Investors Flocking To Defensive Shares With High Dividends (PEP, KO, BUD, TAP, AWK, AEP, XLU, MCD, KFT, CAG, CPB, HRL, MO, VGR, RAI, PG, KMB, CL, MRK, PFE, JNJ, T, VZ)
The 10-year Treasury hit yet another record low under 1.6% today and stocks are in the tank again due to poor economic data.  Europe continues to face a meltdown and the hope is for a rate cut out...
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Top Earnings Previews For The Week Ahead (CRL, CIM, NAT, RAX, AVP, GT, MET, OMC, ZNGA, A, NVDA, PCG, DVN, DE, NTAP, CMCSA, APA, DTV, WM, JWN, AMAT, DUK, HNZ, CPB)
Earnings season is starting to slow down a bit but we will still have some sector-moving earnings reports from major companies.  24/7 Wall St. has prepared earnings previews for the following...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell -- September 4, 2012: Markets Off to Slow Start in September (ARMH, GME, NWSA, IBM, MT, CPB, SFD, HSOL, BLMN, FNSR, PBY, DG, MRX, VRX, HEK, QCOR)
The three major U.S. stock indexes opened flat to slightly lower this morning after the three-day holiday weekend. PMI readings from Europe came out weaker than expected yesterday (our coverage...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell -- February 15, 2013: Markets Continue to Limp Along (CSCO, GOLD, RIG, KGC, JCP, CBS, GG, AEP, BKW, CPB, SJM, TOWR, CRMT, ESRX, NI, WIN, XOOM, TRLA, END)
U.S. equity markets opened slightly higher this morning on better economic news out of Europe and basically good data in the U.S. In Europe, the eurozone trade balance came in better than expected,...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell -- November 19, 2012: Markets Ride High All Day (LH, HAL, RMBS, MO, WSM, LOW, TSN, BRCD, JACK, KKD, QIHU, SCVL, BBY, BWS, CPB, HNZ, HPQ, TECD, BMTI, WMGI, DMND, AAPL)
U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning following comments after Friday’s meeting between President Obama and Congressional leaders to discuss ways of dodging the fiscal cliff. Some were...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell -- November 20, 2012: Markets Open Lower, Manage Flat Close (COH, AMAT, ARMH, INTC, WFM, BRCD, JACK, KKD, QIHU, SCVL, BWS, CPB, HNZ, TECD, KID, CRM, ZLC, DE, HPQ, KKD, BBY)
U.S. equity markets opened lower this morning and were never able to make a sustained push into positive territory. In Europe, the downgrade of French sovereign debt cooled the equity markets a bit...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell -- February 14, 2013: Markets Punt Again Today (CL, NVDA, LMT, DELL, VZ, AMAT, CAR, CTL, CSCO, CLD, IPI, KGC, MET, NTAP, PXD, TRIP, Z, ANR, ABX, DTV, GM, PEP, CBS, GG, AEP, BKW, CPB, SJM, TOWR, HNZ, ANGI)
U.S. equity markets opened lower this morning, dragged down by weak economic data from Europe. Germany, France, Italy, and Greece all reported worse-than-expected GDP contraction for the fourth...
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What's Driving the CPI
From Ticker Sense While we wait over the next two days for the Fed’s ultimate decision regarding interest rates and the wording of their statement, we thought we would share the following chart...
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Morgan Stanley Smith Barney’s Five North America Best Ideas (AAPL, CPN, CP, CBS, TDC)
Source: ThinkstockThis week at 24/7 Wall St., we have taken an in-depth look at some of the top picks from the biggest firms on the street. Picks that top their “Conviction” “Focus” or “Key...
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CPI Begins to Show Inflation
The Bureau of Labor Statistics may have just delivered a stunner of an inflation number.
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CPI Firms Up in October
The U.S. Department of Labor's November Consumer Price Index (CPI) reading came in flat against a Bloomberg consensus estimate.
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CPI Manages to Escape Deflation
The Labor Department's Consumer Price Index rose slightly more than expected in the month of February.
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Can Colonial Make It? (CNB)
Colonial Bancgroup Inc. (NYSE: CNB) is looking like it is the next banking institution on the verge of tipping over into the abyss.  Its earnings report leaves nothing to be desired.  But a 44%...
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CPI: Just Right for May
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the Month of May and it did not disappoint. The topline number for CPI, the all items index, met the Bloomberg...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AMR, CAB, CPN, ERTS, GT, GMCR, HD, LEAP, NAV, NFLX, EDU, NMR, OVTI, STP, RIG, WSH)
These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Wednesday morning. AMR Corporation (NYSE: AMR) Cut to Sell at Citigroup....
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