Does financial success make a brand or does a brand drive strong financial results? The extraordinary quarterly results of Apple (AAPL) and Google (GOOG) raise the question. Apple beat most analyst expectations with…
Reuters: Obama will seek a three years domestic spending freeze aimed at cutting $250 billion from the deficit by 2020. Reuters: China tightened bank credit rules. Reuters: Chinese media criticized the US for “polticizing”…
These are this morning’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls: Apache Corp. (NYSE: APA) Started as Sector Underperform at Scotia. JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM)…
These are this Tuesday’s top analyst downgrades and cautious research calls we have seen from Wall Street analyst reports: AFLAC (NYSE: AFL) Raised to Equal-Weight at Barclays. American Express (NYSE: AXP) Raised…
Reuters: Cadbury (NYSE:CBY) has held private talks with Hershey (NYSE:HSY). Reuters: Oil dropped below $83 as China said it would tighten its energy policy. Reuters: GM will close Saab.
M&A activity picked up in the second half of 2009 as the market moved up and access to capital for big companies improved. Corporate debt offerings soared and banks began to make…
These are this morning’s key day trader and active trader alert stocks. We have given more details and analysis on each stock and story with a link over to VSInvestor.com: We have…
Reuters: China remains a top investment place for US firms. Reuters: Suzuki sold a stake to VW. Reuters: The Administration will extend TARP until next October. Reuters: The Congressional Oversight Committee said…
Texas Instruments Incorporated (NYSE: TXN) raised guidance at its mid-quarter update. The problem is that looks like it has already been baked into the cake after seeing rivals make their guidance updates…
Douglas A. McIntyre These are this morning’s top day trader and active trader alert stocks. We have more detailed volume data and analysis on each stock story via a link over to VSInvestor.com: Smith &…
These are Friday morning’s top 10 analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations we have seen early this morning in Wall Street research calls: AFLAC (NYSE: AFL) Raised to Overweight at Morgan Stanley. Broadcom…
These are this Thursday’s top ten analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls: AmerisourceBergen (NYSE: ABC) Started as Buy at UBS. ASML (NASDAQ: ASML) Cut to Neutral at…
These are this Wednesday’s top 10 seen analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations which we have seen from Wall Street research calls: AK Steel (NYSE: AKS) Raised to Buy at Citigroup. Apollo Group…
These are the top ten analyst calls for upgrades, downgrades, and initiations we have seen early this Tuesday morning from Wall Street: Cabot Oil & Gas (NYSE: COG) Raised to Overweight at…
There are a number of ways to rank brand values. One of the most important is the level at which a brand contributes to the market value of a public company. 24/7…
