Just as with natural gas and crude oil, electricity use is off as the economy heads into its second year of recession. The lack of demand for electricity affects the bottom line for generators like...
Stocks opened down this morning following on weakness in Europe following the G20’s refusal to provide additional funding to the IMF. But at the end of the first hour of trading, a good report on...
The following are some of the top stocks to watch for active trading today based on pre-market and after-hours volume activity. There are links through to more detailed coverage and volume analysis...
First we saw an earnings warning out of WellPoint (NYSE: WLP) which hurt that stock and most shares in the health insurance field yesterday.  WellPoint cited several factors, including medical...
Smithfield Foods (SFD) S&P downgrades due to credit problems. Falls to $19.75 from 52-week high of $24.69. American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) President of the company is leaving, and retail is poor....
Source: Jon OggStocks finally pulled back a bit from a three-week rally, and now investors have to wonder which stocks they should buy and which ones they should sell or avoid. Each morning 24/7 Wall...
Today’s Retail Business Daily has a roundup of names in the retail sector that are responding to changes and news in the Industry. The market continues to improve for many top retailers. A...
It is no secret that health care insurance and health care service providers are going to continue to consolidate in the months or years ahead.  We have already seen UnitedHealth Group, Inc. (NYSE:...
After spending most of 2009 fighting passage of the health care reform act, insurers have gone quiet on efforts to repeal the legislation and have instead gotten busy figuring out how to turn a...
Baldor Electric Co. (NYSE: BEZ) is a company most investors have either never heard of or that they decided to not care about.  Many might even guess it is even in a different sector than what it...
On tonight’s Mad Money on CNBC, Jim Cramer said he is adamant of a RATE CUT from the Federal Reserve and sticking his head out waiting for it.  He still thinks the way to play this is by...
Source: ThinkstockAfter reporting pretty much awful results this morning, Exelon Corp. (NYSE: EXC) let investors know that it would also cut its quarterly dividend by a whopping 41%, from $0.525 to...
Monday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations include American Electric Power, Avon Products, Cameron, Deckers Outdoor, LabCorp and Occidental Petroleum.
Investors and traders are always on the hunt for new research ideas that will lead to higher income or more profits. 24/7 Wall St. reviews many fresh research calls each morning to find great ideas...
Today’s version of the BioHealth Business Daily seems to be more influenced by outside factors more than big blockbuster news.  Still we have many movers, some on news.  Today’s cast members...