24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell -- October 31, 2012: Markets Open Higher Only to Flatten Out (RVBD, S, UBS, D, VLO, BUD, MT, CAM, CNH, COCO, CMI, ETN, H, MA, PSX, CLX, WM, ALL, CZR, HTZ, MUR, APA, CVC, EXC, XOM, HCA, RGLD, F, WRC, PVH, WU)
U.S. equity markets re-opened for business in New York this morning after a two-day shutdown forced by Hurricane Sandy. Markets opened higher, but lost their energy by mid-morning. Asian markets were...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell -- September 27, 2012: Market Gains Boosted by Spain (GM, IMGN, MT, MON, HON, PRGS, WOR, FUL, DFS, MKC, RIMM, NKE, ACN, AM, FINL, WAG, TPX, ZZ, PPHM, FSLR)
The three major U.S. stock indexes opened higher this morning as markets shook off weak news from Europe in favor of better news from Asia. In Europe, German unemployment stayed at 8.6% (more...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell -- October 24, 2012: Markets Can’t Hold Morning Gains (BUD, NOK, CHKP, AAPL, DLTR, AMGN, BRCM, FB, JNPR, NFLX, T, BA, GLW, LLY, EMC, GD, LCC, ANGI, CLF, CROX, FFIV, RRC, RYL, AET, ZNGA, ALK, AN, BG, CL, DNKN, NOV, POT, UAL, RF, TPX, ZZ, ATI)
The three major U.S. stock indexes opened higher this morning following a better-than-expected PMI reading from China (more coverage here) that was mostly untempered by lower-than-expected PMI...
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Brazil Slashes Ethanol Tax
Source: ThinkstockBrazil is the world’s largest producer of ethanol, which the country’s producers make from sugar cane stalks. The bad news is that lower petroleum prices have cut demand for...
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This Month’s Biggest Index Gainers: Geothermal, Brazil, And Chinese Travel Stocks
There were strong gains in three Tickerspy indexes over the most recent 30-day period. This month’s biggest risers are in Geothermal Stocks, Brazil Stocks and ADRs and Chinese Travel Stocks.As the...
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The 52-Week Low Club for Thursday
Source: ThinkstockOctober 23, 2014: Here are four stocks among the 62 equities making new 52-week lows today.Allied Nevada Gold Corp. (NYSEMKT: ANV) dropped about 4.3% today to post a new 52-week low...
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The 52-Week Low Club for Monday
Source: ThinkstockOctober 27, 2014: Here are four stocks among the 91 equities making new 52-week lows today.Peabody Energy Corp. (NYSE: BTU) dropped about 4.7% today to post a new 52-week low of...
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Brazil Elections a Mixed Bag for Commodities
The outcome of the elections in Brazil are tamping down commodity prices in a serious way.
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Ethanol Boom in Brazil
Since the beginning of the year, Brazil’s ethanol industry has generated more than its share of news. Today brings the announcement of a joint venture between Royal Dutch Shell (RDS-A) and Cosan...
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5 Analyst Stocks Under $10 With Massive Upside Targets
What the current climate is dictating is that investors need to be mindful of value. Chasing growth endlessly in a low-growth environment can be costly.
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Alkermes, Cisco, Gap, Rackspace, SouFun, Verizon and More
Tuesday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations include Alkermes, Cisco Systems, Gap, Rackspace, SouFun and Verizon Communications.
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Top Analysts Upgrades and Downgrades: Darden, Foot Locker, Gap, Kellogg, Moderna, Philip Morris, Prologis, Rockwell, Texas Roadhouse and More
Monday's top analyst upgrades and downgrades included Darden Restaurants, Foot Locker, Gap, Kellogg, Moderna, Philip Morris International, Prologis, Rockwell Automation and Texas Roadhouse.
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: AbbVie, AEP, AB InBev, Arconic, Baidu, Best Buy, Co-Diagnostics, Cree, Exelon, Home Depot, NRG, T-Mobile, Walmart and More
Wednesday's top analyst upgrades and downgrades included AbbVie, American Electric Power, Anheuser-Busch InBev, Arconic, Baidu, Best Buy, Co-Diagnostics, Cree, Exelon, Home Depot, NRG Energy,...
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Eight Countries With Credit Ratings Set to Rise Next Year
It seems that all of the nations around the world are facing sovereign credit ratings downgrades or warnings of downgrades. After the United States lost its prized “AAA” rating, the threat of...
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Just Days After Robinhood Hack, Azuki's Twitter Gets Used to Promote Scam
A suspected group of hackers gained access to the Twitter account of the NFT project Azuki to promote a scam giveaway of virtual land.
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