MarketWatch:   Moody’s (NYSE:MCO) downgraded Greece’s debt to A2 from A1 and said it had a negative outlook on the nation’s sovereign paper. Reuters:  The FBI is probing a cyber attack on Citigroup (NYSE:C). Reuters:  …
These are ten of the most important analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Thursday morning. You will probably notice a substantial focus on media-related shares: AOL…
There are bits of research that say holiday e-commerce sales rose in the double digits over the Thanksgiving weekend and did even better on Monday. E-commerce sales have risen as a total percentage…
Reuters:  China’s economy may be hurt as its stimulus ends. Reuters:  Warren Buffett says the financial panic is over. Reuters:  Former bankers are considering buying failed banks. Reuters:  The SEC is expected to…
CBS (NYSE:CBS) and Sirius XM (NYSE:SIRI) pose the greatest investment risks among media companies based on a forensic measure of their transparency and the statistical reliability of their financial reporting and governance…
The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) is out with earnings and the report is a solid one compared to what we have seen elsewhere, yet it too saw mostly erosion in its…
Douglas A. McIntyre Reuters:  China is the key stop on Obama’s tour of Asia. Reuters:  South Korea’s businesses may start to feel more pressure from China competitors.. Reuters:  Hewlett-Packard (NYSE:HPQ) bought 3Com (NYSE:COM) for $3.1…
McDonald’s (NYSE:MCD) spends a great deal of its test kitchen time trying to beat the clock. It has occurred to the fast food chain that a customer who expects to wait 30…
Earnings season has wound down now with over 85% of the S&P 500 Index having reported. Still, there are some key companies posting their quarterly results and some companies were screened out…
Reuters:Â Â Opel must now arrange for GM’s unexpected ownership Reuters:Â Â The Fed will probably keep its “easy money” program. Reuters:Â Â Toyota (NYSE:TM) will pull out of Formula 1 racing. Reuters:Â Â The IEA…
China has approved a plan for Disney (NYSE:DIS) to build a theme part in Shanghai. The American entertainment company has been trying to get a go ahead to build the $4 billion project for…
There are a number of ways to rank brand values. One of the most important is the level at which a brand contributes to the market value of a public company. 24/7…
Reuters:Â Â E-mails and the credit crisis will be key to the trial of Bear Stearns workers. Reuters:Â The approval process for Tengzhong to buy Hummer has started in China. Reuters:Â Â Philips Electronics…
These are this Wednesday mornings top pre-market analyst upgrades and positive research calls we have seen early on from Wall Street: Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE: ANF) Raised to Equal Weight at Morgan…
Reuters:Â Â The pay czar plans to rework employee pay at large banks. Reuters:Â Â Hewlett-Packard (NYSE:HPQ) may enter the tech M&A frenzy. Reuters:Â Â Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) says some Hotmail passwords were exposed. Reuters:Â Â The…
