thinkstockAugust 14, 2014: Markets opened higher on Thursday after a slightly worse-than-expected report on new claims for unemployment benefits. U.S. export prices were higher in July and natural gas prices rose about…
thinkstockAugust 12, 2014: Markets opened lower on Tuesday, took a brief turn into the green, and then settled into the red by mid-morning. Energy stocks led the decline as data on crude…
The short interest data is out for the July 31 settlement date. We often review the higher-yield defensive dividend stocks for a barometer of what short sellers may be thinking. The trends…
These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations from Wall Street analysts for Wednesday, August 6, 2014. They include Groupon, Micron, RingCentral, Target, Tesla, Monster and Pfizer.
The analysts at Jefferies have done some fine tuning to their Franchise Picks list, which is their cream-of-the-crop list. These stocks had the largest upside to the Jefferies designated price targets.
thinkstockJuly 29, 2014: Markets opened higher on Tuesday following a modestly better showing from companies reporting earnings before the opening bell. There was no major economic news today and everyone waits to…
U.S. Food & Drug AdministrationA purported herbal sexual health supplement called O.M.G. has been found by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to contain generic sildenafil, the active ingredient in Pfizer…
Drug giants Merck and Pfizer reported better-than-expected second-quarter 2014 results before markets opened Tuesday morning.
These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations from Wall Street firms for Monday, July 28, 2014. They include AcelRx Pharmaceuticals, Cisco Systems, Juniper Networks, Pfizer and Xerox.
The short interest data for the July 15 settlement date is out and we have compared the defensive dividend stocks, aside of utilities, to what has happened since the June 30 settlement…
thinkstockJuly 21, 2014: Markets opened lower on Monday, stopping in its tracks the positive reversal we saw last Friday. There was no economic news today and the geopolitical news is dominated by…
The short interest data for the June 30 settlement date is out, and there were selectively an increasing number of shares short in our go-to list of defensive high-yield stocks that are…
Wikimedia CommonsThe Merrill Lynch team updated their Alpha Surprise stocks list for July, and they added some top stocks on Wall Street. We screened the list for the most liquid names that…
thinkstockJuly 2, 2014: Markets opened mixed on Wednesday with the S&P 500 starting just barely in the red based on Tuesday’s close. None of the major indexes made a big move today,…
thinkstockJune 26, 2014: Markets opened lower for a fourth straight day on Thursday and spent much of the day trying to reach the break-even line. Claims for jobless benefits fell slightly last…
