These are some of Friday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls. Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (NYSE: NLY) Cut to Market Perform at KBW. Aruba Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:…
Greek citizens stage large protests. (Reuters) Citigroup (NYSE: C), Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) and Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) could be affected when S&P updates its credit ratings on the world’s 30 largest…
Among the hundreds of technology stocks, there are a relative handful of companies that stand out as bellwethers for the entire industry. Some are on the list for historical reasons; others are…
The economic choppiness is coming to a head with the age of dividend hikes. The pressure is going to remain for companies to continue returning capital to shareholders while also looking for…
Paulson & Co. Inc. is another hedge fund group that investors use for Whale Watching, although this last quarter was not exactly kind to Mr. Paulson’s billions… The current 13F report shows…
The US House-Senate budget reduction committee, or the ‘super committee’, that is charged with recommending $1.5 trillion in budget cuts over the next 10 years has just another 10 days to deliver…
Earnings season may feel over, but this week is going to be riddled with key earnings reports that can move the market or move their sectors. The key earnings are all hitting…
Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ) is still going to feel like a lost company for a while. At first it was going to allow Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) to run wild in the…
Updated throughout the day. Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) may sell its webOS business (Reuters) The SEC will set new regulations for money market funds (FT) Douglas A. McIntyre
Douglas A. McIntyre Google’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) YouTube will launch 100 premium channels, in what will be the start-up of a bone-crushing competitor to online video sites like Hulu and Yahoo! video. YouTube’s size in terms…
Spain’s unemployment rate rose to 21.5% last quarter. (MarketWatch) EU officials not expecting China to invest in the region’s bailout, despite reports to the contrary. (Reuters) Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) to keep its…
The Dow Jones Industrial Average , measured by the DIAMONDS (NYSE: DIA) is back above 12,000 again. Keep in mind that the low on October 4, just 23 days ago, was 10,362.26. …
Sony (NYSE: SNE) has decided to buy out its 50% partner in the Sony Ericsson smartphone joint venture. That is another bad decision, one that will cost the Japanese company in money and…
Eastman Kodak (NYSE: EK) is in talks to raise $900 million from investors. It is a perfect chance for financiers and the board to replace CEO Antonio Perez, who has run the…
Douglas A. McIntyre The headline number from Nokia Corp.’s (NYSE: NOK) third quarter earnings report is that sales fell by -13% year-over-year. But there were some positives as well. Instead of an expected EPS loss…
