Consolidated Edison, Inc. (NYSE:ED)

Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Amazon, Avis, Blackstone, Illumina, Intel, Kinder Morgan, 3M, Nvidia, Tesla, Twitter, Uber, Visa and More

Posted: October 25, 2019 at 9:10 am
Last updated: January 6, 2020 1:43 am

Stocks were indicated to open marginally lower on Friday morning as earnings season is proving to be quite mixed. That said, the S&P 500 is still at or close to ...
Read Full Story »

Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Alcoa, Amgen, Apache, Chewy, Clorox, Concho Resources, Disney, Edwards Lifesciences, Occidental and More

Posted: September 23, 2019 at 8:50 am
Last updated: January 11, 2020 4:04 am

The futures traded somewhat lower Monday morning after comments over the trade dispute Friday by the U.S. president sent the market lower. With the third quarter almost in the books, ...
Read Full Story »

5 Dividend Aristocrat Stocks to Buy Now as Rates Plunge to Record Lows

Posted: August 29, 2019 at 6:35 am
Last updated: January 11, 2020 4:21 am

Every single day they seem to go lower, and with a large amount of foreign sovereign debt trading at negative interest rates, you can bet U.S. Treasury rates will keep ...
Read Full Story »

Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Apple, Broadcom, Charter, Comcast, CommScope, ConEd, Next Era, Rockwell, Transocean and More

Posted: June 14, 2019 at 9:05 am
Last updated: January 6, 2020 3:43 am

Stocks were indicated to open lower on Friday after weak semiconductor news and weak news about China. With so many nontraditional developments and so many sidebar issues affecting the markets ...
Read Full Story »

Why One Red-Hot Sector May Go Even Higher as Interest Rates Plunge

Posted: May 24, 2019 at 7:05 am
Last updated: January 6, 2020 4:23 am

Typically, falling interest rates are a positive for business and consumers, as the cost of borrowing drops dramatically. Home refinancing has jumped as mortgage rates are near the lowest levels ...
Read Full Story »

Merrill Lynch Much More Optimistic for Upside in Major Utilities in 2019 and Beyond

Posted: March 30, 2019 at 9:10 am
Last updated: January 6, 2020 5:51 am

Many investors flocked into the utility sector during and after the Great Recession. After all, this was a safety and defensive investing strategy, first and foremost. But the sector also ...
Read Full Story »

Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: AEP, Apple, Boeing, Coca-Cola, Eli Lilly, RingCentral, Tellurian, Tesla, Vonage and More

Posted: March 12, 2019 at 8:45 am
Last updated: January 11, 2020 10:11 am

Stocks were mixed and looking for direction on Tuesday after Monday's rally. Despite last week's selling pressure, it is important to keep in mind that the Dow Jones industrials had ...
Read Full Story »

Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Activision, Biogen, Deere, DocuSign, Ford, Freeport-McMoRan, GM, Lattice Semi, Qualys, Shopify, Under Armour and More

Posted: February 13, 2019 at 8:40 am
Last updated: January 11, 2020 11:17 am

Stocks were indicated to open marginally higher on Wednesday, but the markets closed up strong on Tuesday, with the Dow Jones industrials now up over 2,700 points from the lows ...
Read Full Story »

Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: AbbVie, AMAG Pharma, Crocs, HCA, Kellogg, Kosmos Energy, Mylan, Pandora, Square and More

Posted: November 6, 2018 at 9:00 am
Last updated: January 11, 2020 3:19 pm

Stocks traded lower on Tuesday, and the 2018 midterm elections are finally here. Last week's stock market bounce was handily off of the lows, but investors have seen lower upside ...
Read Full Story »

Sempra Energy Sells Solar Assets for $1.54 Billion

Posted: September 21, 2018 at 11:00 am
Last updated: January 11, 2020 5:32 pm

Energy infrastructure and distribution company Sempra Energy (NYSE: SRE) said Thursday morning that it has sold its U.S. non-utility operating solar assets, its solar and battery storage development projects and ...
Read Full Story »

7 Companies That Have Raised Their Dividends for at Least 50 Straight Years

Posted: April 13, 2018 at 12:10 pm
Last updated: January 12, 2020 1:27 am

Investors love dividends. They particularly love it when they buy a company with a dividend that keeps rising and rising each year. The Dividend Aristocrats are those dividend payers that ...
Read Full Story »

5 Ultra-Safe Utilities to Buy as Market Volatility Skyrockets

Posted: February 9, 2018 at 8:20 am
Last updated: January 12, 2020 3:34 am

If there is any sector that is safe when the going gets treacherous it’s the utilities, and with good reason. Regardless of the economy or other circumstances that affect consumers ...
Read Full Story »

Merrill Lynch Rates 5 Dividend Aristocrat Stocks as Top 2018 Buys

Posted: February 1, 2018 at 9:40 am
Last updated: January 12, 2020 3:52 am

If there is one thing many investors look for when the market becomes expensive it is consistency. And if any group of stocks has delivered over the years in that ...
Read Full Story »

Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Abbott Labs, Delphi, Lululemon, Netflix, Nordstrom, Sirius XM, Disney, Windstream and More

Posted: January 2, 2018 at 9:15 am
Last updated: January 12, 2020 4:56 am

Stocks hit all-time highs many times during 2017, and the first day of 2018 was looking to have a strong open. With the raging bull market now nearing nine years ...
Read Full Story »

Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Cheniere, Con-Ed, Foot Locker, Shopify, Tesla, Veeco, Zoetis and Many More

Posted: June 13, 2017 at 8:55 am
Last updated: January 12, 2020 11:06 am

Stocks were indicated to open higher on Tuesday, and even the Nasdaq was indicated higher after some of its top market darlings have recovered from Friday's and Monday's selling pressure. ...
Read Full Story »