Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall S. research calls this Monday morning. Biogen Idec Inc. (NASDAQ: BIIB) started as Outperform at Leerink Swann. Cinemark Holdings (NYSE:…
Higher demand from growing East Coast markets coupled with favorable economics even at currently low prices point to a continued boom in natural gas production from the Marcellus shale play according to…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls this Monday. Celgene Corporation (NASDAQ: CELG) Cut to Sector Perform at RBC. Cepheid (NASDAQ: CPHD)…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls this Thursday. We also have many changes to the Argus Model Portfolio. ABB Ltd.…
The major US stock indexes opened mostly flat this morning following a softer-than-expected report from the Institute for Supply Management on non-manufacturing growth (our coverage here). The report on new unemployment benefits…
24/7 Wall St. has partnered with The Chart Lab to feature the standout names in the S&P 500 over the last week. This weekend’s chart represents the strongest names in the S&P…
International think-tank Ethisphere Institute has just announce the 143 global companies that made the Institute’s 2012 list of Most Ethical Companies. Of the total, 102 are US-based companies, and 23 of the…
Units of two of the country’s largest energy companies, BP plc (NYSE: BP) and Sempra Energy (NYSE: SRE) have announced a joint investment of more than $1 billion in two new wind…
US equity markets rose rather steeply in the first hour of trading this morning, but weren’t able to sustain the momentum for long. Consumer confidence indexes rose this month, but home prices…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Tuesday morning. It is generally light in analyst coverage the week between Christmas…
China’s JinkoSolar Holding Co. Ltd. (NYSE: JKS) has from its beginnings been viewed as a low-cost provider of solar PV panels. Unfortunately, competition in the sector has brought every other solar maker…
Despite the debacle with a $535 million loan guarantee to now-bankrupt Solyndra, the US Department of Energy is pressing ahead with loan guarantees to solar projects ahead of tomorrow’s deadline. Two guarantees…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Monday morning. Avis Budget Group, Inc. (NYSE: CAR) Reiterated Strong Buy at Zacks.…
When the going gets tough, the tough often play defense — out of risky assets and into those assets that offer more security and some dividend upside. One choice is utilities, where…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Friday morning. Alexander & Baldwin (NASDAQ: ALEX) Raised to Market Perform at Wells…
