Today’s reported ratings actions as of just after noon include announcements regarding Clorox Co. (NYSE: CLX), Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE: HD), HCA Inc. (NYSE: HCA), Gannett Co. Inc. (NYSE: GCI), Archer Daniels…
The pace of stock buyback announcements in the month of August was almost unbelievable. The pace was stronger at the start of the month when earnings were still coming in droves, but…
After nearly a year of dithering around, Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) has apparently scrapped the idea of building an all new version of its best-selling 737 and chosen instead to put new…
Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) stopped making its 757 aircraft in 2004. The single-aisle, narrow-body plane can carry up to 193 passengers on flights of up to 3,900 miles. There is no other…
It is no secret that the market volatility has many investors rattled. What is very counter-intuitive is that many companies are continuing with most or all of their investor friendly plans regardless…
The price for WTI crude oil fell below $83/barrel momentarily today as the market takes another shellacking, down around 200 points just before noon. Both crude and the wider market are making…
Gasoline prices are likely to plunge. The same economic concerns that have prompted a massive sell-off in equities have also driven down the price of crude. It has retreated to $83 from…
We have another very busy earnings week ahead for the second quarter reporting season. Some are DJIA components and some are sector-movers or market-movers. We are tracking earnings and giving previews for…
AMR Corp. (NYSE: AMR), parent of US carrier American Airlines, has reversed a 15-year single-source purchasing program with Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) and decided to split an order for 460 planes between…
Very few people consider the financial ramifications of Memorial Day Weekend as one of the top financial events of the year when it comes to the travel and hospitality industries. This is…
Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is close to a purchase of Skype for $7 billion (WSJ) Microsoft is close to an $8.5 billion deal to buy Skype (Reuters) PIMCO increased its short position in…
Crude oil is already the most volatile of all economic factors for airlines and their earnings. Last week we saw oil drop from $110 to under $100 in very short order and…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Monday morning. Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE: ANF) Cut to Neutral at Susquehanna.…
If the great magician Harry Houdini were alive today, the one thing he could never escape from would be inflation. It affects the rich and the poor — though of course to…
A review of data from the damaged Southwest Air (NYSE: LUV) 737 raised questions about Boeing’s (NYSE: BA) manufacturing process. (Reuters) Sony (NYSE: SNE) has begun to market a tablet PC. (Reuters)…
