Standard & Poor’s may be busy downgrading the credit ratings of sovereign nations and all of the agencies and dependent entities tied to them, but some companies are finding credit rating upgrades. …
Jon C. Ogg Motorcycle icon Harley-Davidson Inc. (NYSE: HOG) posted better-than-expected sales and almost met EPS estimates for its fourth quarter ended in December. Sales were up 12% year-over-year to $1.03 billion and adjusted EPS…
Paul Ausick Japan acts to lower the yen before the upcoming G20 meeting. (Reuters) Beacon Power (NASDAQ: BCON), backed by U.S. funds, goes bankrupt. (Reuters) Young and well-educated Greeks begin to leave the country.…
Today was a day of red that went to a day of green. Earnings were at first a disappointment, and producer price index came out far hotter at +0.8% on the headline…
Earnings dominated the press coverage of today’s shares. Novartis and Harley-Davidson released numbers Icahn Enterprise was thumped after it made a bid for Clorox, which was rejected. Boeing was hit because large…
Harley-Davidson, Inc. (NYSE: HOG) is not exactly a true economic indicator like you could claim against Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) or General Motors Corp. (NYSE: GM). What is interesting though is…
Iron Mountain’s proxy fight with Elliott Management continued, as the company added an Elliott board member and said it may sell its digital assets. Harley fell on weak earnings. Gilead posted atrocious…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Friday morning. Career Education Corporation (NASDAQ: CECO) Reiterated Buy at Argus. Check Point…
First Solar (NASDAQ: FLSR) fell 7% on concerns that the US government’s financial support of renewable energy will falter. The federal government’s move toward austerity makes it likely that this threat to earnings and…
Are investors forgetting the lessons of the dot-com bust of the 1990s?It would seem to be the case. Just like in the Clinton administration, companies with uncertain prospects are attracting insanely high…
“We will encourage the best firms to acquire or build up overseas operations and to license or acquire famous global brands in order to obtain international recognition and improve the image and…
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…
President Obama’s visit to India was telling for many reasons, especially when he said Washington’s relationship with New Dehli would be a “defining relationship” of the 21st Century. He rejected the notion…
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-B, BRK-A) has shown its latest holdings as of the close on June 30, 2010. These are Buffett’s most recent holdings, even though some may have…
These are some of this Wednesday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls: Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (NYSE: NLY) Raised to Outperform at FBR. Apache Corp. (NYSE:…
