Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesThe stock market is down Monday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.35%, the Nasdaq down 0.20% and the S&P 500 down 0.20%. Today’s winners include a…
U.S. equity markets opened lower this morning following a number of disappointing data releases in Europe and Asia. Eurozone PMI remains on the pessimistic side, with a reading of 47.9, and the…
Thinkstock24/7 Wall St. often looks for crazy volume moves and there are more than just a handful today. AFC Enterprises, Inc. (NASDAQ: AFCE) is up 8% at $32.41 after being called a…
Flickr, Images of MoneyThe resolution for the fiscal cliff remains elusive. The politicians hate each other too much to be rational. If one sector has a lot to lose as the country…
ThinkstockSome companies are in real trouble. Some are under severe industry pressure, and some are just faltering due to missteps and bad luck. With the economy remaining weak and with the markets…
Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesThe stock market is up Monday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average up 1.10%, the Nasdaq up 0.70% and the S&P 500 up 0.94%. Today’s winners include a…
The stock market is up Friday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.65%, the Nasdaq up 0.32% and the S&P 500 up 0.47%. The biggest winners today include a pharmaceutical company…
247sam MGIC Investment Corp. (NYSE: MTG) has found another set of problems on Wednesday, but a third (or fourth) set of problems could be coming its way if things get any worse. Earnings…
Jon C. Ogg The three major US stock indexes opened about 1% higher this morning following the news that non-farm payrolls grew by a much larger-than-expected 163,000 (our coverage here). Once investors warmed up to…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall St. research calls this Friday morning. Annaly Capital Management Inc. (NYSE: NLY) cut to Hold at Wunderlich.…
Stocks generally declined Thursday after the European Central Bank did not announce it was taking any concrete action to solve Europe’s debt crisis, despite hopes to the contrary. The Dow Jones Industrial…
MGIC Investment Corp. (NYSE: MTG) looks like it is visiting Implosion Row all over again after the mortgage insurer’s earnings report. The company reports that its second-quarter earnings came to a loss…
Jon C. Ogg The three major US stock indexes opened lower this morning even though China’s central bank lowered interest rates (our coverage here), the Bank of England boosted its asset purchase program and the…
Markets opened about higher this morning following a flat close in Asia and a bit of enthusiasm in Europe following a manufacturing survey from Germany (our coverage here). Then Fed Chairman Ben…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Monday. Baker Hughes Inc. (NYSE: BHI) Cut to Market Perform at Wells Fargo…
