was in big companies too, rather than just the…
It felt like the pace of dividend hikes was slowing down. Wrong. There were at least six big hikes today that came from the likes of ACE Limited (NYSE: ACE), Clorox Company…
These are this Tuesday’s top 10 analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls during the pre-market hours. It is more skewed to downgrades, something we have not seen…
