These are ten of the top research calls we have seen in the form of upgrades, downgrades, and initiations from Wall Street analysts this Wednesday morning: Akamai Technologies Inc. (NYSE: AKAM) Raised…
Reuters: GM will recall 1.3 million cars for steering problems. Reuters: China would like one price for iron ore to cut commodity speculation. Reuters: Two software services will help telcos as they…
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS) is going to get hear more criticism over the notion that it creates so many millionaires. Compensation has been an issue since about half way through…
Douglas A. McIntyre The 24/7 Wall Street Corporate Power Rankings of the thirty-two most important companies in America are determined by earnings, analyst rankings, important corporate news, trends in each firm’s industry, product introductions, management strength…
Warren Buffett’s new annual letter to shareholders is out. This is a far different read than a year ago. Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-B, BRK-A) said its annual shareholder value rose by…
Reuters: Akio Toyoda met with Transportation Secretary LaHood. Reuters: Lloyds posted huge loss driven by bad debts. Reuters: A job creation effort is hung up in Congress again. Reuters: Blackstone (BSX) got commitments for…
Short selling is seen for many reasons, but universally traders tend to track short selling to track the biggest changes in the short interest twice each month. Whether these are hedges, forward…
Fed chair Ben Bernanke said in his testimony before Congress today that the Fed and SEC are looking into the relationship between Goldman Sachs (GS) and Greece. The EU has been examining the…
Douglas A. McIntyre Reuters: The $15 billion jobs bill advanced in the Senate. Reuters: Toyota (NYSE:TM) faces a US criminal probe. Reuters: KKR and TPC are close to a deal to buy Morgan Stanley’s (NYSE:MS) share…
The 24/7 Wall Street Corporate Power Rankings of the thirty-two most important companies in America are determined by earnings, analyst rankings, important corporate news, trends in each firm’s industry, product introductions, management…
Updated throughout the day. Goldman Sachs (GS) has begun PR efforts to improve its image (NYPost). Stanley Fink, the former chief executive of Man Group, and Larry Hite may start a new hedge…
It is easier said than done. The US government wants to oversee the bank system in a way that would check for the kind of systemic problems that froze the credit markets…
Reuters: Obama pushed his nuclear initiative and backed a new plant. Reuters: Oil moved toward $78 on hope of an improved economy. Reuters: Toyota (NYSE:TM) will cut auto output. Reuters: Fidelity says…
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-B, BRK-A) has just filed its year-end holdings for 2009, so these are Warren Buffett’s most recent holdings going into 2010. We have already seen some…
“Ashes to ashes , dust to dust”…The Book of Common Prayer “Remember Caesar, thou art mortal” — William Shakespeare The media creates and distributes hundreds of lists of the most powerful, the richest, and …
