Tech stocks are the kind of cyclical names that can still do well in a rising interest rate environment. They typically have very low debt, if any, and provide the kind growth…
Jon C. Ogg These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall Street research firms on Thursday, January 8, 2014.
Bank of America Merrill Lynch has named its top 10 EMEA (Europe, Mid-East, Africa) picks as short-term stock recommendations for the first quarter of 2014. Several of them will be very well…
ThinkstockWith less than a week left in what has been the best year for the S&P 500 since 1997, we have reviewed our top Wall Street firms for their stocks priced under…
ThinkstockCanaccord Genuity has lifted its price target on two tech firms, one very avidly followed and heavily traded, and the other significantly smaller and less actively traded. 3D Systems Inc. (NYSE: DDD)…
J.P. Morgan analysts maintain we are in a classic bull market and likely to see further double-digit gains in 2014. Technology is the least expensive sector today, as well as the least…
Jon Ogg in NYCStocks are wanting to challenge their all-time highs again going into year-end, and investors have to figure out how to position their portfolios for 2014. 24/7 Wall St. reviews…
ThinkstockInvestors and traders alike have been positioning their portfolios and assets going into year-end, at the same time that stocks keep challenging all-time higher highs almost each week. 24/7 Wall St. reviews…
Jon OggStocks are challenging new highs going into year-end, and investors have to consider how to best position themselves for 2014. 24/7 Wall St. reviews dozens of Wall Street analyst reports each…
courtesy of MicrosoftWith no fanfare and just a list of all the subsidiaries included in the deal, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Monday…
Microsoft Sweden, via Wikimedia CommonsIn mid-June of 2003, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) sold its first iPod. By September, 10 million songs had been downloaded from the iTunes store, and by the beginning…
ThinkstockThe $7.4 billion sale of the handset business of Nokia Corp. (NYSE: NOK) to Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) was approved by Nokia shareholders at a special meeting on Tuesday. There was very…
ThinkstockThe Wall Street firms that handle the bulk of retail accounts are always very careful about recommending stocks priced in the single digits. Typically they are fallen angels, or sometimes just the…
ThinkstockMicrosoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) is about to potentially be a far different company. Steve Ballmer’s resignation, retirement, or force-out, was sooner than some investors were expecting. Now we have a Bloomberg report…
courtesy of SamsungApple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has enjoyed a huge success with the iPhone variations to date. Apple still has the world’s most valuable company status, but there is a problem rising…
