After legal issues slowed their progress last year, foreclosures are about to increase. (Reuters) Time Warner Cable (NYSE: TWC) may end its deal with Current TV because of low ratings. (Reuters) The…
Eurozone officials will increase the size of the funds to create “firewalls” around financially troubled nations. (Reuters) Research In Motion’s (NASDAQ: RIMM) CEO says the firm’s struggles will continue as more management…
A Reuters/Ipsos poll shows that two-thirds of Americans disapprove of the way President Obama has handled the gasoline crisis. (Reuters) Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) will offer refunds for iPads sold in Australia as…
Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) tries to end a legal case concerning fraud in its CDO sales. (Reuters) China’s factory activity slows, as evidenced by the HSBC flash PMI of 48.1, a low reading. (Reuters) A…
Jon OggThese are some of this Friday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has seen targets raised this morning by Oppenheimer to…
The U.S. will tap its Strategic Energy Reserve as a way to bring down gasoline prices. (Reuters) A large rise in iPad sales helps drive Apple’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) shares to new highs.…
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS) and Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) may soon be allowed to increase dividends, set share buybacks of their common stock, or make other planned shareholder friendly moves.…
The next wave of stress tests on the U.S banks is due to come out by the end of this week. The Federal Reserve is expected to show that bank balance sheets…
The next wave of stress tests on the U.S banks is due in the coming week. While many of the banks have reportedly been asking regulators to be less transparent, there are some…
Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) threatens a patent suit against Facebook, citing a number of violations. (Reuters) TransCanada (NYSE: TRP) cuts the length of its Keystone XL pipeline in the hopes of finishing some…
President Obama may propose a new corporate tax rate. (Reuters) The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will examine overdraft fees. (Reuters) Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) will hold its annual meeting with the company in…
If you think ratings agencies do not quite matter any longer, today may be a reminder that they can still create at least some nervousness even if they are just late to…
Moody’s may cut Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) and UBS (NYSE: UBS) as the global euro crisis spreads. (Reuters) Officials in Japan arrest former Olympus executives. (Reuters) Congress reaches a deal on payroll tax…
The EU sovereign debt crisis has spilled over into the question of whether major global financial firms will have their prospects badly damaged by the trouble in the region. Moody’s said the answer…
Following a poor fourth-quarter earnings report, Britain’s Barclays plc (NYSE: BCS) will join other big banks like Deutsche Bank AG (NYSE: DB), Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS), Credit Suisse AG (NYSE: CS), Citigroup…
