When it comes to defensive investing, food and beverages are two of the go-to sectors for getting equity market exposure but protecting your assets. The logic is simple enough: “You gotta eat…
Hot, dry weather is now expected to reduce the US corn harvest and lift consumer prices for everything from breakfast cereal to pump prices at the local service station. Agricultural stocks from…
Nothing compared to the negative press News Corp (NYSE: NWS) has gotten in the last three days as its The News of The World is accused of tapping the phone of a…
Analysts at Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS) have reversed a forecast from just two weeks ago suggesting that corn, wheat and soybean prices would be higher due to reduced harvests this…
In the most comprehensive study of its type, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated the cost of obesity at $170 billion a year in 2008 dollars. Twenty five percent of…
Nokia24/7 Wall St. has created a new list of brands that will disappear, which includes Sears (NASDAQ:SHLD), Sony Pictures (NYSE:SNE), American Apparel (NYSE:APP), Nokia (NYSE:NOK), Saab, A&W All-American Foods Restaurants, Soap Opera…
24/7 Wall St. has done an analysis of the largest companies in the United States based on the size of their portfolios of major consumer brands. Many of these brands are worth…
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…
Douglas A. McIntyre There is an ETF for just about everything, and now there is one geared solely around the consumption of food. Global X Funds has launched yet another niche ETF with the lauch…
Today’s commodities news starts off with bursting warehouses full of zinc, an unexpected rise in cocoa futures, and an equally unexpected fall in corn and wheat prices. The stockpile of zinc at…
The process of brand valuation is more an art than a science, or at least that is the conclusion of research done by 24/7 Wall St. The most well-regarded “brand evaluators” rarely…
24/7 Wall St. has decided to investigate where inflation has the greatest potential to damage the economy. There is plenty of ground to cover. It is clear that the cost of agricultural…
These are some of this Friday’s top analyst calls with upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research firms. AMR Corp. (NYSE: AMR) Cut to Hold at Argus. CVS Caremark Corporation…
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…
These are some of this Thursday’s key analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls. Agilent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: A) Raised to Buy at Stifel Nicolaus. ArcelorMittal (NYSE: MT)…
