ThinkstockLast week there were only three initial public offerings (IPOs) on the calendar. None of the three actually made it out the door, though. One, KineMed, has been postponed and may be…
DuPont issued a warning on quarterly and full-year earnings after markets closed Thursday. Investors seem to believe that what happened with DuPont will happen with other agricultural product providers.
ThinkstockAfter a couple of quiet weeks, the initial public offering (IPO) engine has gotten cranked up again. Eight new offerings are on this week’s schedule, including two that are aiming at a…
These are the top Wall Street analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations for Tuesday, May 20, 2014. They include Carnival, Devon Energy, J.C. Penney, Netflix, Iridium and Dow Chemical.
courtesy of WhiteHouse.govBerkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) has released its holdings as of the end of the first quarter of 2014. We were originally not expecting many major changes to the portfolio.…
Dow Chemical reported better-than-expected first-quarter 2014 earnings before markets opened Wednesday due to a strong gain in its plastics unit and growth in China.
As volatility continues to climb in the stock market, investors that buy quality dividend-paying industry leaders to place in their portfolios stand to weather a market correction much better than those with…
Here are the four top names added to the Credit Suisse Top Picks list. Investors with a long-term stock horizon should do very well by adding any or all of them to…
It is always helpful for investors when a Wall Street firm will actually take a stand and say certain ideas look good right now. Here are the Oppenheimer Portfolio Strategy six best…
Dow Chemical reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter and full-year 2013 results before markets opened Wednesday, sending shares up sharply in premarket trading.
These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall Street research firms on Tuesday, January 28, 2014. They include Apple, Dow Chemical and Sally Beauty.
These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall Street research firms on Wednesday, January 22, 2014.
ThinkstockInvestor activism has taken on a different path in the last eighteen months or so. Large companies are no longer off limits, and activists have been able to make changes at companies…
Jon C. Ogg ThinkstockHistory shows that years following sub-2% GDP growth tend to be good for stocks, but near-term exuberance, with investors focusing again on momentum stocks, could signal a pause after the big rally from…
Courtesy Boeing Co.The Merrill Lynch Technical Titans List was formerly known as the Most Attractive Buy List and was introduced in February 2006. It is designed to identify common stocks that are…
