ThinkstockMarkets across the world continue sharp drops on concerns about regional recessions, slow growth in formerly fast-growing regions and worries that rising rates will undercut the value of equities. Today, the major culprits were…
courtesy of SamsungShaky Global Markets Markets across the world continue sharp drops on concerns about regional recessions, slow growth in formerly fast-growing regions and worries that rising rates will undercut the value of equities.…
courtesy of Facebook Inc.Factory orders in China, Taiwan and South Korea are off as exports taper down. (Reuters) The federal government starts its case against Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) made on the basis of…
ThinkstockThe good news for Europe is that the region’s drop in PMI weakened in May. The bad news is that the figure is at a level that continues to show an overall economy on…
ThinkstockData about China’s economy continues to swing back and forth, with the largest concern being that its GDP growth rate could drop below 7% for the first time in years. This could be a…
Every month, China is moving back toward 10% GDP growth, or is headed for recession, depending on GDP, housing prices, interest rates which encourage lending or not, and, of course PMI. The problem with…
Investors and traders are usually on the lookout 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…
ThinkstockThe Procter & Gamble Co. (NYSE: PG) board will set a competition among four senior executives to replace new CEO A. G. Lafley, who has been chief executive officer before and has been brought back…
Taiwan and U.S. Wheat The upheaval about the imports of genetically modified wheat has spread from Japan, where imports have been canceled, to Taiwan. It threatens to bring down wheat prices enough to undermine…
courtesy of AOL, IncDefense Secretary Chuck Hagel says he has deep concerns about cyberattacks on U.S. interests. (Reuters) Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC) beats out tough competition to get a chip in the new Samsung…
ThinkstockIt was just yesterday that we noted that higher interest rates may cure higher interest rates. We have now seen our second strong Treasury Note auction this week after the U.S. Treasury had a…
ThinkstockSterne Agee’s Alex Kurtz has just issued his top picks for the second half of 2013 in the data networking and storage sectors under technology stocks. His top stocks to buy in the sector…
ThinkstockEMC Corp. (NYSE: EMC) has a lot going for it with dominance in storage and with its super-majority control of VMware Inc. (NYSE: VMW). Unfortunately, the tech giant is no longer growing at an…
ThinkstockIt is not unusual to see most research on Wall Street pretty much line up either for or against a company. Analysts typically look at the same metrics in the balance sheet and the…
These are the top analyst downgrades, cautious research notes and stocks to sell from Wall Street for Thursday, May 30, 2013. They include Carnival, Hallibruton, KKR, BlackRock and Dean Foods.