These are this Wednesday’s top pre-market analyst downgrades and cautious research calls we have seen from Wall Street firms: Adobe Systems (ADBE) Cut to Hold at Jefferies. Barrick Gold (ABX)...
The week between Christmas and New Years is often a quiet week for research.  That is the case here.  These are some of this Wednesday’s key analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in...
The dividend hikes continue… We have seen continued dividend hikes from large companies.  Those hiking dividends for just this trading session are Cardinal Health, Inc. (NYSE: CAH), CBS...
The high-end of the retail market has faced a few bumps in the first calendar quarter of 2012, with gasoline prices on a steady march higher while home prices continue to sink. Today’s earnings...
Excluding the impacts of absorbing its recent acquisition of Bucyrus International, Inc., Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) posted an all-time high in sales, revenue, and profits in the third quarter....
These are some of the top pre-market analyst comments and analyst upgrades from Wall Street early this Tuesday morning: Cardinal Health (CAH) Started as Buy at Jefferies. Central Garden (CENT) Raised...
BP plc (NYSE: BP) managed to get a cap on the well disaster in the Gulf of Mexico.  Pressure continues to build and it is unknown if the cap will hold.  But over the last 48 hours there has been...
These are some of the top analyst upgrades and positive calls we are seeing in trading early this Thursday morning: Biofuel Energy (BIOF) Raised to Hold at Citigroup. CSX Corp. (CSX) Raised to Buy at...
Very few people consider the financial ramifications of Memorial Day Weekend as one of the top financial events of the year when it comes to the travel and hospitality industries.  This is the...
These are this Tuesday morning’s top analyst upgrades and positive research calls that we have seen from Wall Street research with about two hours until the market opens: ArcelorMittal (MT)...
VSInvestor has several volume trading alerts today. Thornburg Mortgage (TMA), a highly risky mortgage company stock is up sharply. Several chip firms lead by Marvell Technology (MRVL) are down on...
The US Department of Agriculture this morning released its January World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates, or WASDE, which projects world supply and demand for food products like wheat, corn,...
This morning we caught the news on a volume alert, but there was no confirmation of the news.  Now, we have the formal release from PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP).  Pepsi has capitulated and decided to offer...
These are te upgrades and positive research calls that we have seen from Wall Street this Wednesday morning: Advance Auto Parts (AAP) Started as Outperform at Baird. AutoZone (AZO) Started as...
Tonight’s biggest after-hours movers we have seen are as follows: A123 Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: AONE), Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ACHN), China Wind Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CWS),...