Beyond 1,700 on the S&P 500: 2,000, Then Over 2,500
The bull market is alive and well, and the S&P 500 recently broke 1,700 for the first time ever. So, what happens now that stocks have rallied and rallied as fears of an end…
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Newest first · Page 31Closing Bell for Thursday on Wall Street: Markets Open Higher; New Highs Abound
August 1, 2013: U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning as PMI readings in Europe bounced generally higher and China’s PMI improved slightly to remain positive. In the U.K., the Bank of England made…
Jefferies Stocks to Buy That Will Benefit from Macro and Micro Themes
Frank Golhen, via Wikimedia CommonsAs the stock market continues its 1990s style rally, investors continue to keep a very close eye on changing strategies. High dividend stocks have given way to dividend growth stocks.…
Deutsche Bank Raises Price Targets on Some of Its Top Stocks to Buy
ThinkstockWith the Federal Reserve reminding investors yesterday that it can raise or lower asset purchases in its quantitative easing program based on the data, all eyes shift to tomorrow’s employment numbers. With the “bad…
Top Analyst Upgrades and Stocks to Buy: Gap, Ryland, Starbucks, Yelp and More
Investors and traders often look for new research ideas that can generate higher income or more profits. 24/7 Wall St. reviews many fresh research calls each morning to find great ideas from value stocks…
Top Analyst Downgrades and Stocks to Sell: Atmel, Barclays, Enbridge, J.C. Penney and More
These are the top analyst downgrades, cautious research notes and stocks to sell from Wall Street for Thursday, August 1, 2013. They include Atmel, Barclays, Enbridge Energy Partners, J.C. Penney and Humana.
Closing Bell for Wednesday on Wall Street: Markets Open Higher, Dive to Mixed Close
July 31, 2013: U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning as traders and investors this afternoon’s announcement from the FOMC. In Europe, the unemployment rate in the eurozone was unchanged at 12.1%, and Germany’s…
Can Bill Ackman Ignite Air Products?
Thinkstock Pershing Square Capital Management this morning filed a report with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission revealing that it has purchased a 9.8% stake (about 20.55 million shares) in Air Products & Chemicals…
UBS Updates and Adds Top Stocks to the Alpha Preference List
ThinkstockAlpha is one of those confusing terms that is used in the financial industry but rarely defined. It is basically a performance measurement on a risk-adjusted basis. Alpha takes the volatility or price risk…
Top 10 Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Alcatel-Lucent, NVIDIA, Sirius and More
Jon OggInvestors and traders are often looking for new research ideas that will generate higher income or more profits. 24/7 Wall St. reviews many analyst research calls from Wall Street and from boutique firms…
Credit Suisse Focus List Stocks with 50% Upside Potential
ThinkstockWhen reviewing the focus list at any major Wall Street firm, we like to screen the list for the stocks that may provide the biggest upside return for our readers. The focus list at…
Why IBM Is Being Targeted for Serious Short Selling
Jon OggInternational Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM) is on a determined path to get its earnings per share to $20.00 by 2015 at almost any cost. We have thought that the cost for this…
Closing Bell for Tuesday on Wall Street: Markets Open Higher, Drift to Mixed Close
July 30, 2013: U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning as traders and investors wait for tomorrow’s announcement from the FOMC. There was little economic data published today. In the U.S., the S&P Case-Shiller…
Herbalife Sends Bill Ackman Whining to Loserville as Carl Icahn Rejoices
Courtesy Herbalife Ltd.Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE: HLF) is accomplishing two key things this morning after its quarterly earnings report. The first key accomplishment is that the stock hit a new 52-week high of $66.23, and…
Credit Suisse Identifies the Next 10 Stocks Likely to Join the S&P 500 Index
ThinkstockOne of the big reasons that investors look for stocks that may be added to the S&P 500 is that the stocks that make the cut immediately become targeted by portfolio managers that run…