Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations we have seen from Wall St. research calls this Monday. Alliant Techsystems (NYSE: ATK) raised to Outperform at FBR Capital…
The American Beverage Association’s President Susan Neely said members of her group have agreed to what they call the Calories Count Vending Program. ABA officials said the plan is a: public-private partnership…
Many finance ministers in Europe believe that Spain can avoid a bailout. (Reuters) Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) uses a pay-per-performance deal to help it secure premium content. (Reuters) Cities such as Seattle…
The coming fiscal cliff represents a huge hurdle for America. Government and private sector forecasters have warned that the expiration of tax cuts, along with hundreds of billions of dollars in government…
Interbrand has released its “Best Global Brands of 2012,” which contains no surprises. Coca-Cola Co. (NYSE: KO) remains at the top of the list with a brand value of $77.8 billion. Apple…
Banks Should Abandon New York? Infamous bank analyst Dick Bove believes that banks are treated so badly by the State of New York that they should abandon the location and move to alternate places.…
The Business Roundtable’s CEO Economic Outlook Survey for the third quarter of 2012 is out, and the word to describe the report would be cautious. The report shows that CEOs are again…
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…
The three major US stock indexes opened lower this morning as reports on Japanese (more coverage here) and Greek GDP (more coverage here). both disappointed investors. Asian markets were propped up somewhat…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall St. research calls this Monday morning. Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. (NASDAQ: BBBY) raised to…
A headline on the home page of Coke.com reads “Battle for Everything.” It is a promotion for a film that failed at the box office — “Battleship.” It could describe the match…
Douglas A. McIntyre This is what is important in the financial world on July 31, 2012.
Yahoo! Inc.’s (NASDAQ: YHOO) former interim CEO, Ross Levinsohn, quits. (Reuters) Manchester United sets IPO terms. (Reuters) The jury is selected in the Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) vs. Samsung Electronics Co. IP…
At the end of two weeks of non-stop second quarter earnings reports, S&P Capital IQ expects a decline of -0.71% year-over-year in the S&P 500 Index for the quarter, a figure it…
The increase in the stock prices of companies that have strong cash flow and high dividends almost certainly will continue as investors look for safe havens that pay investors an actual return.…
