More and more companies are either suspending or killing their share repurchases and stock buyback plans. Some are doing it to conserve cash in a much harder operating environment. But many companies…
These are some of the top pre-market analyst upgrades and downgrades we are seeing this Tuesday morning: AutoDesk (ADSK) Started as Buy at KeyBanc. Covanta (CVA) Started as Buy at Jefferies. Smithfield…
3M (NYSE: MMM) is joining the layoff front. This morning the company previewed a presentation it would give institutional investors detailing cost cutting actions. The company is lowering guidance and announcing layoffs.
Douglas A. McIntyre According to Reuters, the Senate will return to auto bailout talks this week. Reuters reports that Merrill Lynch (MER) CEO Thain is seeking his $10 million bonus. Reuters reports that unsold cars…
This morning there have been earnings reports from key industrial and defense stocks from the likes of 3M Co. (NYSE: MMM), Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT), and Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE: LMT). These…
Tuesday is going to look like it is a true earnings bogey for the entire economy with major industrials and other companies which are representative of the strength or weakness of the…
These are some of the top analyst upgrades we are seeing in early hours of pre-market trading this Tuesday morning: AON Corp. (AOC) Raised to Buy at Goldman Sachs Bank Of America…
There were some interesting comments out of 3M Co. (NYSE: MMM) where CEO George Buckley was speaking to institutional investors and investment analysts about the company’s core business operations. One area that…
Douglas A. McIntyre Google (GOOG) is now the US company with the highest reputation, at least according to the annual Harris Interactive Reputation Quotient poll. According to Reuters, "Largely for its reputation for treating workers…
General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) poor earnings report may be a shock to most. When you consider that the annual preview was just given one month ago, this flies in the face…
Merrill Lynch has made a key reversal call in the conglomerate sector. It has raised General Electric (NYSE: GE) to Buy from Neutral, and it has downgraded 3M (NYSE: MMM) to Neutral…
We are right in the thick of earnings season and below is a snapshot of some of the key earnings reports with price changes if available: Air Tran (NYSE: AAI) -$0.02 EPS…
2007 was one volatile year and for now it appears that will be the norm for at least the start of 2008. Everyone’s favorite market pundit or least liked pundit is obviously…
These are not at all the only analyst calls being covered or making an impact in stocks this morning, but these are the ones 247WallSt.com is focusing on initially this morning: Air…
Credit Suisse downgraded key power stocks: NRG Energy (NRG), Edison(EIX), and Entergy (ETR) all downgraded to Neutral on valuation afterlarge runs. The top 10 individual analysts calls 24/7 Wall St. is looking…
