Layoffs in unrelated industries, even when close together in time, are just that—unrelated. That is until they begin to grow rapidly in number. Three of America’s largest firm announced firings or signaled…
These are this Wednesday’s top 10 analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls: Archer-Daniels Midland (NYSE: ADM) Raised to Buy at Citigroup. Alexion Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: ALXN) Started as…
The latest short interest numbers were released last night after the close. Overall, short positions dropped into the year end. However, there are still many stocks in short squeezes due to stubborn…
MarketWatch: Moody’s (NYSE:MCO) downgraded Greece’s debt to A2 from A1 and said it had a negative outlook on the nation’s sovereign paper. Reuters: The FBI is probing a cyber attack on Citigroup (NYSE:C). Reuters: …
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…
Updated throughout the day. Update: Xerox (XRX) may find that IBM (IBM) or HP (HPQ) outbid it for ACS (ACS) (Barron’s) Update: Apple (AAPL) may be working on a touchscreen remote for…
Reuters: China may hold the key to a sanctions program against Iran. Reuters: The head of the AIG (AIG) unit that caused most of the firm’s losses is back in US. Reuters: The…
According to Volume Spike Investor, these are the bigger movers of the day: Aspect Medical (ASPN) up sharply on buy-out. Cal-Maine (CALM) down on earnings (details). Big moves in Xerox (XRX) and…
Dell (DELL) paid a price that it could not defend, at least financially, for Perot (PER) earlier this month. Xerox (XRX) has decided to follow Dell down the same road by paying…
These are this Tuesday morning’s top analyst upgrades and positive research calls that we have seen from Wall Street research with about two hours until the market opens: ArcelorMittal (MT) Raised to…
These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street early this Thursday morning: AMAG Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: AMAG) Cut to Hold at Citigroup. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) Raised to…
Reuters: Chrysler is already seeing positive effects from bankruptcy. Reuters: The US is working with GM (GM) on a Chapter 11 filing as the June1 deadline looms. Reuters: Pimco’s Gross says US…
According to Reuters, JPMorgan (JPM) cuts its dividend. Reuters reports that AIG (AIG) got bids from Met Life and Axa for its life unit. Reuters says that healthcare spending is taking a…
These are the top pre-market analyst upgrades and downgrades we have seen from Wall Street this Friday morning: Adaptec (ADPT) Raised to Outperform at Morgan Keegan. Cubist Pharamceuticals (CBST) Started as Accumulate…
According to Reuters, Greenspan said he was shocked by the credit meltdown. Reuters reports that the value of Bear Stearns $30 billion mortgage portfolio fell 9%. Reuters writes that Asia and Europe…
