ThinkstockOnce again investors are faced with the fact that the politicians in Washington D.C. cannot get anything done. With the president’s State of the Union address tonight, the focus turns again to…
ThinkstockS&P 500 dividend growth continues to outpace earnings growth, a trend that likely will continue for a few more years. Low yields on fixed income alternatives and historically low dividend payout ratios…
When the subprime crisis caused a complete meltdown in the housing market, many homeowners in properties they simply could not afford were forced to move into apartments. This provided a financial tailwind…
ThinkstockThe explosive growth in the wireless industry has been documented in great detail. The leaders in the industry from the carrier side continue to benefit from increased user-friendly smartphones and tablets that…
ThinkstockFor the fourth time in just over two weeks, ARM Holdings PLC (NASDAQ: ARMH) has been downgraded. London-based Numis Group downgraded ARM Holdings, which also trades on the London exchange, to Hold from Buy…
January has been one great month for equity investors. With the Dow Jones Industrial Average up about 6.5% and challenging 14,000 again, and the S&P up more than 5.5% back above 1,500,…
ThinkstockThis week’s highly anticipated launch of Research In Motion Ltd. (NASDAQ: RIMM) BlackBerry 10 (BB10) operating system could well prove to be the defining moment for the troubled company. With the stock…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall St. research calls this Friday. Alliant Techsystems Inc. (NYSE: ATK) cut to Market Perform at FBR Capital…
ThinkstockIt used to be a pretty simple equation. If you wanted to own a semiconductor stock you bought Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC). Then you held it for years and made an excellent return.…
ThinkstockARM Holdings PLC (NASDAQ: ARMH) had been on one major move to the upside, right up until the past few days. We would note that this mobile processing outfit from Britain is still…
ThinkstockWe recently wrote that shorting the Treasury bond market may very well be the next biggest short-sale trade since the subprime mortgage short. While rates have dipped a little in the past week…
ThinkstockCancer ranks on the list of global killers as number two. Over the years, great strides have been made not only in cancer treatment but in survival rates for many different forms of…
ThinkstockAfter a solid year for information technology spending by major corporations in 2012, companies surveyed by analysts at UBS A.G. (NYSE: UBS) suggest that spending will decline in 2013. In fact estimates have dropped…
We have reported at great length recently on the lists put out by Wall Street firms that highlight their best of the best picks. Whether it is the “Conviction Buy List,” a “Focus…
courtesy of NBN at German WikipediaIf there is one sector of the stock market that consistently draws scrutiny, it is big tobacco. After all, it is always under the threat of punitive…
