Altria Group Inc. (MO) spooked shareholders today when it said cigarette shipments this year may plunge as much as 3.5 percent. The stock fell to a three-month low as investors wondered whether…
Douglas A. McIntyre We have been running through many companies to determine which dividends appear safe. Investors chase high dividend stocks with stable earnings when they are concerned about where to put their money. We…
It used to be that DEFENSIVE STOCKS were the way to go during periods of uncertainty and during times of market sell-offs. But now that isn’t even working out. After we looked…
Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE: PM) has just filed a shelf registration that would allow the international tobacco giant to sell debt securities and warrants to purchase debt securities. As this will…
These are 10 of the top calls that 247WallSt.com is looking at this morning: Altria (NYSE: MO) cut to Neutral at JPMorgan. Herbalife (NYSE: HLF) started as Overweight at Lehman Brothers. ITT…
One topic we cover at 247WallSt.com with regularity is share buybacks from major companies. While we are starting to see a slower pace in fresh buyback announcements compared to 2006 and 2007,…
These aren’t the only impact analyst calls this morning, but these are the ones we are focusing the Tuesday in pre-market trading hours: Akamai Tech (NASDAQ: AKAM) Raised to Buy from Neutral…
Schering-Plough (SGP) Bad news on key cholesterol drug marketed with Merck. Shares fall to $14 from 52-week high of $33.81. Merck (MRK) Pulled down for the same reason. Sells off to $36.82…
On tonight’s MAD MONEY on CNBC, Jim Cramer discussed Altria Group, Inc. (NYSE: MO) and its soon to be break-up where Philip Morris International (NYSE: PM) will be on its own. It…
These are the top analyst calls we are focusing on early this Thursday morning in pre-market trading: Abbott Laboratories (NYSE: ABT) Raised To Outperform at Wachovia. Altria (NYSE: MO) started as Buy…
Below are the top analyst upgrades and downgrades we are looking at this Tuesday morning: Altria Group (NYSE: MO) Started as Buy at UBS. Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) started as Buy at Canaccord…
Investors usually try to find stocks where they run for cover when the stock market is in turmoil. This Monday is no exception after seeing the Bear Stearns implosion "takeunder" and the…
Defensive stocks are often the stocks that investors try to use as a safe harbor to wait out the storms. We have covered many of these and even gave our own list…
Laszlo Birinyi of Birinyi Associates, Inc. is one of the more frequently watched portfolio managers by the public. The reason is not that he is one of the largest fund managers. But…
It’s been a while since we have seen any serious changes to the Dow Jones industrial Averages components, with 2004 being the last change and 1999 before that. This morning there are…