This morning we have seen an upgrade in the communications towers sector.  RBC Capital Markets took the entire group from a Sector Perform rating to a higher Outperform rating.  Among the...
UBS has downgraded the US communications towers sector this morning, in a similar move seen just two days ago from RBC Capital.  The firm has downgraded Crown Castle (NYSE: CCI) and American...
There are several stocks trading more heavily than usual this morning, and also experiencing large gains or drops in share prices. These include Ku6 Media Co. Ltd. (NASDAQ: KUTV), Convio Inc....
National Commercial Bank Jamaica Limited has filed for an initial public offering of its American depositary shares, or ADSs. The bank and some selling shareholders are both filing to sell shares in...
S&P 500 WEEK TOP 10 (29 APR – 5 MAY) Ticker Weekly Price Change (%) Close Price 5May11 Close Price 29Apr11 Market Cap ($Mil) Novellus Systems Inc. NVLS 10.3 35.42 32.10 3162.8 Macy’s Inc...
It is not official, but the odds that the buyers of Clear Channel (CCU) will walk on the deal are probably north of 99%. The total value of the buy-out is $19.5 billion. According to the FT...
Active traders and day traders have many stocks to choose from this Monday morning.  We are tracking news and moves in shares of Cameco Corporation (NASDAQ: CCJ), Star Scientific, Inc. (NASDAQ:...
Almost every week now a private equity or hedge fund walks away from a transaction to take a public company private. In most cases the public company boards try to keep deals on track by lowering...
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...
Following the disastrous wreck of its Costa Concordia liner, cruise operator Carnival Cruise Lines (NYSE: CCL) reported first quarter earnings this morning that were better than analysts expected,...
Thursday we’ll see earnings out of Carnival Corp. (NYSE: CCL). The estimates from First Call are $0.29 EPS on $3.15 billion in revenues.  Next quarter estimates are $0.50 EPS on $3.32 billion in...