Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AL, AMAG, ADI, APC, BRCM, COF, EBAY, EDR,...
These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Tuesday morning. Air Lease Corporation (NYSE: AL) Started as Outperform at Credit...
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Investors cannot make any money in the bond market right now merely by buying and holding Treasury bonds forever. The problem is that Treasury yields are at record lows. In some parts of the developed...
View ArticleTop Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (AKAM, AIG, AOL, AVGO, BKW, CMG, DV, FE,...
These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall St. research calls this Tuesday morning. Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM) started as Outperform at William...
View Article24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell — July 24, 2012: Markets Fall on Weak Quarterly...
The three major US stock indexes opened roughly flat this morning as Spanish 10-year bond yields rose to 7.5% and Moody’s cut Germany’s outlook to ‘negative’ after the markets closed last night (more...
View Article$9.1 Billion Energy Merger May Be Just the Start
Wisconsin Energy Corp. (NYSE: WEC) announced Monday morning that it will acquire electricity and natural gas provider Integrys Energy Group Inc. (NYSE: TEG) for $9.1 billion in cash and stock. The...
View ArticleTop Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: AK Steel, AEP, Duke, Qualcomm, Solazyme,...
Stocks were taking a breather on Thursday morning after Wednesday’s post-election gains took the broader markets to new all-time highs. Investors keep proving that they will buy stocks when they are...
View ArticleTop Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Altria, GM, Intel, Netflix, Paychex,...
Stocks were indicated higher on Thursday after it looks as though the Greeks are going to try playing by the rules. Investors have proven over and over that they are buyers of every single dip in the...
View ArticleTop Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Amgen, Dow, Fitbit, Office Depot,...
Stocks were indicated substantially higher on Tuesday morning after the Labor Day weekend. China shares were higher, as was Europe. The trend of buying pullbacks lives on. 24/7 Wall St. reviews dozens...
View ArticleTop Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: AK Steel, Apple, CONSOL, IAMGOLD,...
Stocks were indicated slightly lower on Monday, but that is after another solid week that took the Dow and S&P 500 back within about 3% to 4% of highs. Investors keep showing that they will buy the...
View ArticleTop Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Coach, DuPont, GoPro, Match, Puma Bio,...
Stocks were indicated for a lower open on Monday, following oil south. While last week was painful, and while the six-year bull market has stalled at the end of 2015, one trend that has lasted for over...
View ArticleUtilities Remain a Safe Dividend Buy for Income Investors After a Lousy 2015
The consensus thought, which is often wrong, on Wall Street is that utility stocks will perform rotten in a rising rate environment. Add in a very weak 2015, when the utility index was down 8%, and the...
View ArticleWith Interest Rates Going Nowhere, Deutsche Bank Favors Utilities
After years of outperformance following the crash in 2007-2008 and the ensuing Great Recession, the utility sector was like a warm blanket to frigid cold investors. Solid dividends and a very defensive...
View ArticleTop Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Apple, AT&T, DuPont, Fitbit, Huntington...
Stocks were indicated lower after companies like Apple, Boeing and AT&T were taking shareholders down after earnings. The volatility in 2016 remains in place. While investors may have seen every...
View ArticleTop Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Altria, BB&T, Capital One, CenterPoint,...
Stocks were indicated slightly higher on Monday morning, but the futures were lower toward the opening bell versus the earlier hours and overseas trading. With the Dow still down about 500 points from...
View ArticleTop Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Arch Coal, Editas, FireEye, Generac,...
Stocks were looking for direction on Thursday. After a debt ceiling deal was reached on Wednesday, the European Central Bank kept rates flat and maintained an outlook of lower rates for an extended...
View ArticleTop Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: American Eagle, Facebook, Nutrisystem,...
Stocks were trying to open higher for a third day on Thursday, and the market has bounced handily from the very recent lows during the October sell-off. Many investors may still be bullish long-term,...
View ArticleTop Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: AEP, Boeing, Dollar Tree, GE, Micron,...
Stocks were looking for a softer opening bell indication on Monday, but the major market indexes are still up double-digit percentages year to date, with the S&P 500 within striking distance of...
View ArticleTop Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Deere, Dunkin’, Fortinet, Occidental,...
The futures looked slightly higher on Monday morning as investors continue to process the record-setting levels the S&P 500 hit last week. All eyes are focused on the G-20 meeting this week in...
View ArticleTop Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Arconic, Boston Beer, Disney, Dunkin’,...
After a big sell-off on Monday and a partial recovery on Tuesday, the markets were indicated to open lower on Wednesday as bond yields continue to slide in the wake of three central banks lowering...
View ArticleTop Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Adobe, Amgen, BofA, Broadcom, CME,...
Stocks hit all-time highs last week and a phase-one trade deal with China has been announced without details, and stocks were indicated to post a marginally higher opening price on Monday. Investors...
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