The death of Osama bin Laden raised US futures and the dollar and pushed crude oil lower. (Reuters) The US helped cut the amount of oil China imported from Iran to punish…
Next week will mark the third week of the full daily earnings onslaught in what is really the fourth week of earnings season. There are many market-moving companies and sector-moving companies reporting…
The drug sector has become rather boring and investors already know all about the ongoing patent expiration threats that loom in the industry. The good news is that the drug sector does…
The Fed’s exit from QE2 may involve rate increases (Reuters) Deutsche Bank will restructure its US bank business to avoid regulation (WSJ) Google’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) new CEO will be carefully watched as…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Friday morning. Baker Hughes Inc. (NYSE: BHI) Raised to Outperform at Credit Suisse.…
Republicans plan to cut $6 trillion from the budget over the next decade (Reuters) Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) may be investigated by the FTC (Bloomberg) The FAA will begin inspection of most older…
David Sokol’s trading in Lubrizol before Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK) bought it may cause regulators to review the transaction. (Reuters) The Inspector General of the Federal Housing Finance Agency said pay of…
America lost its lead as the world’s top manufacturer to China. That is in part the basis of the argument that China’s Gross Domestic Product will pass America’s sometime before the middle…
It is time for “The Daily Dividend” and we have an interesting call ahead. How long has it been that Amgen Inc. (NASDAQ: AMGN) has been touted as a “Should Be” dividend stock? …
It’s the BioHeath Daily for key developments in drugs, biotech, and medical developments. Prana Biotechnology Ltd. (NASDAQ: PRAN) is often overlooked here in the U.S. as it has such a small market…
Many shareholders argue that share repurchase and stock buyback plans are generally a waste of shareholder capital aimed solely as a short-term share price targeting mechanism. Many would prefer to see dividends. …
The method of using capital from the corporate treasury to return capital to shareholders via share repurchase programs has long been under question. Most buybacks never are fully utilized, and many simply…
Economists cheered the ADP data that showed the private sector added 187,000 jobs in January. It did not help the stock market much but was probably offset by bad news from Egypt.…
These are some of this Wednesday’s top analyst calls with upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research firms. Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI) Cut to Neutral at BofA/ML. Anadarko Petroleum…
These are some of this Monday’s top analyst calls with upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research firms. Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) Reiterated Buy with $198 target at BofA/ML. AMR…
