Short sellers appear to believe that the gyrations in the market will, on balance, bring the indices down. And some stocks, they are willing to gamble, will fall significantly. Their bets on…
There are many things happening this week that are either fresh events or which are follow-on events from last week. We have already compiled an earnings calendar with detailed previews for this…
Jon OggEach morning of the week we pull the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations from Wall Street research reports. It turns out that some research calls were far more important or…
It is no secret that the market volatility has many investors rattled. What is very counter-intuitive is that many companies are continuing with most or all of their investor friendly plans regardless…
Active traders and day traders have many stocks to choose from this Thursday morning. We are tracking news and moves in shares of Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX), Cisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO), News Corporation (NASDAQ:…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Thursday morning. Advance Auto Parts. Inc. (NYSE: AAP) Raised to Outperform at Credit…
Risk in Europe continues to drag on global shares. (Reuters) Concerns about how S&P (NYSE: MHP) sets rating bring calls for reform. (Reuters) Rules on CME (NASDAQ: CME) margins move gold lower.…
Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) is out with earnings and it is not as dire as the market has warned you about from peer earnings. The networking equipment giant reported $0.40 in…
Jon C. Ogg Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Wednesday morning. AutoZone Inc. (NYSE: AZO) Raised to Buy at Citigroup. Cisco Systems,…
Short sellers moved into bank stocks ahead of the sell-off based on data for the period that ended July 29. Shares sold short in JPMorgan (NYSE: JPM) rose 17% to 33.6 million.…
Financial markets have been reeling as investors grow more concerned about the economy: An S&P downgrade of the full faith and credit of the United States, dismal GDP data, and ongoing weak…
The CEOs at many of the most troubled companies have been in place for a long time and investors have to question how they keep their jobs. Eventually, performance has to count,…
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) briefly became the most valuable company in the world today. When it hit $364 billion in worth, it passed long-time leader Exxon Mobil. Over a span of two years,…
Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) is due with earnings on Wednesday. The stock has been punished severely with the broader market sell-off, but today the stock is not even participating in the…
Although stock buybacks have never been among our most preferred methods of returning capital to investors, stock repurchase plans can indicate to investors that a company’s management believes the ship is not…
