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Annaly Capital Management and Hatteras Financial have announced the signing of a definitive merger agreement under which Annaly will acquire Hatteras in a cash and stock deal.
Source: ThinkstockThroughout May and June, we had been issuing warnings and highlighting research notes from Wall Street indicating that there was potentially a huge risk in the high-yield dividend...
Source: Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall St. research calls this Friday.American Eagle Outfitters Inc. (NYSE: AEO) cut to Market Perform at...
Source: Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall St. research calls this Monday.Accenture PLC (NYSE: ACN) reiterated Buy with $74 target at...
Ben Bernanke and the FOMC delivered today on the promise of quantitative easing to start buying mortgage-backed securities to the tune of $40 billion per month.  The measure would allow for $23...
Source: Jon OggThese are the top analyst calls of upgrades, downgrades, and initiations we have seen from Wall Street research calls this Thursday morning.ADTRAN Inc. (NASDAQ: ADTN) cut to Neutral...
Source: Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls this Wednesday.Aetna Inc. (NYSE: AET) Cut to Hold at Argus.Akamai...
Source: Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Wednesday.Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARNA) Cut to Neutral at...
Source: Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Thursday morning.Brightpoint Inc. (NASDAQ: CELL) Reiterate as Buy with...
Chimera Investment Corporation (NYSE: CIM) is the mortgage REIT which we used to dub “the vulture mortgage REIT” because of its targets in lower-rated mortgage-backed securities. Usually a delay...
These are some of this Thursday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen having an impact from Wall Street research calls. Altera Corporation (NASDAQ: ALTR) Cut to Neutral at...
The mortgage REIT sector is trying to make a comeback after many lost 10% or more of their value from last week to the start of this week as many issues are hanging over it.  A lack of...
There was a development this week in the land of the high-yielding mortgage REITs.  Wealthy and income oriented investors have been flocking to these for years because of their high dividends which...
These are some of this Friday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen having an impact from Wall Street research calls.American Capital Agency Corp. (NASDAQ: AGNC) Cut to Neutral...