U.S. markets are set to open higher, buoyed by somewhat better-than-expected earnings. Late Wednesday, IBM (NYSE: IBM) posted a higher profit and boosted its earnings target for the year. EBay (NASDAQ: EBAY)…
A new consumer agency fines Capital One (NYSE: COF) $210 million for aggressive marketing activity.(Reuters) New IMF policies will examine whether individual national economies might hurt global growth. (Reuters) IBM (NYSE: IBM) raises…
Shares of eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY) are up significantly after the online auction site after the company reported strong second quarter earnings. The online retailer reported a net profit $692 million, or 53 cents a share, up…
247sam The three major US stock indexes opened modestly lower this morning as there was little news out of Europe and Asian markets closed mixed. Traders were waiting to hear more from Fed…
Wednesday is going to mark yet another important day for the early wave of key earnings for this earnings season. The second quarter became more challenging for many companies as we noted…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall St. research calls this Tuesday. Alcatel-Lucent SA (NYSE: ALU): Cut to Hold at Deutsche Bank. Amazon.com, Inc.…
Friday has been a stellar day based upon reaction to the major bank earnings reports and due to reports that China’s GDP maintained a growth rate of 7.6%. What is amazing is…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls this Tuesday. Ace Ltd. (NYSE: ACE) Started as Buy at Stern Agee. American International…
The Federal Reserve says it will increase help to the U.S. economy, and it may be willing to do more. (Reuters) Spain may request more financial aid for its troubled banks. (Reuters)…
Huntington Asset Advisors has announced the launch of an actively managed exchange-traded fund via Huntington Strategy Shares called the Huntington EcoLogical Strategy Shares ETF (HECO). This is the first of two ETFs the firm…
The three major US stock indexes opened lower this morning as markets reacted to a rise in the yield of Spanish 10-year debt to more than 7% (our coverage here). The weekend…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls this Monday. Celgene Corporation (NASDAQ: CELG) Cut to Sector Perform at RBC. Cepheid (NASDAQ: CPHD)…
24/7 Wall St. loves companies which send capital back to shareholders via dividends. With all of the uncertainty in today’s markets and in the fluctuating economy, having a solid dividend policy may…
Members of the Chesapeake Energy (NYSE: CHK) board are close to picking a new chairman. (Reuters) Apple’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) lack of success blocking rivals in court and the slow introduction of the iPhone…
China’s Ministry of Commerce told the nation’s official news agency, Xinhua, that the People’s Republic will be the country with the most online retail volume in the world by 2013. U.S. e-commerce companies do…
