U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning following a closely watched report on U.S. retail sales came in about as expected (more coverage here). U.S. business inventories rose less than expected in…
ThinkstockAfter a solid year for information technology spending by major corporations in 2012, companies surveyed by analysts at UBS A.G. (NYSE: UBS) suggest that spending will decline in 2013. In fact estimates have dropped…
U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning after the weekly report on new claims for U.S. unemployment benefits came in lower than expected (more coverage here) and the second estimate of GDP…
These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall St. research calls this Thursday. Altera Corp. (NASDAQ: ALTR) started at Neutral at SunTrust Robinson Humphrey. Analog Devices Inc.…
ThinkstockIn the most recent trading days, we have seen more companies turn to new or expanded share buyback plans. If the dividend tax rates rise too much, corporations may ditch the endless…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall St. research calls this Friday. American Eagle Outfitters Inc. (NYSE: AEO) cut to Market Perform at BMO.…
U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning but quickly turned south and bounced around lower all day. In Europe, the eurozone notched its second consecutive quarter of negative GDP growth, tossing the…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall St. research calls this Thursday. Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE: ANF) raised to Outperform at William Blair…
U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning, but the three major indexes fell below the neutral line after the first hour or so of trading. In Europe, Greece said its GDP contracted…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall St. research notes this Tuesday. AMC Networks Inc. (NASDAQ: AMCX) cut to Neutral at JPMorgan. Amgen Inc.…
CNBC’s Maria Bartoromo got a chance to interview Larry Ellison of Oracle Corp. (NASDAQ: ORCL) today after the close from the OpenWorld conference. You can of course have predicted that Mr. Ellison was…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall St. research calls this Friday. Altria Group Inc. (NYSE: MO) raised to Buy with $39 target at…
The three major US stock indexes opened somewhat higher this morning following better-than-expected data on UK retail sales and an inline reading on Eurozone CPI (more coverage here). The news out of…
The three major US stock indexes opened somewhat lower this morning following an announcement from the Bank of England that it would not change interest rates nor asset purchases. In Asia, the…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Thursday morning. Allscripts Healthcare Solutions (NASDAQ: MDRX) raised to Overweight at JPMorgan. American Electric…
