Investor Carl Icahn has agreed to sell his stake in Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. (NYSE: LGF) at a discount to yesterday’s closing price of $7.52. That announcement came shortly after Icahn also…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Tuesday morning. Aetna Inc. (NYSE: AET) Raised to Buy at Jefferies. AMR Corp.…
What on earth are investors supposed to do when T-Bonds offer almost zero income? Interest rates are now so low that the price-risk in long-term Treasury bonds is too great. Ben Bernanke…
The S&P downgrade of the United States may have the investment community in a fuss, but many investors saw this coming long before. To say that investors will not see a knee-jerk…
When you see a ten-day sell-off and a capstone panic day with what is a 300-point sell-off in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the first reaction is that no one wants anything…
Wikimedia Commons (Adina Firestone)13D filings are often full of surprises, and this morning is no exception. Carl Icahn has an amended filing this morning regarding his 9.4% stake in Clorox Corporation (NYSE:…
We may have just witnessed an oversold bounce in the stock market, or we may be in for more days of recovery. The markets are flirting with six weeks of negative performance…
This week we bring reviews of “value stocks” for long-term investors by 24/7 Wall St. Monday’s focus is mostly on large-cap stocks that are easily recognized and which have large positions in their…
It would be easy to say that inflationary pressures are impacting consumer staples and consumer discretionary stocks. This sector remains one of our favorites for investors who want defensive protection and high…
Time for the Daily Dividend… Procter & Gamble Co. (NYSE: PG) might have been up more today if the overall market was cooperating. The world’s largest consumer products company already has a…
Defensive stocks are supposed to offer you some safety in times of uncertainty. High-yield stock dividends are also supposed to offer you a safer harbor in choppy markets as well. In today’s…
Last week we began a series of companies which we expect will raise their dividends in 2011. It was the first piece of a series and there are many other companies which…
These are some of this Tuesday’s key analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls. BHP Billiton plc (NYSE: BHP) Started as Buy at Goldman Sachs. Bucyrus International (NASDAQ:…
Picking stocks for a decade is no easy task. It might as well be for a lifetime because there probably will be two more bear markets and two more bull markets between…
These are some of this Monday’s top analyst upgrades and downgrades seen from Wall Street research calls: American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP) Started as Outperform at Wells Fargo. Central European Distribution (NASDAQ:…
