Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls this Friday. American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE: AEO) named Bull of the Day at Zacks.…
The three major US stock indexes opened higher this morning as investors appeared to be reacting to a temporarily stronger euro, which indicated some confidence in the Eurozone generally. But the dollar…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls this Wednesday. Aetna Inc. (NYSE: AET) Cut to Hold at Argus. Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:…
Fitch Ratings is out with a statistical review of operational metrics at a number of oil & gas companies. The review notes a handful of emerging trends: Finding, development, and acquisition (FD&A)…
The energy sector saw a lot of activity from short sellers in April, but other stocks saw some action as well. We’ve already covered some of the bigger names here and some…
SandRidge Energy, Inc. (NYSE: SD) made a meteoric move up with oil last year but has really suffered as natural gas prices have tanked. The stock rose 5% to $7.55 on Thursday…
Jon C. Ogg The three major US equities indexes opened higher this morning after another (small) drop in new unemployment benefits claims and a good, but smaller-than-expected, rise in personal income and spending data (our…
Jon OggThese are some of this Thursday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls. Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADP) Started as Buy at UBS. First Solar…
Sandridge Energy Inc. (NYSE: SD) is getting shelled today. The company’s new announcement that it was going to buy Dyanmic Offfshore for $1.28 billion has created some waves. Dynamic operates in the…
Jon C. Ogg There are several stocks trading more heavily than usual this morning, and also experiencing large gains or drops in share prices. These include Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. (NASDAQ: GMCR), Gap Stores…
All three major US indexes opened lower this morning following the report that US GDP grew by 2.8% in the fourth quarter. A rise of 3% was expected. Combined with the lack…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street brokerage and research firms this Friday morning. The Allstate Corporation (NYSE: ALL) Started as Outperform at…
In yet another of the deals that shakes up the landscape of US shale gas production, Chesapeake Energy Corp. (NYSE: CHK) has formed a joint venture with Total SA (NYSE: TOT) and…
US based oil and gas producer Quicksilver Resources Inc. (NYSE: KWK) has formed a partnership with investment firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (NYSE: KKR) to further the development of Quicksilver’s Horn…
Markets opened higher today, and after some backsliding in the mid-morning, pulled ahead again by mid-afternoon. Crude oil closed up more than 2% at $97.78/barrel and gold was down by about -1.8%,…
