Reuters: Obama is looking for ways to cut the deficit. Reuters: Citigroup (NYSE:C) may sell its private equity group. Reuters: Toyota (NYSE:TM) will announce the fix for its gas pedals. Reuters: China…
These are this Wednesday’s top 10 analyst calls for upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research: AK Steel (NYSE: AKS) Raised to Buy at Goldman Sachs. Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) Raised…
Notorious banking analyst Meredith Whitney turned out to be right in her recent calls against being long the major banks and brokerage firms, although for the wrong reasons ahead of the latest…
We have compiled from press releases and from company announcements a company-by-company donation and effort pledge to help in the relief efforts after the disastrous earthquake in Haiti. These are partial explanations…
Reuters: China defended itself against Google’s (GOOG) censorship changes. Reuters: Regulators will face the panel looking at the credit crisis causes. Reuters: The capex outlook in Japan is weak. Reuters: US foreclosures…
A number of the top bankers from firms including Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS), Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS), and JP Morgan (NYSE:JPM) will testify before the The Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission which has been charged…
These are this Friday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from early Wall Street research calls. There were several banking and broker-on-broker cuts: Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS), Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE:…
These are this Tuesday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in a thin week of coverage and Wall Street research calls: Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) Reiterated Outperform but target raised to…
Reuters: GM is offering huge incentives to sell its inventory of Pontiacs and Saturns. Reuters: Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) will overhaul the pay of senior management. Reuters: The departing AIG (NYSE:AIG) general counsel will…
Reuters: New airport security measures could hurt airline revenue. Reuters: US holiday retailers were up 3.6% according to one report. Reuters: A bankruptcy filing by JAL is possible to handle its financial…
Douglas A. McIntyre Reuters: Pay czar Feinberg approved compensation at several bailed out firms. Reuters: Oil moved above $77 as US crude stocks dropped. Reuters: The US is probing some banks about their sale of…
E*TRADE Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: ETFC) has some good news this morning, although this could actually be bad news for those hoping for an immediate takeover. The company has been without an heir…
Reuters: The healthcare bill moved over key hurdles in the Senate. Reuters: Oil is above $73 on Iran-Iraq tensions. Reuters: Citadel filed for Chapter 11. Reuters: The head of AIG (NYSE:AIG) said…
Meredith Whitney must be staggering her bank coverage news out to get more exposure, or at least that is a cynical take on the matter. Yesterday, she hit Goldman Sachs Group Inc.…
Reuters: Merger activity will grow slowly in 2010. Reuters: Bank of America’s new CEO said he would focus on execution. Reuters: Profits at RIM (NASDAQ:RIMM) topped forecasts. Reuters: Oracle (NASDAQ:ORCL) posed a surprise…