Frank Golhen, via Wikimedia CommonsWith 2014 on the horizon, the ongoing revival in the manufacturing sector, a moderating recovery in the housing sector and continued expansion in the energy sector are the…
courtesy J.C. Penney Co. Inc.Standard & Poor’s on Friday announced that J.C. Penney Co. Inc. (NYSE: JCP) is getting booted from the S&P 500 index effective after markets close on November 29th.…
Paul Ausick The Alpha Preference list of stocks to buy at UBS is comprised of companies that are the most preferred stocks to buy within the 41 major sectors that the firm covers. These…
ThinkstockBarring a collapse in corporate and consumer confidence, the current slow but steady economic growth should continue, with some strong evidence that smokestack America will lead the way. Not coincidentally, one area…
ThinkstockWhile the U.S. economic data was decidedly mixed through the second quarter of 2013, the one major surprise from the gross domestic product (GDP) release was the increase in fixed investment spending,…
ThinkstockAlpha is one of those confusing terms that is used in the financial industry but rarely defined. It is basically a performance measurement on a risk-adjusted basis. Alpha takes the volatility or…
ThinkstockAlpha is one of those confusing terms used in the financial industry, but rarely defined. It is basically a performance measurement on a risk-adjusted basis. Alpha takes the volatility or price risk…
ThinkstockJefferies is out with its industrial picks of the month as stocks to buy. The higher the stock market goes, the more difficult it becomes for investors to put money to work.…
ThinkstockThe global equity team at Jefferies (NYSE: JEF) has put together a solid list of stocks from around the globe that it thinks investors should buy. Today’s focus is on innovation, technology…
White House Photo by Pete SouzaBerkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-B, BRK-A) and Warren Buffett may have surprised the markets with the $28 billion purchase of H.J. Heinz Company (NYSE: HNZ), but there…
Mark Hirschey / Wikimedia Commons2013 is yet another year getting off to a great start for stocks, and Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) is actually outperforming the broad stock market so far…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall St. research calls this Tuesday. Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE: ANF) started as Neutral at Goldman Sachs.…
Mark Hirschey / Wikimedia CommonsBerkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-B) (NYSE: BRK-A) and Warren Buffett have just released their most recent U.S.-listed equity holdings. Many changes had been made in the June quarter…
Jon OggThese are the top analyst calls of upgrades, downgrades and initiations we have seen from Wall St. research calls this Tuesday morning. American States Water Co. (NYSE: AWR) cut to Neutral…
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-B, BRK-A) and Warren Buffett have just released their most recent U.S.-listed equity holdings showing that there have been some significant changes in the positions of the Berkshire…
