Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall St. research notes this Wednesday. American Campus Communities Inc. (NYSE: ACC) raised to Buy at UBS. Anheuser-Busch…
The three major U.S. stock indexes opened lower this morning, but the blame goes to some poor earnings report from U.S. firms rather than to international news. European markets were down slightly…
The three major U.S. stock indexes opened lower this morning and really never got on track the entire day. The lower opening was likely a reaction to China’s weakest quarterly GDP growth…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall St. research calls this Thursday. Altera Corp. (NASDAQ: ALTR) cut to Hold at Jefferies. ArcelorMittal (NYSE: MT) cut…
The rail sector has taken a hit this morning after Norfolk Southern Corp. (NYSE: NSC) warned late yesterday that its third-quarter earnings will fall well below expectations. Norfolk Southern now expects earnings…
Shares of Union Pacific Corp. (NYSE: UNP) are up about 18% over the past 12 months, trailing only Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. (NYSE: CP), up 21%, and Kansas City Southern (NYSE: KSU),…
The three major US stock indexes opened higher this morning in advance of Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke’s semi-annual report to Congress and following some data on inflation (more coverage here), industrial production,…
The three major US stock indexes opened lower this morning following some lackluster data on the US economy. The Empire State manufacturing data improved, but retail sales posted an unexpected decline (our…
The 16-member board of directors of Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. (NYSE: CP) today includes 7 new members nominated by William Ackman and his hedge fund, Pershing Square Capital Management. The new board…
US railroads have suffered from the warm winter with falling volume on coal transportation, but rising prices for gasoline and diesel fuel have bumped up container (intermodal) traffic and taken much of…
Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (NYSE: GWR) this morning released its traffic volume report for March and for the first quarter of 2012. The news is not good, but it’s also not unexpected.…
These are some of this Monday’s key analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls. Apollo Group Inc. (NASDAQ: APOL) Raised to Market Perform at FBR. Exelon Corp. (NYSE:…
These are some of this Wednesday’s key analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls. Altera Corp. (NASDAQ: ALTR) Started as Neutral at Janney. Arch Coal Inc. (NYSE: ACI)…
These are some of this Friday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls: Genzyme Corporation (NASDAQ: GENZ) Cut to Market Perform at Leerink Swann. IHS Inc. (NYSE:…
We just noticed over at our volume spike alert service that FedEx Corporation (NYSE: FDX) was already challenging 150% of its average volume and was triple volume what it normally has traded…
