8:02pm ET
Jobs
The Great Hiring Binge Moves to Home Depot (HD, LOW)
The Home Depot Inc. (NYSE: HD) might not be getting a pop in the stock from this, but the company plans to add some 60,000 seasonal employees for its second annual “Spring…
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8:43am ET
Investing
The Twitter-24/7 Wall St. Market Report 2/15/2011
Twitter has, by most estimates, 175 million members, which makes it one of the largest social networks in the world. All major media companies are on Twitter and some have more than…
6:52pm ET
Industrials
Buffett & Berkshire Hathaway 2011 Stock Holdings ‘J to R’ (BRK-B, JNJ, KFT, MCO, PG, HD, LOW, NKE, NLC)
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-B, BRK-A) has shown its latest holdings as of the close on December 31, 2010 and the changes were extreme due to a unit portfolio manager…
8:35am ET
Investing
Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (APA, BRCM, BG, CIEN, HD, LOW, MEE, PETS, PWER, DGX, SAP, SBUX, RDS-A)
These are some of this Monday’s top analyst calls with upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research firms. Apache Corp. (NYSE: APA) Removed from Goldman Sachs Conviction Buy List. Broadcom…
11:20am ET
Investing
The Least Attractive DJIA Stocks for 2011 (CAT, CVX, XOM, HD, IBM, VZ, T)
It’s already 2011 and we have our outlook pieces for the year for sectors and indexes. While most of our pieces are examining upside going into what is expected to be a…
7:30am ET
Investing
December’s $30B+ Buybacks Set Stage for 2011 Bonanza (BBBY, PRE, T, BAX, CB, CSC, BEN, HD, BEN, HD, INTC, TEVA, GE, CSCO)
Share repurchase programs, or stock buybacks, have been and may always be a more questionable method of returning capital to shareholders than dividends. Many even disagree with the effect of buybacks. Still,…
12:38pm ET
Banking, finance, and taxes
December Buybacks Near $30 Billion Already, More For 2011 (T, AET, AZO, ADSK, CB, CAG, CCK, ECA, ENZN, HD, INTC, MAN, MKL, SWY, SYK, TEVA, TIBX, PKW, CSCO, GE, BAC, WFC, JPM)
There is a long-standing debate over the effect and impact of share buyback plans. What is not up for debate is that many companies have given big updates or announced new buyback…
7:55am ET
Investing
December Buybacks Over $15 Billion, More For 2011 (AET, CB, CAG, ECA, HD, INTC, MKL, SWY, SYK, TEVA, CSCO, BAC, WFC, JPM)
There have always been questions about whether stock buybacks are an effective return of cash to shareholders. The theory is a simple one: reducing the number of shares outstanding boosts the price…
8:10am ET
Investing
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (CM, CTB, EIX, FMCN, GT, HD, JNS, LM, LOW, OPEN, PAYX, RY, UA, WAG)
These are some of this Thursday’s key analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (NYSE: CM) Raised to Equal-Weight at Morgan Stanley. Cooper…
6:36am ET
Retail
Black Friday Special: Nine Retailers That Will Be Crushed This Holiday Season
Several experts estimate that as many as 130 million shoppers will visit stores or online retail sites on Black Friday. The number is deceiving. The National Retail Federation expects the holiday sales…
8:55am ET
Investing
The Twitter-24/7 Wall St. Market Report 11/16/2010 Little Inflation, Walmart Earns
Twitter has, by most estimates, 145 million members, which makes it one of the largest social networks in the world. All major media companies are on Twitter and some have more than…
8:26am ET
Housing
Earnings Wrap: Home Depot Versus Wal-Mart (HD, WMT)
This morning brought earnings from two key DJIA components. The Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE: HD) and Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) are seeing similar trends and the two are seeing similar reactions…
4:39pm ET
Industrials
Buffett & Berkshire Hathaway Latest Stock Holdings ‘H to R’ (BRK-B, IR, JNJ, KFT, LOW, MCO, NRG, NLC, NKE, PG, HOG, HD, RSG, IRM)
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-B, BRK-A) has shown its latest holdings as of the close on September 30, 2010 and the changes continue be much more extreme than in prior…
9:42am ET
Investing
The Unusual Suspects for the Week Ahead (ABKFQ, AAPL, BHP, BX, DYN, BSX, DELL, ETFC, GENZ, HGSI, JKS, MELA, NBG, PBR, RAI, STX, ST, WMT, HD)
The list of Unusual Suspects for the week ahead is a rather different list. Some are due with earnings, some have FDA events, and others just have shareholder specific events coming down…
11:28am ET
Investing
Next Week’s Must See Earnings On Deck (LOW, HD, WMT, TGT, AMAT, DRYS, DLTR, GME, SHLD, DELL, CRM)
So much for thinking that earnings season was over. Next week we have a another round of earnings, with the big focus being retail mixed with some technology earnings. On deck is…