thinkstockSeptember 23, 2014: Markets opened lower again on Tuesday following the announcement late Monday of new rules governing tax inversions. There was scant economic data released today, and all equity sectors could…
Looking toward the end of 2014, Oppenheimer believes that equities are, in fact, still well positioned to climb.
thinkstockSeptember 16, 2014: Markets opened slightly lower again on Tuesday as the FOMC meeting began today with a report in the WSJ that any raise to the fed funds rate remains well…
thinkstockAugust 26, 2014: Markets opened higher on Tuesday following a huge jump in durable goods orders, a better-than-expected report on consumer confidence, and a slowdown in home price increases. The DJIA hit…
thinkstockAugust 19, 2014: Markets opened higher again on Tuesday following a solid report on new home construction and tame inflation. The minutes of the latest Fed Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting will…
thinkstockAugust 13, 2014: Markets opened higher on Wednesday after a couple of down days earlier this week. Only the basic materials sector is trading down about half an hour before closing, and…
thinkstockAugust 7, 2014: Markets opened higher Thursday but the thrill was gone by mid-morning when equities turned south and never came back. Only the utilities sector was able to stay in the…
These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations from Wall Street analysts on Thursday, August 7, 2014. They include Aetna, AOL, Chesapeake Energy, JD.com and Skyworks Solutions.
In a new report from Oppenheimer, analysts combine their fundamental rating on a company of Outperform with positive earnings revisions, and then toss in a bullish technical profile for good measure.
A new research report from the analysts at Stifel notes that the managed care organizations (MCOs) have posted solid results and raised earnings estimates, and they have been sold off.
thinkstockJuly 29, 2014: Markets opened higher on Wednesday after a very solid first estimate on second quarter GDP and some strong earnings reports. The FOMC announcement continued the tapering but had nothing…
thinkstockJuly 29, 2014: Markets opened higher on Tuesday following a modestly better showing from companies reporting earnings before the opening bell. There was no major economic news today and everyone waits to…
thinkstockJuly 25, 2014: Markets opened lower on Friday as the markets come to grips with some weak earnings forecast for the current quarter. Only the basic materials sector managed to avoid a…
thinkstockJuly 22, 2014: Markets opened higher on Tuesday as geopolitical tensions appeared to have lessened somewhat and earnings reports were on the strong side. The consumer price index report  showed that inflation…
New research reports from the biotech, health care and medical device teams at Deutsche Bank raise price targets on three top names to buy and include updates on two others.
