DuPont posted Q4 earnings which slightly beat Wall St. estimates. Its global revenue footprint and diversity of products make it something of a proxy for the broader economy. The company disclosed Fourth…
Douglas A. McIntyre This 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 each of…
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…
Yesterday’s release of a new study by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) on the impact of natural gas exports on domestic gas prices is just beginning to have its own impact…
The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) today released a study on the impact of domestic pricing if the US begins to export natural gas. The question has been on the minds of…
Last year’s volatility in the corn market could repeat itself this year, but for a different reason. Seed corn, which is grown from specialized plants, is in short supply due to dry…
The lineup of the Dogs of the Dow, simply the ten highest dividend yield stocks of the thirty Dow Jones Industrial Average components, appears to be undergoing a bit of change for…
Natural gas prices in the US rose to more than $4.80/thousand cubic feet (tcf) in June, and have trailed off to under $3.20/tcf today. In late 2005, natural gas spot prices topped…
US equity markets opened sharply lower this morning and continued falling before levelling off at around 200 pts down on the DJIA. The downturn followed closer examination of the European Union’s agreement…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Monday morning. Altera Corporation (NASDAQ: ALTR) Raised to Outperform at BMO Capital Markets. AutoZone…
Crude oil and gasoline aren’t the only petroleum products that are seeing price drops. The market for petrochemicals such as benzene, xylene, and styrene have all fallen by about 25% since the…
Paul Ausick There are several stocks trading more heavily than usual this morning, and also experiencing large gains or drops in share prices. These include Blue Coat Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: BSCI), Cell Therapeutics, Inc.…
Paul Ausick Chemical giant E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. (NYSE: DD) today announced that it expects full year EPS to be $3.87-$3.95. That is substantially lower than the previous estimate of $3.97-$4.05.…
Paul Ausick These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Tuesday morning. Applied Materials Inc. (NASDAQ: AMAT) Started as Hold at Deutsche Bank. Becton Dickinson…
The economic choppiness is coming to a head with the age of dividend hikes. The pressure is going to remain for companies to continue returning capital to shareholders while also looking for…
