ThinkstockThe stock market may be challenging all-time highs again, but interest rates have skyrocketed and mortgage applications have hit a serious soft patch as a result. As interest rates rise, it drives…
ThinkstockAs we reach the midpoint in the year, we like to review the top stock calls from the major firms around Wall Street. The UBS A.G. (NYSE: UBS) Key Call list represents…
ThinkstockThe two main reasons people argue for online sales tax is they say that it is unfair to the bricks-and-mortar companies, and it will raise more tax revenue. In the view of…
ThinkstockLowe’s Companies Inc. (NYSE: LOW) said this morning that it has concluded an asset purchase agreement to acquire the majority of the assets of Orchard Supply Hardware Stores Corp. (NASDAQ: OSH) for…
ThinkstockLowe’s Companies Inc. (NYSE: LOW) has held its annual meeting of shareholders. While the construction and repairs retailer reelected board members, approved compensation plans and ratified its accounting firm’s appointment, the big…
Frank Golhen, via Wikimedia CommonsAt the beginning of the year, we presented the lists from most major Wall Street firms of their top stocks to buy for the year. After one of…
U.S. equity markets opened barely higher this morning following a report that mortgage loan applications had fallen by 9.8% from the previous week, on top of a 7% decline for the prior…
ThinkstockLowe’s Companies Inc. (NYSE: LOW) reported first-quarter 2013 results before markets opened this morning. The home improvement retailer posted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.49 and $13.1 billion in revenues. In…
U.S. equity markets opened slightly higher this morning on another day when very little economic data was released anywhere around the globe. There was no data released at all in the U.S.,…
ThinkstockThe country’s two largest home improvement chains, The Home Depot Inc. (NYSE: HD) and Lowe’s Companies Inc. (NYSE: LOW) report earnings tomorrow and Wednesday, respectively. The late season wintry weather is likely…
These are the top analyst downgrades, cautious research notes and stocks to sell from Wall Street for Monday, May 20, 2013. They include Bank of America, Charles Schwab, SanDisk and Bed Bath…
courtesy of Facebook Inc.The drop in the budget deficit puts less pressure on a compromise by the White House and Congress over the federal deficit. (Reuters) Yahoo! Inc.’s (NASDAQ: YHOO) board approves…
U.S. equity markets opened slightly lower this morning following a number of data releases related to the U.S. economy. Producer prices declined in April and the New York manufacturing index came in…
Investors and traders are always on the lookout for fresh research ideas that will lead to higher income or more profits. 24/7 Wall St. reviews many fresh research calls to find great…
Investors and traders are always on the lookout for fresh Wall Street research ideas of stocks to buy, value stocks and dividend stocks. 24/7 Wall St. reviews many fresh research calls to…
