Updated throughout the day.Kraft (NYSE:KFT) will make its official offer to Cadbury (NYSE:CBY) shareholders  (Reuters)The 300 richest people in Switzerland lost $10 billion this year. ...
Recent earnings reports from machinery makers Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT) and Deere & Co. (NYSE:DE) have been weak, but getting better. Caterpillar reported fourth-quarter and full-year 2009 earnings...
These are this morning’s top analyst downgrades and cautious calls from Wall Street firms we have seen with about two hours until the market opens: Carrizo Oil & Gas (CRZO) Cut to Neutral...
Leo Apotheker has made a statement today regarding this disaster of a situation at Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ). This sort of matters since Apotheker was the CEO who pushed for the acquisition of...
Tiffany & Co. (NYSE: TIF) has not  noticed that there have been five weeks of selling off in the broader equity markets nor that the economic data has faltered.  Shares have held up better than the...
Rising food prices may be hurting consumers around the globe, but they aren’t doing any damage to the farmers who raise the food and the companies that supply those farmers with equipment. Deere &...
These are some of this Monday’s key analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls.Aeropostale, Inc. (NYSE: ARO) Cut to Underperform at Jefferies. Airgas Inc....
Goldman Sachs is making a change to its CONVICTION BUY LIST this morning.  The firm is adding CIGNA (NYSE: CI) and dropping WellPoint (NYSE: NYSE: WLP) from the list.  Both stocks are still...
By William Trent, CFA of Stock Market Beat We’ve always felt that the non-asset based transportation names were the ones to watch. Now it’s official, as anyone who benchmarks performance against...
Up until today, U.S. investors could only invest in (or short sell) the ADRs of National Bank of Greece S.A. (NYSE: NBG), Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company S.A. (NYSE: CCH), or a handful of...
Soft drink and snack food giant Pepsico Inc. (NYSE: PEP) reported first quarter earnings this morning that topped expectations. Adjusted EPS came in at $0.69 versus a consensus estimate of $0.67 and...
The Wall Street Journal declares that "Coach Will Buy Back $1 Billion of its Stock."Coach (COH), on the other hand was less optimistic. After noting that it had recently completed its $1 billion...
Cypress Sharpridge Investments, Inc. (NYSE: CYS) has filed to come public in an effort to raise capital.  The company will operate as a REIT and plans to invest all of its new capital...