Internet Security: Growth or Value Stocks?
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Jon OggThese are some of this Friday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall St. research calls. Alcatel-Lucent S.A. (NYSE: ALU) was given positive comments on its new CEO but the stock…
An Unexpected Rise in German Business Confidence
ThinkstockThe assessment of Germany’s prospects, as measured by businesses there, took an unexpected jump just after the government announced the poor export numbers of late last year. Businesses must believe that something about their prospects…
Another Disappointing European Economic Forecast
ThinkstockThe European Commission suggests — in a late forecast compared to those of many other economists — that the eurozone economy will shrink in 2013, and the EU economy will tick up by only the…
Higher Payroll Taxes Undercut Consumer Spending
ThinkstockThe Wall Street Journal has pulled together the wisdom of businesses, business trade groups and economists and come to conclusion that higher payroll taxes and gasoline prices have undercut the recovery in consumer spending.…
Europe’s Troubles Finally Trap Germany
ThinkstockGermany finally came face-to-face with deficit- and austerity-crippled Europe. Its Federal Statistics Bureau (Destatis) confirmed that its gross domestic product (GDP) fell 0.6% in the fourth quarter. The agency added that exports were the…
Apple’s Weak Board
courtesy of Apple Inc.For a company of its size and prominence in the global business and tech world, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) does not have much of a board of directors, in terms of their…
Media Digest (2/22/2013) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg
courtesy of AOL, IncGermany’s low exports cause its gross domestic product to drop in the fourth quarter. (Reuters) United Continental Holdings Inc. (NYSE: UAL) will not fly the Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) Dreamliner until…
What’s Important in the Financial World (2/22/2013)
ThinkstockEurozone Economic Forecast The European Commission suggests — in a late forecast compared to those of many other economists — that the eurozone economy will shrink in 2013, and the EU economy will tick up…
Apple/Einhorn Twist: Einhorn Investor Repeats Call to Shut the Hell Up!
If you are growing about as sick of David Einhorn and Greenlight Capital in his fight against Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) as we are, there is an interesting twist that took place on Thursday.…
24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell — February 21, 2013: Markets Turn South Early (GOOG, NKE, BHP, GRPN, UNH,CROX, ETP, PAAS, TSLA, WLT, AUY, CG, CHK, CDE, ESV, SWY, WMT, AGU, AIG, FTR, HPQ, MRVL, NEM, JWN, ANF, EGO, PAY, PRKR, QCOM, RPRX)
U.S. equity markets opened lower this morning and continued a slow downward slide throughout the day. In Europe, flash PMI data from the eurozone came in below expectations on both manufacturing and non-manufacturing (more…
BofA/Merrill Lynch Highlights Weekly Stock Market Inflows
Bank of America Corporation (NYSE: BAC) is out with a report via the Merrill Lynch research team showing more data on the endless inflows of capital rotating back into the stock market. The firm…
Analysts with $1,000 Google Calls — Perhaps a Jinx
courtesy of Google Inc.Wall St. analysts take a beating sometimes, and they are praised at other times. The lessons of the endless chasing of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) with higher and higher analyst price targets…
Beyond Meredith Whitney — More Negative Muni Trends Expected in 2013
ThinkstockMeredith Whitney was applauded for her call about the impending doom of the banking sector ahead of the recession, but she has been criticized ever since her call for billions and billions at risk…
Survey: Retail Sales Hit Hard by Tax Change
ThinkstockThe January expiration of the 2% temporary cut in payroll taxes is beginning to exact its toll on the U.S. economy. A recent survey from the National Retail Federation (NRF) confirms what everyone suspected…