Frank Golhen, via Wikimedia CommonsAs the stock market continues its 1990s style rally, investors continue to keep a very close eye on changing strategies. High dividend stocks have given way to dividend…
July 24, 2013: U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning following upbeat estimates for eurozone flash PMI readings. In Asia, China’s PMI came in lower than expected, leading to more worries about…
These are the top analyst downgrades, cautious research notes and stocks to sell from Wall Street for Wednesday, July 24, 2013. They include Dish Network, DuPont, Nucor, Norfolk Southern and Broadcom.
ThinkstockTransportation stocks are typically leading indicators for the economy and the stock market. They did well in the first half of the year, outperforming the S&P 500 by almost 4%, despite the…
ThinkstockWith the summer conference season in full swing, investors will head to Chicago for the Deutsche Bank Industrials conference this week. Deutsche Bank A.G. (NYSE: DB) analysts expect investors to be focused…
ThinkstockIn its weekly report issued yesterday, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) noted that rail carloads of petroleum rose 50.8% in the week, compared to the same week a year ago. For…
ThinkstockJefferies is out with its industrial picks of the month as stocks to buy. The higher the stock market goes, the more difficult it becomes for investors to put money to work.…
ThinkstockFriday’s nonfarm payroll number was a pleasant surprise. However, for real growth to return we need to consistently add 250,000 jobs per month. Our economy is sluggish at best, and corporate profit…
Thinkstock After CSX Corp. (NYSE: CSX) reported its first quarter results last night, investors began selling the railroad company’s stock and shares are down about 3% this morning. The company is the…
ThinkstockThere is a big difference between a market rally and a bull market. Bear market rallies often happen when the stock market is so oversold that short sellers or deep value investors…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall St. research calls this Thursday. Akamai Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM) raised to Outperform at Oppenheimer and raised…
Earlier this week, CSX Corp. (NYSE: CSX) reported quarterly results that were more or less in line with estimates, but the mix of shipments was not what the railroader was used to.…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall St. research notes this Wednesday. American Campus Communities Inc. (NYSE: ACC) raised to Buy at UBS. Anheuser-Busch…
The three major U.S. stock indexes opened lower this morning following mostly weak reports on European PMI (more coverage here). The reading on U.S. PMI was unchanged from last month (more coverage…
The rail sector has taken a hit this morning after Norfolk Southern Corp. (NYSE: NSC) warned late yesterday that its third-quarter earnings will fall well below expectations. Norfolk Southern now expects earnings…
