It is no secret that the banks that can pay the money back want out from under the Troubled Asset Relief Plan, or the TARP. It is also no secret that the…
The triple leverage ETF’s, the Direxion Financial Bull 3X Shares (NYSE: FAS) and Direxion Financial Bear 3X Shares (NYSE: FAZ), are perhaps the most volatile of all financial-stock ETF’s. This morning they…
Finally, the stress tests are out for the US banking and financial institutions. Of the banks, 10 of 19 banks need a combined $74 billion of equity.The good news is that a…
These are the top analyst upgrades and positive calls we have seen from Wall Street this Wednesday morning: Big Lots (BIG) Raised to Overweight at JPMorgan. Capital One (COF) Raised to Buy…
These are some of the top pre-market analyst upgrades and downgrades we have seen on Wall Street early this Tuesday morning: Intercontinental Hotels Group plc (IHG) Raised to Buy at Jefferies. Marvell…
These are ten of the top pre-market analyst calls for upgrades and downgrades we have seen from Wall Street this Wednesday morning with more than two hours until the market opens: Capital…
Marshall & Ilsley (MI) Dragged down by big drop in financial sector. Hits a low of $3.47 off a 52-week high of $29.97. SunTrust Banks (STI) Credit concerns cause big sell-off in…
These are some of Tuesday morning’s top pre-market upgrades and downgrades we have seen from Wall Street analysts with more than two hours until the open: BJ’s Wholesale (NYSE: BJ) Raised to…
Today’s market looked more like an advanced yo-yo session rather than a regular stock market trading day. Since stocks gapped down so much, there were many new names on the list of…
These are some of the top pre-market analyst downgrades and negative calls we are seeing this Friday morning: American Axle (AXL) Cut to Sell at Deutsche Bank. American Express (AXP) Started as…
These are some of the many research upgrades we have seen from Wall Street analysts this Monday morning with more than two hours to the open: Ann Taylor (ANN) Raised to Neutral…
Capital One Financial Corp. (NYSE: COF) has come out with two announcements after the close. It is reaffirming its 2008 financial targets, but it is also raising cash. Capital One hired Citigroup…
Douglas A. McIntyre Frankly, we think the ban on short sales is not the right way to run a free market. But it doesn’t matter what we think. These are the new rules, but they…
These are some of the top analyst calls for the financial services group we have seen in the early hours of trading this Tuesday morning: American Express (NYSE: AXP) raised to Neutral…
These are not all of the analyst calls affecting shares, but these are the initial calls we are focusing on early this Friday morning: Alliance Data Systems (NYSE: ADS) Raised to Buy…