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 Markets. Amazon.com…
courtesy of NetflixWall St. analysts chase price targets on the way up with higher and higher price targets. On the way down, they also keep lowering and lowering their price targets for their stocks.…
ThinkstockWhat has been called the “German miracle,” which is the ability for the European Union’s largest economy to grow in the face of the region’s recession, got some support today. The January 2013 Ifo…
ThinkstockJust as U.K. Prime Minister David William Donald Cameron announced his future plans for his country’s membership in the European Union, there are signs that his austerity plans for Britain may not be working.…
ThinkstockThe German Miracle What has been called the “German miracle,” which is the ability for the European Union’s largest economy to grow in the face of the region’s recession, got some support today. The…
Wikimedia CommonsBoeing Co.’s (NYSE: BA) lead director, Kenneth Duberstein, finally gets a chance to lead. With the company’s CEO James McNerney fighting for his job because of growing and severe problems with the flagship…
courtesy of McDonald'sAmericans worry about the battle in Congress over the deficit and national debt. They also fret about the overall economy, job creation and the real estate market. At the heart of their…
thinkstockU.S. regulators say that their investigation into the Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) 787 Dreamliner is far from over. (Reuters) Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) must decide whether it wants market share in China or a…
U.S. equity markets opened mixed this morning with the DJIA and the S&P 500 higher, and the Nasdaq lower, dragged down by concern over the earnings of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) (more coverage here).…
courtesy of Netflix Inc.Thursday’s stock market is mixed, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.58%, the Nasdaq down 0.17% and the S&P 500 up 0.50%. Today’s winners include an online streaming company and…
The federal government does not know what kinds of guns are used in homicides, except on the broadest level. That makes the debate over assault rifles and other semi-automatic rifles and pistols more difficult…
ThinkstockResearch firm Markit Economics reported that the flash U.S. purchasing manager’s index (PMI) rose from 54 in December to 56.1 in January, the highest index reading since last March. This is a preliminary reading…
ThinkstockCommercial real-estate firm Starwood Property Trust Inc. (NYSE: STWD) and private equity firm Starwood Capital Group, which are both controlled by Barry Sternlicht, have agreed to pay $1.05 billion for privately held LNR Property…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall St. research calls this Thursday. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) cut to Hold at Jefferies, called an attractive entry point…
ThinkstockAkamai Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM) issued its third-quarter report on connectivity. Not surprisingly, connection speeds on average have risen compared to the same period as last year: The global average connection speed decreased by approximately…