The three major US stock indexes opened somewhat higher this morning following better-than-expected data on UK retail sales and an inline reading on Eurozone CPI (more coverage here). The news out of…
Jon OggThese are the top analyst calls of upgrades, downgrades and initiations we have seen from Wall St. research calls this Thursday morning. Abercrombie & Fitch Co.(NYSE: ANF) cut to Underperform at…
Today looks to be a busy one for the Kinder Morgan family of companies. Kinder Morgan Energy Partners L.P. (NYSE: KMP) has announced that it will acquire the Tennessee Gas Pipeline and…
Paul Ausick Hedge fund manager Leon Cooperman, who is chairman and CEO of Omega Advisors, remains bullish on select equity investments. In a presentation at CNBC’s ‘Delivering Alpha’ conference this Wednesday, Mr. Cooperman’s take…
The three major US stock indexes opened higher this morning following the release of Chinese GDP and other data. The Middle Kingdom’s GDP grew at a rate of 7.6% in the second…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls this Friday. Dean Foods Company (NYSE: DF) Cut to Neutral at Goldman Sachs. Digital…
The three major US stock indexes opened lower this morning as investors wait for weekend data on Chinese trade and industrial production. The drop in US unemployment benefits claims didn’t spur much…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls this Friday. American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE: AEO) named Bull of the Day at Zacks.…
We had two rather large secondary offerings today where private equity firms are unloading stock. The tally was about $3.4 billion that the market had to absorb in new shares as Kinder…
The development of the Canadian oil sands is expected to increase the amount of crude oil produced at the Alberta oil sands from its current level of about 1.6 million barrels/day to…
Markets opened nearly flat this morning but took a dive early and have muddled along the rest of the day in negative territory. This morning’s report on falling durable goods orders got…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Wednesday. Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARNA) Cut to Neutral at Piper Jaffray. A123…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Wednesday morning. Accenture plc (NYSE: ACN) Raised to Hold at Soc-Gen. Allscripts Healthcare Solutions (NASDAQ: MDRX)…
Markets opened lower this morning and nothing came along all day to move any of the three major indexes above the neutral line. The morning’s report on housing starts was no better…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Tuesday morning. Adobe Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: ADBE) Raised to Sector Perform at RBC. Airgas…
