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Are Utilities Losing Their Defensive Appeal Ahead of Summer?

Posted: June 2, 2019 at 11:40 am

It is no secret that the economy and the market have run across some newfound challenges. On top of slower global growth, as well as an escalating trade war with ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: AK Steel, CRISPR, Dell, DocuSign, Grubhub, NRG, US Steel, Vale, Wayfair, Zynga and More

Posted: January 28, 2019 at 8:50 am

Stocks were indicated to open lower on Monday after Friday's gains, but the Dow Jones industrial average is now over 2,000 points higher than its lows from the start of ...
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Morgan Stanley Doesn’t Think PG&E Bankruptcy Will Topple Yieldcos

Posted: January 16, 2019 at 3:24 pm

When PG&E Corp. (NYSE: PCG) announced Monday that it plans to file for bankruptcy by the end of January, the company detailed at some length the liabilities it faces. What ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: AMD, Caterpillar, NRG, Nvidia, P&G, Square, Red Hat, Transocean, Viacom, Wisdom Tree and More

Posted: September 20, 2018 at 9:10 am

Stocks were flat in the early morning hours on Thursday, but futures turned higher on all three major U.S. equity indexes. The markets are back to challenging their highs as ...
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5 Stocks That the Top Hedge Funds Are Loading Up On

Posted: August 10, 2018 at 8:50 am

We have noted before that over the past couple of years hedge fund performance, especially by some of the bigger funds, has trailed overall market performance. Part of the problem ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Broadcom, Deere, Generac, McDermott, NetApp, NRG, Petrobras, Teva, Tiffany and More

Posted: May 24, 2018 at 8:55 am

Stocks were looking to open soft on Thursday despite a post-FOMC minutes recovery signaling the Federal Reserve wasn't overly concerned about that 2% inflation threshold as an indefinite trigger. The ...
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Merrill Lynch Makes Big Changes to Top-Performing Growth Portfolio

Posted: May 7, 2018 at 8:29 am

With earnings reporting for the first quarter all but over, and the second quarter of 2018 well underway, many of the top companies we follow on Wall Street are making ...
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Thursday’s Biggest Winners and Losers in the S&P 500

Posted: March 1, 2018 at 4:10 pm

March 1, 2018: The S&P 500 closed down 1.3% at 2,677.35. The DJIA closed down 1.7% at 24,605.13. Separately, the Nasdaq was down 1.3% at 7,180.56. Thursday was a very ...
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NRG Dumps Stake in Yieldco, Other Assets for Nearly $3 Billion

Posted: February 7, 2018 at 9:45 am

Electric power generator NRG Energy Inc. (NYSE: NRG) announced Wednesday morning that it has agreed to sell its integrated U.S. renewable energy platform, including the controlling stake and 46% economic ...
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50 Mid-Cap and Larger Stocks More Than Doubled in 2017

Posted: December 18, 2017 at 11:50 am

With 2017 nearing an end, it is important to consider just what has happened. Tax reform looks very likely now, and gross domestic product is higher in the United States ...
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Thursday’s Biggest Winners and Losers in the S&P 500

Posted: July 13, 2017 at 4:26 pm

July 13, 2017: The S&P 500 closed up 0.2% at 2,447.94 The DJIA closed up 0.1% at 21,555.35. Separately, the Nasdaq closed up 0.2% at 6,274.44. Thursday was a fairly ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Analog Devices, BP, First Data, GE, Goodyear, ITW, NRG, Palo Alto and Many More

Posted: June 1, 2017 at 8:50 am

Stocks were looking for direction on Thursday after a strong ADP payrolls report but ahead of President Trump's decision on the climate accord. With a bull market that is more ...
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The 5 Best Performing S&P 500 Stocks for Q1

Posted: April 1, 2017 at 9:15 am

Between the November election and the end of 2016, the S&P 500 index gained 4.6%. Since the beginning of 2017, the index has added another 5.53%. The so-called Trump bump ...
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Why Analysts Are Growing Much More Bullish on Oil & Gas Stocks

Posted: April 1, 2017 at 9:10 am

Although the Trump rally has pushed the broad markets higher, the oil and gas industry has lagged the markets in this time. Over the past week, we’ve seen crude oil ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Boeing, Capital One, CenturyLink, Morgan Stanley, NRG Energy, Vertex and Many More

Posted: March 29, 2017 at 9:05 am

Stocks were indicated marginally higher on Wednesday, after Tuesday finally broke a multiyear record for down days in the markets. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is still down less than ...
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