'Fast Money' Recap: A Down Day
at The Street - Sat Mar 22, 4:00AM CDT
The trading panel discussed how investors are rotating out of high-growth stocks and into stocks like Microsoft and Cisco.
Zions Fails to Clear Stress Test - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Mar 21, 6:29PM CDT
Zions Bancorporation, the UT-based lender, failed to clear the first round of annual Dodd-Frank Act Stress Test (DFAST) 2014 conducted by the Federal Reserve.
10 Ways to Crack Wall Street In 2014
at The Street - Fri Mar 21, 12:44PM CDT
There are a rising number of ways to gain entry to Wall Street's most exclusive investment vehicles. Here are 10 to watch in 2014.
Bank Stocks Rally, Traders Sigh With Relief
at The Street - Fri Mar 21, 11:18AM CDT
Banks stocks were jumping Friday, drawing an almost palpable sense of relief from professional traders who have been bemoaning a lack of leadership from this sector.
Stress Test Results: Banks Healthier - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Mar 21, 10:10AM CDT
The Dodd-Frank Act Stress Test 2014 (DFAST 2014) results revealed that American banking giants are better positioned to withstand an economic downturn.
Link: A Boon for the Banks
at The Street - Fri Mar 21, 9:30AM CDT
Action Alerts PLUS has picked up more Goldman after encouraging words from the Fed.
Critical Alerts For Intel, Yum! Brands, Pepsico, Goldman Sachs, and JinkoSolar Released By InvestorsObserver
PR Newswire - Fri Mar 21, 8:31AM CDT
InvestorsObserver issues critical PriceWatch Alerts for INTC, YUM, PEP, GS, and JKS.
Nearly all major US banks pass Fed 'stress tests'
By MARCY GORDON and ALEX VEIGA - AP - Fri Mar 21, 5:40AM CDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — More than five years after the financial crisis struck, the biggest U.S. banks are better able to withstand a severe recession than at any time since the meltdown, the Federal Reserve has determined.
Dow Back in Bull Mode; Banks Rise, Pass Stress Tests
Dan Caplinger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Mar 20, 8:00PM CDT
Yesterday, many investors feared that the Dow Jones Industrials might have seen its best days, after concerns over Chairwoman Janet Yellen's vision of when the Fed might start to raise interest rates sent the average down more than 100 points. But...
Ulta Beauty
at Investor's Business Daily - Thu Mar 20, 5:47PM CDT
Ulta Beauty (ULTA) was upgraded to buy from neutral by Goldman Sachs (GS). The cosmetics and fragrance retailer's price target was raised to 118 from 107. The analyst was bullish on Ulta's expansion plans and low-pressure, noncommissioned sales....
Future Of Parts Manufacturer Rexnord Open To Question
at Investor's Business Daily - Thu Mar 20, 5:04PM CDT
While officials at Rexnord focus on boosting the company's industrial parts and water management equipment businesses, Wall Street has been busy speculating about the company's future. Much of that conjecture centers on whether Rexnord (RXN) will...
Parts Maker Rexnord Stays Focused On Its Growth Plan
at Investor's Business Daily - Thu Mar 20, 5:04PM CDT
Life at industrial parts manufacturer Rexnord (RXN) is much simpler now than it was a year ago. The company's businesses include a Process & Motion Control unit that makes gears, couplings, bearings and other industry machinery parts. Another...
JPMorgan Chase & Co. Leads the Dow After Asset Sale
Travis Hoium, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Mar 20, 2:35PM CDT
U.S. stock markets are up slightly late in trading after the Federal Reserve of Philadelphia released a manufacturing index that indicated relatively strong expansion. The reading of nine was up from -6.3 in February and well above the 3.5 that...
JPMorgan Fetches $3.5B for Commodities Business
at The Street - Wed Mar 19, 10:54AM CDT
Rising regulatory and political pressure prompt sale of unit to Mercuria Energy Group.
The Dow Waits for the Fed as UnitedHealth Climbs; Are JPMorgan and Goldman Ready for Tapering?
Dan Caplinger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Mar 19, 10:03AM CDT
Stocks were little changed Wednesday morning, as the major market benchmarks stayed close to the unchanged mark while investors wait for the latest word from the Federal Open Market Committee. As of 11 a.m. EDT, the Dow Jones Industrials were up...
Financial Sector Equities at a Glance -- Research on Charles Schwab, TD Ameritrade, Goldman Sachs and Cowen Group
PR Newswire - Wed Mar 19, 7:00AM CDT
The trading session on Tuesday, March 18, 2014 ended on a positive note as the S&P 500 finished at 1,872.25, up 0.72%; the NASDAQ Composite closed at 4,333.31, up 1.25%; the Dow Jones Industrial Average finished the session 0.55% higher at 16,336.19. The gains were broad based as nine of ten sectors finished higher. The S&P 500 Financials Sector Index finished the day at 297.79, up 0.48%, while the same has advanced 2.09% in the last one month. Investor-Edge has initiated coverage on the following equities: The Charles Schwab Corp. (NYSE: SCHW), TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. (NYSE: AMTD), The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS) and Cowen Group Inc. (NASDAQ: COWN). Free technical research on SCHW, AMTD, GS and COWN can be downloaded upon signing up at:
Alibaba Considers IPO in U.S. - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Tue Mar 18, 1:21PM CDT
China's e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. is now considering listing itself on the US stock exchange, after being rejected by Hong Kong regulators.
Kass: 'Buffett Being Buffett' Bracket Challenge
at The Street - Mon Mar 17, 12:30PM CDT
Berkshire, Quicken and Yahoo! are the winners of the $1 billion bracket challenge.