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Jon OggStocks have been in rally mode for going on three weeks, and investors should be considering which stocks to buy and which stocks to sell or avoid. Each morning, 24/7 Wall St. reviews...
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Frank Golhen, via Wikimedia CommonsAs the stock market continues its 1990s style rally, investors continue to keep a very close eye on changing strategies. High dividend stocks have given way to...
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These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations from select Wall Street research calls on Wednesday, July 17, 2013. They include Adobe Systems, Ciena, McDonald's and Wells Fargo.
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courtesy Best Buy Co. Inc.Despite a poor revised second-quarter gross domestic product (GDP) number of just 1.8%, there are undeniable signs that the U.S. economy is starting to improve. The housing...
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Frank Golhen, via Wikimedia CommonsThe stronger the U.S. dollar becomes against foreign currencies, the more investors need to look at the small- and mid-cap stocks. Typically much of their core...
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U.S. equity markets opened lower this morning adding to yesterday’s carnage following the FOMC announcement yesterday. The widespread belief that sometime this year the Fed will start reducing its...
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U.S. equity markets opened moderately lower this morning as investors waited for the afternoon announcement from the FOMC. Mortgage purchase applications were down in the U.S. as interest rates rose...
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U.S. equity markets opened flat to lower this morning following yesterday’s record-setting session. Economic data was minimal today. In Asia, machinery orders rose more than expected in Japan, but...
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U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning and both the DJIA and the S&P 500 climbed to new intra-day highs (more coverage here). The Fed mistakenly released FOMC minutes early to some...
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ThinkstockLast month we wrote about the huge rally in the homebuilding stocks since the lows of the stock market in March of 2009. Stocks that were written off for dead like Lennar Corp. (NYSE: LEN)...
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ThinkstockWith ICR XChange, one of the world’s largest consumer symposiums, coming up this week in Miami, we thought it would be a good time to take a look at consumer stocks. There is a growing...
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U.S. equity markets opened about flat this morning but fell into a swoon following remarks from House Speaker John Boehner indicated that there has been no change to the gridlock in negotiations on...
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ThinkstockPier 1 Imports Inc. (NYSE: PIR) reported third-quarter fiscal 2013 results before the markets opened this morning. The home furnishing retailer reported adjusted diluted earnings per share...
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U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning following yesterday’s gains with another good start. In Asia, the North Korean rocket launch did not cause markets to run for cover and a very solid...
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Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall St. research calls this Tuesday. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) reiterated Outperform with $750 target at...
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