Jim Henderson, via Wikimedia CommonsThe 2013 annual Nasdaq rebalance occurs on the close Friday December 20 (triple witching date as well as rebalance date for other indices in the U.S.). During this…
As Americans become ever more dependent on the Internet for everything from business to social needs, the top Internet companies continue their march to stay number one in their respective fields. The…
courtesy of AOL, IncHeading into the fourth quarter of this year, investors who have been long the stock market are poised for the best gains since the market exploded off the lows…
Jon OggWe are in the thick of corporate earnings season and stocks are challenging all-time highs. This is a climate in which investors want and need to know which stocks to buy…
Jon OggWith a slew of tech headlines hitting the tape over the past few weeks, many firms on Wall Street have become more vocal about the potential for tech outperformance, not only…
courtesy of Delta Air LinesAs the second-quarter earnings season starts to wind down, most equity strategists at the major Wall Street firms we cover are reasonably pleased with overall corporate performance and…
courtesy of FordThe equity analysts and strategists at UBS A.G. (NYSE: UBS) expect to see U.S. equities continue to conform largely to the “1994 Playbook” in which stocks meander higher after correcting…
ThinkstockIt should come as no surprise to investors that Internet usage has skyrocketed in the past 10 years. The smartphone, which seemed like a luxury five years ago, has become almost ubiquitous,…
These are the top analyst downgrades, cautious research notes and stocks to sell from Wall Street for Monday, June 3, 2013. They include Actuant, F5 Networks, TripAdvisor and Golar LNG Partners.
Jon OggThe Forensic Accounting ETF (NYSEMKT: FLAG) is still new and trying to gain traction in an ETF marketplace that is very crowded. What makes this one unique is that it “flags”…
U.S. equity markets opened lower this morning, dragged down by weak economic data from Europe. Germany, France, Italy, and Greece all reported worse-than-expected GDP contraction for the fourth quarter of 2012, and…
U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning following a closely watched report on U.S. retail sales came in about as expected (more coverage here). U.S. business inventories rose less than expected in…
ThinkstockJohn Malone’s Liberty Interactive Corp. (NASDAQ: LINTA) this morning announced that it has acquired a controlling interest in TripAdvisor Inc. (NASDAQ: TRIP) in a transaction worth $300 million. Liberty acquired approximately 4.8…
ThinkstockPriceline.com Incorporated (NASDAQ: PCLN) is finding out the lessons of life today… The more they rise the more they fall. Today’s drop is being tied to an analyst downgrade to Hold from…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall St. research calls this Monday. Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE: ANF) raised to Outperform at Baird. Advance…
