Earlier this week in the midst of the American International Group (NYSE: AIG) meltdown we brought up the issue that AIG was about to lose its standing as a member of the prized Dow Jones Industrial...
Updated throughout the day.Citigroup (NYSE:C) talks with the government about TARP payments are still pending (CNBC)The head of GM’s Buick division has left after eight days on the job....
Pepsico, Inc. (NYSE: PEP) has just come out and announced it was going to hike its dividend by some 6%.  The $1.70 annualized dividend will now be $1.80 on an annual basis that is paid out...
This coming week will mark the earnings reports for two key household consumer stocks, both of which were supposed to be defensive.  The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) reports earnings on...
For years now, The Economist has computed its Big Mac index, a measure of purchasing power parity in the countries in which Big Macs from McDonald’s Corp. (NYSE: MCD) are sold. The October 14th...
A big up day in the market, say 4% or 5%, is not a rally, at least not any more. The DJIA has proved that it can move 1,000 points from bottom to top or top to bottom in one trading session.If stocks...
Pep Boys – Manny, Moe & Jack (NYSE: PBY) has been a disaster since its private equity group buyout imploded.  Or has it?  When companies lose a buyer it is never a good thing.  The deal was...
These are some of the top early bird downgrades or negative calls we have seen from analysts on Wall Street this Tuesday morning: Ascent Solar (ASTI) Cut to Underweight at JPMorgan. Coca-Cola (KO)...
Traders and investors alike love to look for stocks that are going to run up with a strong market.  Yesterday was a record DJIA point move and today we have at least buying strength at the open. ...
Pepsico (NYSE:PEP) will grace us with the presence of its earnings Tuesday morning.  Analysts, according to First Call, are looking for EPS to come in at $0.89 on revenues of almost $9.4...
These are Tuesday’s top pre-market analyst downgrades or cautious research calls seen out of Wall Street: American International Group (NYSE: AIG) Resumed as Neutral at UBS, so technically not...
Source: Jon OggThe Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) is going to try a new strategy that we have not seen from the company since literally the 1990s… It is splitting its shares.The company’s board of...