The US Air Force is expecting to save about 5% — $3 billion — of its maintenance and engineering budget by consolidating services and eliminating duplication. The Washington Post notes three companies…
Government contractors Lockheed Martin Corp. (NYSE: LMT), General Dynamics Corp. (NYSE: GD), and Raytheon Co. (NYSE: RTN) increased their lobbying costs by 10% in 2011, to $33.4 million, as the US defense…
All three major US indexes opened higher this morning, but enthusiasm tapered off quickly and steadily, if not sharply. A drop in the number of new home sales and a smaller-than-expected rise…
It is no secret that Iran is a saber-rattling nation. The country wants to be relevant on the global stage so much that it keeps up with its nuclear ambitions regardless of…
If there is one of several regions which can erupt rapidly, it is around the Korean Peninsula. The death of Kim Jong-il (that photo is a tribute photo for him) after a heart attack…
Most U.S. research analysts do not make research calls the day after Thanksgiving but these are a few analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this morning. NYSE…
The US House-Senate budget reduction committee, or the ‘super committee’, that is charged with recommending $1.5 trillion in budget cuts over the next 10 years has just another 10 days to deliver…
It’s that time of year again, when proxies are released and many business publications run lists of the highest paid CEOs at America’s large public companies. The compensation figures are extraordinarily high,…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Monday morning. AmerisourceBergen Corporation (NYSE: ABC) Cut to Hold at Citigroup. Cameron International…
Last April, Harvey Neiman of Neiman Funds Management, said in an interview that market volatility was going to be the theme for 2011. Rather than trying to predict what would drive the…
We have been looking for value stocks as investors have started to look for cover in the markets where they can still have equity exposure but try to get some protection compared…
In a major reversal from a policy promoted in the early 1990s, the US Defense Department is now warning defense contractors to beware of mergers and acquisitions in the defense industry. The…
These are some of this Wednesday’s key analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls. This morning we have two key updates from late yesterday afternoon, followed by our…
War and the fear of war create uncertainty for financial markets. If there is one place in the world that you can count on uncertainty rising from throughout the years it is…
The cast of characters in this week’s Unusual Suspects is not any ordinary group of companies. There are many key stocks to watch for investors that have carryover issues from last week…
