Earnings season is in full swing and we have a back-breaker of an earnings week ahead of us. There are some 11 DJIA components reporting earnings and a whole slew of other…
Obama and China president Hu Jintao are likely to clash on economic issues. (Reuters) The American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai said regulations which are not enforced are the largest problem in…
Some of the highest dividend-paying stocks have been the tobacco companies. Altria Group Inc. (NYSE: MO), Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE: PM), British American Tobacco plc (AMEX: BTI), Reynolds American Inc. (NYSE:…
There has been an amazing feat in 2010. All of the most recent companies which have been booted out of the Dow Jones Industrial Average have outperformed their replacement stocks and the…
RigNet Inc. (NASDAQ: RNET) has priced its initial public offering of 5 million shares at a price of $12.00 per share. The company hooks up remote energy sites such as offshore drilling…
Jon C. Ogg Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE: PM) is presenting at the Morgan Stanley Global Consumer & Retail Conference in New York. An SEC filing shows that Chairman & CEO Louis Camilleri is reaffirming…
These are some of this Friday’s key analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls. Aetna Inc. (NYSE: AET) Started as Hold at Jefferies. Altria Group Inc. (NYSE: MO)…
Pot is still not going to be legal in California for recreational use.  PROP 19 failed to win enough votes on a low voter turnout and California will not have to worry…
Many companies keep the names that they used to brand themselves when they were founded. Firms such as Ford (NYSE: F) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) may have changed their corporate names slightly…
Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE: PM) is showing that smoking is still cool, at least as far as earnings are concerned. The international tobacco giant reported adjusted earnings of $1.00 EPS for…
The bulls ran for cover today as commodities and financial stocks are pulling the market lower. After two huge ‘sell the news’ earnings reactions were followed by even more ‘sell the news’…
The week of October 18 to 22 is jam-packed with earnings. It also happens that eleven of the thirty DJIA components reporting earnings will be delivered next week. On deck are such…
Gap (NYSE: GPS), founded in 1969 as a the Woodstock generation left Woodstock for home as the company likes to say, has succumbed to customer pressure to keep its old logo. The…
These are some of this Thursday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research notes: Alkermes, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALKS) Started as Buy at UBS. Altria Group Inc.(NYSE: MO) Cut…
There are many research calls this Thursday morning and these are just some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research notes: Altria Group Inc. (NYSE: MO)…
