U.S. equity markets opened mixed this morning as the federal budget sequester appears to be set to go into effect tomorrow. Global data releases were also mixed. In Europe, the consumer price…
Leon Cooperman of Omega Advisors, Inc. is a hedge fund manager that can move stocks. The newest 13-F filing at the SEC shows that he made some significant portfolio changes as of…
Jon OggThese are some of this Wednesday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall St. research calls. Avon Products Inc. (NYSE: AVP) raised to Neutral at UBS. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya…
ThinkstockSandRidge Energy Inc. (NYSE: SD) and its chief executive, Tom Ward, have been getting crosswise with investors since at least last November. Ward has been a particular target of two SandRidge investors…
Jon OggThese are some of this Tuesday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall St. research calls. Baidu Inc. (NASDAQ: BIDU) cut to Market Perform at Raymond James and cut…
ThinkstockBack in November, hedge fund TPG-Axon Capital sent a letter to the board of directors of SandRidge Energy Inc. (NYSE: SD) challenging the company’s strategy and management. TPG-Axon owns about 6.7% of…
Paul Ausick U.S. equity markets opened flat to higher this morning but the good vibe didn’t last long. In Europe, the Bank of England made no changes either to interest rates or its bond…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall St. research calls this Wednesday. BB&T Corp. (NYSE: BBT) cut to Equal Weight at Morgan Stanley. Central…
U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning and got another boost following a meeting between President Obama and House Speaker John Boehner to discuss a solution to the impending fiscal cliff. In…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall St. research calls this Monday. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) cut to Neutral and target cut to $575…
U.S. equity markets opened slightly higher this morning, but by the end of the first hour stocks had turned south and remained in negative territory throughout the rest of the day. In…
ThinkstockSandRidge Energy Inc. (NYSE: SD) is seeing its share price get a nice boost today after receiving a letter from one of its largest investors, hedge fund TPG-Axon Capital, calling the company’s…
Paul Ausick Over the past year, SandRidge Energy Inc. (NYSE: SD) shares are up more than 12%, and based on today’s price and the consensus target price, the company sits on an implied gain…
Paul Ausick Energy exploration & production firm Midstates Petroleum Co. (NYSE: MPO) today announced that it would pay $650 million in cash and stock for 109,000 acres net acres of producing, developed, and undeveloped…
The three major US stock indexes opened lower this morning as investors wait for weekend data on Chinese trade and industrial production. The drop in US unemployment benefits claims didn’t spur much…
