These are Tuesday’s top pre-market analyst downgrades or cautious research calls seen out of Wall Street: American International Group (NYSE: AIG) Resumed as Neutral at UBS, so technically not a downgrade. Arris…
Pepsi Bottling Group (NYSE: PBG) hit a yearly high of $37.37 today after PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP) filed a proxy indicating it would complete its acquisition of Pepsi Bottling Group regardless of market…
Douglas A. McIntyre Wasn’t it just last week that we were up eight days in a row on the DJIA? And now we have a sell-the-news reaction to the recent growth numbers. Maybe it is…
Several companies run annual brand valuations. It is a good business for advertising and marketing firms to be viewed as experts on brands. Brand values are based on the cash flow they…
Reuters: GM’s new board endorsed the company’s new plans. Reuters: The Senate will probably approve “cash for clunkers” aid. Reuters: Sony (SNE) will enter the market with an e-reader to compete with…
This morning we caught the news on a volume alert, but there was no confirmation of the news. Now, we have the formal release from PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP). Pepsi has capitulated and…
It is actually slow in pre-market trading today. These are today’s top volume alert stocks for day traders and active traders. More detailed volume and price analysis and data is available on…
No one knows how to value social media’s dominant players. The real value for Facebook, LinkedIn, MySpace is elusive (and less than before). Twitter is one of these businesses which suddenly has…
Reuters: Japanes Topix index is expect to rise to 1,000. Reuters: The US may need a second stimulus package. Reuters: Hospitals have agreed to contribute $155 billion over ten years to help…
Who needs Advil when it is more expensive than aspirin and probably does no better at reducing pain? Who needs Starbucks (SBUX) when Maxwell House has just as much caffeine? A new…
Word is out that the Dow Jones Indexes team is set to release the name of the replacement for General Motors (NYSE: GM) in the Dow Jones Industrial Average. We have heard…
The bets are on that General Motors Corp. (NYSE: GM) is done as far as the current stock is concerned. While it seems that the equity holders of today will keep 1%…
There is a new twist in the Pepsico, Inc. (NYSE: PEP) ‘hopeful’ acquisition of Pepsi Bottling Group Inc. (NYSE: PBG). Pepsi Bottling Group Inc. has decided to make an acquisition of its…
Douglas A. McIntyre Investors flock to defensive stocks in times of trouble and and when they worry, assuming they look to stay in the market when they are worried. But if the trend here continues,…
Pepsico, Inc. (NYSE: PEP) has just come out and announced it was going to hike its dividend by some 6%. The $1.70 annualized dividend will now be $1.80 on an annual basis…
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