These are some of this Friday’s key analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls. Amgen Inc. (NASDAQ: AMGN) Raised to Outperform at Leerink Swann. AON Corporation (NYSE: AON)…
Raging fires and severe drought in Russia have led to the government imposing a temporary ban on wheat exports beginning August 15th. The country claims to have sufficient stocks, but cannot afford…
Do you recall the press release hoax in 2000 that hit Emulex Corp. (NYSE: ELX)? It was a disaster and also changed the manner in which many reporters covered news based upon…
Jon C. Ogg A look at the “hardest working” major brands for 2009 shows that a number of them belong to companies which have done poorly and, in at least one case, may file Chapter…
We have compiled from press releases and from company announcements a company-by-company donation and effort pledge to help in the relief efforts after the disastrous earthquake in Haiti. These are partial explanations…
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…
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…
These are this Tuesday morning’s top pre-market analyst upgrades, initiations, or relatively positive research calls from Wall Street: AFLAC (NYSE: AFL) Raised to Neutral from Sell at UBS. America Movil (NYSE: AMX)…
Who needs Advil when it is more expensive than aspirin and probably does no better at reducing pain? Who needs Starbucks (SBUX) when Maxwell House has just as much caffeine? A new…
General Mills, Inc. (NYSE: GIS) maybe facing the same types of battles many supplement and diet product companies have seen with the FDA over advertising claims. The good news is that this…
Douglas A. McIntyre These are not the only analyst calls impacting stocks pre-market, but these are the top calls that 247WallSt.com is focusing on:Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT) raised to Outperform at Bear Stearns.Eastman Chemical (NYSE: EMN)…
Below is a summary of many of the top headlines and news bits from individual stocks affecting share prices in pre-market trading this Wednesday: Actuant (ATU) $0.52 EPS vs $0.48 estimate. ADC…
ABK cut to Mkt Perform at FBR.ADVNA cut to Mkt Perform at FBR.BBY started as Mkt Perform at Wachovia.BEN cut to Mkt PErform at FBR.BG cut to Neutral at HSBC.CC started as…
AKAM cut to Sell at Kaufman.AUDC raised to Buy at Cantor Fitzgerald.AVR cut to Underperform at FBR.BPL raised to Buy at Deutsche Bank.BGH cut to Hold at Deutsche Bank.CKEC started as Overweight…
(AIR) AAR Corp. $0.36 EPS vs $0.39 est.(CMO) Capstead Mortgage will sell 8.5M shares of common stock.(DT) Deutsche Telecom’s T-Mobile won iPhone exclusivity in Germany.(EPAY) Bottomline Technologies announced a strategic pact with…
