24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell (HD, LNKD, MU, RGLD, BX, ORCL, GIS, KKD, SAI, DQ, FRED, BHI, LOOK, SEED, GMCR, YGE)
Markets opened slightly higher this morning, expecting good news from today’s report on existing home sales. Alas, the number came in lower than expectations and sent the DJIA to a daily low that...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ATML, CMA, CBRL, DNDN, DV, EDMC, GIS, GFI, IPSU, JNS, LPS, MTL, MHS, MPEL, QLTY, SIG, SIRI, VG, ZUMZ)
These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Thursday morning.Atmel Corporation (NASDAQ: ATML) Reiterated Buy and $17 target at...
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Haiti Donations, Company-by-Company (MS, JPM, BAC, GS, JEF, WFC, WMT, TGT, RAD, MCD, YUM, KO, PEP, K, GIS, GOOG, DIS, CA, T, VZ, WU, MGI, UTX, UPS, ABT, AMGN, HUM)
We have compiled from press releases and from company announcements a company-by-company donation and effort pledge to help in the relief efforts after the disastrous earthquake in Haiti.  These are...
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Commodities Watch: Zinc Could Be China's New Copper; Cocoa Rises on Short-Covering; Corn, Wheat Sink (TCK, XSRAY, AAUKY, NIB, KFT, UL, ADM, GIS, K, CORN, DBA)
Today’s commodities news starts off with bursting warehouses full of zinc, an unexpected rise in cocoa futures, and an equally unexpected fall in corn and wheat prices.The stockpile of zinc at the...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell (T, FFIV, URBN, AMGN, BAX, CAG, GIS, NAV, SAFM, JEF, NKE, ORCL, TRGT, CIE, CSIQ, PBH, HOV, CVS)
US equity markets opened sharply higher this morning and have been able to sustain and even add to those gains throughout the day. Business and consumer confidence indexes in Europe were higher,...
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Pre-Market Stock News (DECEMBER 19, 2007) (ATU, ADCT, CEM, CSUN, DGIT, ETFC, AMTD, FITB, FRPT, GIS, GOOG, HOV, JOYG, LMC, MS, PALM, PHG, S, VIA, MSFT)
Below is a summary of many of the top headlines and news bits from individual stocks affecting share prices in pre-market trading this Wednesday: Actuant (ATU) $0.52 EPS vs $0.48 estimate. ADC...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell -- January 11, 2013: Markets Open Mixed, Tick Higher by Close (JCP, GIS, AIG, RIMM, VIAB, SNX, WFC, PPG, NOK, BBY, UPIP, ARQL)
U.S. equity markets opened slightly lower this morning as data from Europe and Asia combined with a larger than expected U.S. trade deficit to pour cool, if not cold, water on the opening. In Asia,...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell -- September 18, 2012: Markets Mixed as Oil Price Drops (FDX, INTC, AA, NWSA, SLB, MDRX, AZO, CBRL, GIS, ADBE, AMD, DECK, CLWR, TWC, SHF)
The three major U.S. stock indexes opened lower this morning and have wavered around the break-even line all day. European markets got things off to a slow start with concerns about Spain’s...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell -- September 19, 2012: Markets Get Lift from Housing News (MON, WM, BRCM, ACHN, CLNE, AZO, CRBL, GIS, ADBE, BBBY, JEF, RAD, QCOR, AET, PHM, GRPN)
The three major U.S. stock indexes opened mixed this morning, taking until mid-morning to rise above the flat line and stay above it for the rest of the day. The initial response to Bank of Japan’s...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell -- December 17, 2012: Markets Open Higher as Fiscal Cliff Talks Continue (AAPL, SD, MCP, TXN, BHI, RICK, SAFM, ORCL, BBBY, FDX, GIS, CCL, CAG, DRI, KBH, RIMM, CLWR, ALU, GS, MS, CPWR, CBOU)
U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning and got another boost following a meeting between President Obama and House Speaker John Boehner to discuss a solution to the impending fiscal cliff. In...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell -- March 19, 2013: Market Closes Mixed Without Solution in Cyprus (JNPR, RIO, CHK, EBAY, EA, FF, SBLK, FDS, WAG, ADBE, CTAS, FTEK, WSM, FDX, GIS, LEN, AFFY, S, HAL, SLB)
U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning but worries about a resolution to the banking crisis in Cyprus soon took over and pushed shares down. In other parts of Europe, Spain’s bad loan ratio...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell -- March 27, 2013: Markets Close Mixed After Low Start (VMW, GOOG, AOL, GIS, ORCL, MFRM, SAI, XONE, PAYX, SNX, TXI, END, FINL, GME, MOS, BBRY, WGO, CLF, FB, GILD)
U.S. equity markets opened lower this morning following a stack of poor reports on the Italian economy. New industrial orders were down, industrial sales were down, and retail sales were down. To top...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell -- March 20, 2013: Markets Open Higher, Hold Gains on FOMC Statement (ZNGA, DE, BBY, AAPL, BBRY, ADBE, CTAS, FTEK, WSM, FDX, GIS, LEN, ORCL, JBL, TUMI, KBH, LULU, MOV, ROST, OMPI, VRX, AFFY)
U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning and maintained the upside, anticipating that today’s FOMC statement would not provoke any surprises. And the markets were not surprised (more coverage...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell -- December 19, 2012: Markets Open Mixed, Slide to a Close (C, SWHC, SD, ONXX, PNRA, ORCL, FDX, GIS, NAV, BBBY, JBL, PAYX, KMX, CCL, CAG, DFS, KBH, RAD, SCHL, GM, STP, CSIQ, LDK, THQI, ONTY)
U.S. equity markets opened flat to higher this morning but the good vibe didn’t last long. In Europe, the Bank of England made no changes either to interest rates or its bond buying program....
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Cramer Takes His Gas To El Paso & Nabors (EP, NBR)
In light of EARTH DAY, Jim Cramer came on MAD MONEY on CNBC with a natural gas pick tonight.  His pick tonight is El Paso Corp. (NYSE: EP) which is the largest domestic natural gas pipeline with...
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