Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Tuesday. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) Started as Buy at Auriga; target raised to…
Apple’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPad is the number one tablet PC in a new Consumer Reports survey. (Reuters) CEO pay jumps for last year as stock options rise. (Reuters) Avon (NYSE: AVP) turns…
The mega-PBM that is being created by the merger of Medco Health Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: MHS) and Express Scripts Inc. (NASDAQ: ESRX) is already being protested. Since the merger was announced, 24/7…
Jon C. Ogg Isn’t the current administration’s watch-dog policy supposed to police mergers and acquisitions in regards to competition and pricing power? Many industry watch groups have been opposed to the merger where Medco Health…
Jon C. Ogg The $29.1 billion merger between Express Scripts Inc. (NASDAQ: ESRX) and Medco Health Solutions Inc. has been cleared by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the companies have announced that the completion…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Thursday. Alcatel-Lucent S.A. (NYSE: ALU) Maintained Sell with $2.00 target at S&P. Amazon.com,…
Jon OggThese are some of this Wednesday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls. Apple, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) named Bull of the Day and raised to Outperform…
Now that it’s $3.8 billion acquisition of Healthspring Inc. is completed, insurer Cigna Inc. (NYSE: CI) is looking at either a sale of its pharmacy-benefits division or the outsourcing of the division’s…
Pharmacy retailer Walgreens (NYSE: WAG) reported same-store sales for February were down -4.6% compared with February 2011. The number of prescriptions filled at comparable stores also fell, by -9.5%. The company also…
Paul Ausick MedcoHealth Solutions Inc. (NYSE: MHS) and Express Scripts, Inc. (NASDAQ: ESRX) are both trading higher on hopes that the merger between the two companies may actually receive FTC and other approvals to…
Jon C. Ogg This week is still slated to be busy for earnings reports. We have compiled earnings previews for the following stocks reporting Wednesday: Analog Devices Inc. (NYSE: ADI); Angie’s List Inc. (NASDAQ: ANGI);…
As recently as 2009, Netflix was the most beloved retailer on the Internet. By the end of 2011, following the failed separation of its streaming and DVD by mail service and sharp…
Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) gets approval from the European Commission and the U.S. to buy Motorola Mobility (NYSE: MMI). (Reuters) Boeing (NYSE: BA) signs a $22.4 billion deal with Lion Air. (Reuters) Moody’s…
CVS Caremark Corp. (NYSE: CVS) posted earnings this morning, and EPS rose to $0.81 for the fourth quarter, up from $0.75 a year ago. Analysts had been expecting EPS of $0.89. Revenue…
Glencore and Xtrata agree to a $90 billion merger. (Reuters) Greek leaders face a deal for settling sovereign debt matters as workers strike. (Reuters) Toyota (NYSE: TM) posts good third-quarter profits and…
