Several research firms publish data on corporate reputations each year. It is not difficult to predict which companies are likely to be on the section of these lists where there has been…
Investor Mark Mobius gets placed in the pantheon of money men including Soros and Buffett. He may not be as rich, but he has been in the market for decades and has…
These are some of the top pre-market analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations we have seen from Wall Street with about two and a half hours until the market opens: Alcatel-Lucent (ALU) Raised…
Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE: GS) has just come out with a quarter that will please everyone. Unfortunately, this was telegraphed by recent analyst calls with above-estimate forecasts. The investment banking giant, a.k.a.…
Douglas A. McIntyre Goldman Sachs (GS) has a tin ear. It cannot hear or wishes to ignore the tremendous bad publicity that has come from news that it will pay out record bonuses this year.…
Douglas A. McIntyre Reuters: Riots in China show the nation is in flux. Reuters: The US is considering mortgage aid for the unemployed. Reuters: The June budget gap was $94 billion. Reuters: Rattner stepped down…
This is the real week for earnings season where the floodgates open. That is particularly the case for some of the top banks, investment banks, and brokers. Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE:…
The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS) is seeing some buying interest based upon an influential analyst call. Meredith Whitney Advisory has raised the rating on this investment bank and brokerage firm,…
Douglas A. McIntyre These are the top pre-market upgrades and downgrades seen early this Monday morning ahead of the earnings season rush: Best Buy (BBY) Raised to Outperform at Oppenheimer. Capella Education (CPLA) Cut to…
Reuters: Social media such as Twitter may not be worth as much as many people believe because of challenges they face in bringing in revenue. Reuters: The arrests of Rio Tinto (RTP)…
These are the top pre-market analyst upgrades and positive research calls we have seen from Wall Street early this Thursday morning: Amdocs (DOX) Raised to Outperform at Oppenheimer. Chevron (CVX) Started as…
Reuters: The economic crisis will dominate the G8 summit. Reuters: A NY court ruled against AIG (AIG) in a battle with former CEO Greenberg. Reuters: Google (GOOG) will launch an operating system…
Reuters: Japanes Topix index is expect to rise to 1,000. Reuters: The US may need a second stimulus package. Reuters: Hospitals have agreed to contribute $155 billion over ten years to help…
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS) is said to have either the best in-house and proprietary trading models or at least the best of the large bulge bracket firms. This weekend came…
Douglas A. McIntyre Goldman Sachs (GS) recently said that media reports that its employees would make huge sums based on the firm’s 2009 earnings were not true. It turns out that they probably are. In…
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