Analysts have very selective calls this Friday the 13th. Some of this Friday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls are as follows: Broadcom Corp. (NASDAQ: BRCM)…
Reuters: Halliburton (NYSE: HAL) has objected to giving the government advanced notice of its dealings with oil companies on major projects. Reuters: Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) will take on Facebook with a…
G Reuters: Thick oil hit the Mississippi coast as a large storm moved toward the Gulf. Reuters: BP plc’s (NYSE: BP) oil spill costs hit $100 million a day. Reuters:…
These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations we have seen from Wall Street research calls this Thursday morning: AEGON NV (NYSE: AEG) Cut to Market Perform at KBW.…
Twitter has, by most estimates, 100 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…
There are actually fewer pre-market movers than many may have guessed considering how volatile the markets are. Today’s top day trader and active trader alerts are in Brocade Communications Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:…
We have many movers in the after-hours session. Stocks on the move are Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: BRCD), Celldex Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: CLDX), Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL), Foot Locker, Inc. (NYSE:…
Reuters: Senate Democrats are fighting over financial reform. Reuters: Fishing bans are growing in the Gulf. Reuters: GM will stop paying union employees who quit. Reuters: The euro fell after Germany banned…
These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this morning: ArcelorMittal (NYSE: MT) Raised to Buy at ING. BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK) Started…
Over the last year as Apple’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) sales have grown and expectations for its new products have blossomed, the company’s market value has increased by more than double as its stock price …
These are this Wednesday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls: Allied Irish Banks plc (NYSE: AIB) Raised to Buy from Neutral at Goldman Sachs. Advanced Micro…
salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM) may be closer to hitting the acquisition trail. The company has sold $500 million in 0.75% convertible senior notes (unsecured, unsubordinated obligations) due in 2015 in a private placement…
Brand measurement is a popular exercise. Several major business magazines run brand value lists. The annual Brand Z and Interbrand lists always get heavy press coverage. Companies are concerned about their rankings…
M&A activity picked up in the second half of 2009 as the market moved up and access to capital for big companies improved. Corporate debt offerings soared and banks began to make…
Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) CEO Steve Ballmer told attendees at the company’s annual shareholder meeting that Windows 7 sales were astonishingly high. According to a Wall Street Journal account of the gathering, “Microsoft Corp. has…
