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Equity markets opened slightly lower this morning, following yesterday’s big share price increases. For most of the day stocks traded slightly lower, although they have moved to a very slight gain...
Retailers are reporting November sales this morning and the results are decidely mixed. The best report we’ve seen so far this morning is from Limited Brands, Inc. (NYSE: LTD) and the worst is from...
2011 has been an incredibly choppy year, the economy is flirting between snail-paced growth and recession, and many companies and entire sectors are experiencing some severe business pressures or...
Some companies become so badly damaged because of changes in the competitive markets or due to poor management decisions that their employees lose hope. This may be due to the fact that they believe...
Each morning we review our top upgrades, downgrades, and initiations from Wall Street research notes.  We then look back over these at the end of the week to more closely review calls which...
These are some of this Thursday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen having an impact from Wall Street research calls.Amgen Inc. (NASDAQ: AMGN) Started as Outperform at BMO....
Sycamore Partners disclosed a 9.9% ownership stake in Talbots (NYSE:TLB), and shared its views in an August 1 regulatory filing that the women’s apparel retailer was “undervalued.” The...
The world of boutique apparel and retailing apparel is a boom or bust business it seems.  Many companies start out great but either missteps occur or the trends move away from the original focus of...
The CEOs at many of the most troubled companies have been in place for a long time and investors have to question how they keep their jobs. Eventually, performance has to count, even in sectors in...
The House approved a debt-ceiling compromise (Reuters)Fake Ikea stores have been set up in China (Reuters)Central Falls, RI declared Chapter 9 (Reuters)Canalys says Google’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) Android...
24/7 Wall St. normally covers research and analyst calls each morning of the week.  After reviewing these, there always turn out to be some insightful research calls that stand well apart from the...
These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Tuesday morning.Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (NYSE: NLY) Started as Market Perform...
Short sellers often invest in stocks that have had sharp short-term gains and may have reached peak valuations. That would put Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) on most of those lists, along with Sirius XM...
Gary M. Pfeiffer holds a remarkable number of important jobs on the board of directors of retailer The Talbots. He is chairman, head of the compensation committee, and a member of the corporate...