August 9, 2013: U.S. equity markets opened lower this morning and bounced around below the break-even line most of the day. The day’s biggest economic news came from China, where the CPI…
U.S. equity markets opened mixed this morning after most of the day’s economic data was delivered in Europe. Eurozone PMI rose slightly more than expected (more coverage here) and Spain reported that…
U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning following upward revisions from the Bureau of Labor Statistics on non-farm payrolls in February and March and a larger-than-expected rise in payrolls in April (more…
These are the top analyst downgrades and cautious research notes from Wall Street for Friday May 3, 2013.
Frank Golhen, via Wikimedia CommonsThe stock market has come a long way since the dark days of March 2009. The Dow Jones Industrial Average has been up 10 days in a row.…
Jon OggThe Argus research company has provided investors with quality, independent equity research since 1934. For the individual investor, a source for independent research is always a positive for a portfolio. With…
U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning following a better-than-expected quarterly earnings report from Alcoa Inc. (NYSE: AA). There was not a lot of economic data out today, so corporate earnings had…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall St. research firms this Wednesday. AFLAC Inc. (NYSE: AFL) started as Hold at Deutsche Bank. Bank of…
U.S. equity markets opened mixed this morning as investors appear to be cautious as tomorrow’s elections get closer. Coupled with possible changes in the U.S., China will replace its leadership at its…
U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning following the report on U.S. non-farm payrolls and the U.S. unemployment rate. Payrolls rose by 171,000, better than expected, and the unemployment rate came in…
The three major US stock indexes opened lower this morning as reports on Japanese (more coverage here) and Greek GDP (more coverage here). both disappointed investors. Asian markets were propped up somewhat…
The three major US stock indexes opened lower this morning following more data from China. Both export and import data fell short, weighing on most Asian markets (more coverage here). There was…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Wednesday. American International Group (NYSE: AIG) Raised to Outperform at Bernstein. Bazaarvoice Inc.…
US equity markets opened lower this morning and never moved into positive territory all day. Greek debt swap negotiations made no discernible progress today and there was no scheduled data on tap…
Some companies just want to keep bringing on new share buybacks whether they work or not. Some are to stop dilution from acquisitions or employee stock options, while others are to reduce…
