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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell — July 19, 2012: Market Sags on More European, Spanish Woes

Posted: July 20, 2012 at 4:03 pm

The three major US stock indexes opened lower this morning after Spanish bond yields rose above 7% again and the country’s Valencia region asked for central government assistance in paying ...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell — July 19, 2012: Market Up Slightly, Tech Leads

Posted: July 19, 2012 at 4:07 pm

The three major US stock indexes opened higher this morning as investors continue to hope for more central bank stimulation in weakening global economy. These investors are probably right that ...
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Monster Adds Lustre for Possible Sale (MWW, LNKD, RHI, MAN)

Posted: April 26, 2012 at 10:26 am

Last month on-line recruiting service Monster Worldwide Inc. (NYSE: MWW) announced that it had hired advisers to help it decide whether or not to sell all or part the company. ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ABB, APD, AKAM, COP, GD, HOG, HES, INFY, MAN, MAR, SAP, S, TRV, WPI)

Posted: April 26, 2012 at 8:20 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls this Thursday. ABB Ltd. (NYSE: ABB) Cut to Neutral at JPMorgan. Air Products ...
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IT Staffing Services Acquisition Boosts On Assignment (ASGN, MAN, KELYA, RHI)

Posted: March 21, 2012 at 2:10 pm

Staffing agencies, both for temporary and permanent hires, have been having a pretty good year so far. Things got better today as On Assignment Inc. (NASDAQ: ASGN) announced the acquisition ...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell (C, NEM, STX, XOM, MWW, AMZN, BRCM, AET, COCO, EPD, MAN, MPC, NOC, WHR, KTCC, SGMO, MDVN, JDAS, IXYS)

Posted: February 1, 2012 at 4:04 pm

The three major US stock indexes opened higher this morning, following on a positive debt sale by Portugal and some improvement in PMI numbers from Europe. ADP employment data did ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AMD, HD, INTC, IBM, LOW, LULU, MGM, MAN, SCHN, SPLS, X, YOKU)

Posted: June 16, 2011 at 8:28 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Thursday morning. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NYSE: AMD) Raised to Outperform at ...
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The 24/7 Wall St./Flame Index: Companies With The Worst Press (6/9)

Posted: June 9, 2011 at 10:29 am

Nokia was badly hurt by poor earnings and rumors of a takeovers. CVS suffered from a report by Fox Business the organized crime has hurt retail margins. EMC division RSA ...
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Jobs Data Calls for Massive Employment Gains in December (CTAS, PAYX, ADP, MAN)

Posted: January 5, 2011 at 8:31 am

ADP is out with its pre-unemployment and payrolls figure with its guess for what happened on the jobs front in December.  ADP is often not on target, but the number ...
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December Buybacks Near $30 Billion Already, More For 2011 (T, AET, AZO, ADSK, CB, CAG, CCK, ECA, ENZN, HD, INTC, MAN, MKL, SWY, SYK, TEVA, TIBX, PKW, CSCO, GE, BAC, WFC, JPM)

Posted: December 22, 2010 at 12:38 pm

There is a long-standing debate over the effect and impact of share buyback plans. What is not up for debate is that many companies have given big updates or announced ...
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Sudden Excitement in Jobs & Staffing Companies (PAYX, ADP, MWW, MAN, CTAS, KFY)

Posted: September 3, 2010 at 9:53 am
Last updated: September 6, 2010 9:29 pm

After a long period of unemployment, any upside to the jobs numbers at any point offers a helping hand to the stocks of companies that revolve around the jobs market.  ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (AOL, CSC, IAG, IMAX, MAN, STP, AMTD, XTO)

Posted: December 22, 2009 at 8:34 am

These are this Tuesday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls: AOL Inc. (NYSE: AOL) Started as Equal-Weight at Barclays. Computer Science Corp. (NYSE: CSC) ...
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The Twenty Companies Wall St. Can Trust The Most

Posted: October 26, 2009 at 5:10 am

24/7 Wall St. asked Audit Integrity to screen  companies with market caps of more than $3 billion to create a list of the firms that use the most transparent and conservative accounting programs and have "best ...
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Top Analyst Downgrades (ETN, BEN, GYMB, HL, LGCY, MAN, RHI, ROK)

Posted: March 5, 2009 at 7:39 am

These are some of the top pre-market analyst downgrades and negative calls we have seen from Wall Street this Thursday morning with about two hours until the open: Eaton (ETN) ...
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Early Bird Analyst Upgrades (AXA, ENER, IFX, MAN, RTP, XTO)

Posted: February 10, 2009 at 7:24 am

These are some of the top pre-market analyst upgrades and positive calls we have seen this Tuesday morning with well over two hours until the market opens: AXA (AXA) Started ...
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