These are the top 10 analyst calls that we are focusing on this Tuesday morning: AGCO Corp. (NYSE: AG) raised to Overweight at Goldman Sachs. HSBC Holdings (NYSE: HBC) cut to Neutral…
According to Reuters, the head of Samsung has been indicted for tax evasion. Reuters writes Ebay (EBAY) profits rose 22%, but the company was cautious about the rest of the year. Reuters…
These are 10 of the top calls that 247WallSt.com is looking at this morning: Altria (NYSE: MO) cut to Neutral at JPMorgan. Herbalife (NYSE: HLF) started as Overweight at Lehman Brothers. ITT…
There is a menagerie of companies with stocks that look like the boulevard of broken dreams because of the woes in the stock market and economy in January. But no group looks…
Below are the top analyst calls that 247WallSt.com is looking at this morning: Capella Education (NASDAQ: CPLA) started as Neutral at JPMorgan. Cephalon (NASDAQ: CEPH) raised to Strong Buy at Broadpoint. Dynegy…
Alliance Data Systems (ADS) was informed by Blackstone that conditions likely won’t be satisfied to complete the merger; stock trading down close to 40%.American Express (AXP) reports earnings today with estimates at…
According to Reuters, gaps in controls at Societe Generale allowed a junior trader to make at $73 billion losing bet on European shares prices. Reuters writes that Countrywide’s (CFC) CEO will give…
Short interest on January 15 showed bets against financial shares listed on the NYSE climbed when compared to December 31 numbers. Shares short in Countrywide Financial (CFC) rose 32.5 million to 166.9…
There have been major reports for days and weeks that have revolved around many financial services, banks, lenders, and the like merging. The truth is that the carnage in the financial sector…
Short interest of stocks listed on the NYSE as of December 31 showed that retailers and financial companies had sharp increases when compared to the figures on December 14. Shares sold short…
SLM Corp. (NYSE: SLM), or Sallie Mae, was perhaps the worst merger-arb implosion in recent times. Late yesterday the announced that it is commencing a common stock and convertible preferred stock offering…
Douglas A. McIntyre According to Reuters, housing prices had a record annual drop. Reuters writes that Sallie Mae (SLM) will raise $2.5 billion using stock and convertible notes. Reuters writes that Joseph Lewis has increased…
According to Reuters, Oracle (ORCL) posted strong earnings and offered a robust outlook for its business. Reuters writes that Barclays (BCS) has sued Bear Stearns (BSC) over losses in two hedge funds…
Darden Restaurants (DRI) Bad earnings, downgrades. Falls to $28.30 from 52-week high of $47.60. SLM (SLM) Buy-out dead. New CEO. Margins for product poor. A mess. Down to $22.35 from 52-week high…
There are many other analyst calls today, but these are the main calls we are looking at this morning: Biogen Idec (BIIB) raised from Underperform to Neutral at Credit Suisse. BMC Software…
