Markets opened slightly lower this morning and spent the morning trying to decide on a direction. The Reuters/University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index rose more than expected, but even that was not…
Jon OggThese are some of this Friday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this morning. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NYSE: AMD) Raised to Outperform at Wells…
The DJIA jumped above 12,000 in the opening minutes of trading this morning and had topped 12,200 by mid-afternoon. European Union leaders have agreed on a deal that would make up to…
Crude oil prices have jumped more than $3/barrel this morning on the expectation that the European agreement on sovereign debt will put some life back into the global economy. That outcome is…
Large US oil companies have had a good year. Not the best ever, but good nonetheless on high prices for crude oil. The big reason for solid profits has been the differential…
Jon OggThese are some of this Friday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen having an impact from Wall Street research calls. Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI) Started as Outperform at Baird.…
In mid-afternoon trading today, WTI crude has fallen below $80/barrel and looks set to end the month down about -10%. Given all the dismal economic news that came out this month, it’s…
Jon OggThese are some of this Monday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen having an impact from Wall Street research. Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (NYSE: AMD) Raised to Buy at UBS.…
Independent oil and gas producer Apache Corp. (NYSE: APA) has agreed to purchase the North Sea assets of a subsidiary of Exxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE: XOM) for $1.75 billion. The total number…
One of the reasons that the Bakken shale deposits in North Dakota and Montana get relatively little attention is that none of the big integrated oil companies have much presence there. There…
Well, it looks like the Gadhafi family has all but lost Libya to the rebels. Earlier this year when the actions were intensifying, even before the unified strikes against the leadership there,…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Tuesday morning. Amerisafe, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMSF) Cut to Underperform as Bear of the…
It is almost every day that we take a look at the market capitalization rates of some of America’s largest public companies in our own Real-Time 500 reading. The recession killed many stocks…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Monday morning. Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE: ANF) Cut to Neutral at Susquehanna.…
First-quarter earnings plunged at Devon Energy Corp. (NYSE: DVN) compared with the same period a year ago. The good news is that expectations were even lower. Excluding items, Devon posted EPS of…
