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Wall Street Strategists Predict the S&P 500 and Top Sectors for 2019
Perhaps the best way to describe 2018 has been volatile, and the strength of the bull market in stocks, after nine years of solid gains, has been called into question more than a few times. With it...
View ArticleBeyond Bitcoin: The Utility Settlement Coin From Global Banks
The world has gone from being puzzled about cryptocurrency and blockchain to being obsessed with them, and then the excitement was crushed after seeing bitcoin and the other cryptocurrencies fall...
View ArticleTop Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Adobe, HubSpot, NXP Semiconductors,...
The futures were mixed on Thursday after investors were focused Wednesday on the release of the Federal Reserve minutes from the March meeting, in which officials expressed patience in keeping the easy...
View ArticleTuesday Afternoon’s Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: CME Group, Gap, UBS,...
Markets rose handily to close out Tuesday after reports came out that Russian troops were pulling back from the Ukraine border. The Nasdaq was leading the charge higher with gains of 2.5%, while the...
View ArticleBefore the Bell: UBS Stiffs Its CoCos and a Wager on Bitcoin Reaching $1...
Premarket action on Monday had the three major U.S. indexes trading slightly higher. The Dow Jones industrials were up 0.11%, the S&P 500 up 0.15% and the Nasdaq 0.16% higher. All 11 market sectors...
View ArticleTuesday’s Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Conagra, Dell, Dow, EA, HPE,...
The futures traded up on Tuesday, after a bounce-back Monday that saw all the major indexes finish the day higher to start off the new trading week. The market got a huge boost over the weekend when...
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UBS Top Dividend Growing Stocks to Buy for Income
Over the past month, interest rates have bounced off of their 2013 lows, with the U.S. 10-year yield quickly rising from 1.66% to more than 2.20%. This has been a negative for dividend-paying stocks as...
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UBS Dividend Ruler Stocks Combine Solid Yield and Growth Prospects
Over the past five weeks, the 10-year Treasury bond yield has increased by over one-half of one percent from 1.66% to 2.17%. The overall equity market has rallied 3.8% during this stretch but as we...
View ArticleUBS Issues List of Stocks to Buy: Growth at a Reasonable Price
The research team at UBS A.G. (NYSE: UBS) has released what Wall Street calls a Q-GARP list, which is simply “quality growth at a reasonable price.” Most investors will know this by GARP, growth at a...
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UBS Retail Stocks to Buy, Focus Is Online Sales Leaders
The two main reasons people argue for online sales tax is they say that it is unfair to the bricks-and-mortar companies, and it will raise more tax revenue. In the view of UBS A.G. (NYSE: UBS)...
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UBS Says U.S. Technology Stocks Are Secular Growth On Sale Now
The technology research analysts at UBS A.G. (NYSE: UBS) believe that the U.S technology sector is trading at an unjustified discount to the broader market despite its solid growth. Historically,...
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New Credit Rating for Banks: S&P Downgrades Barclays, Deutsche Bank and...
S&P must believe that a new credit crisis is on the way, or at least there is a reasonably good chance there could be. It hit several of the world’s largest banks with downgrades, in particular...
View ArticleTen Top Large Cap Stocks to Buy With the Most Upside Potential
When we screen stocks at the Wall Street firms we cover, we always are anxious to provide our readers with the stocks that the top firms feel have the most upside from current trading levels to their...
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Aerospace and Defense Stocks to Buy That May Dodge Government Cuts
The stock and bond markets are anticipatory. Witness the sharp rise in interest rates when the Federal Reserve has not even tapered its bond buying program, let alone raised key lending rates. The...
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UBS Dividend Ruler Stocks to Buy for the Rest of 2013: Intel, Medtronic and...
Corporate America continues to increase cash payouts to shareholders at a high, shareholder-friendly rate. S&P 500 dividends per share growth accelerated to 15.5% in the second quarter. That was...
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UBS Top Stocks to Buy That Can Beat Earnings Estimates
The equity analysts and strategists at UBS A.G. (NYSE: UBS) expect to see U.S. equities continue to conform largely to the “1994 Playbook” in which stocks meander higher after correcting in response to...
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UBS New Equity Focus List Features Stocks Designed to Outperform the Market
With the equity markets seemingly hitting new all-time highs every day, we were intrigued by the makeup of the new UBS A.G. (NYSE: UBS) Equity Focus List. The analysts incorporate all of the aspects of...
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UBS High Conviction Calls Stocks to Buy With Top Dividend Growth
All of the Wall Street firms we cover, especially the large bulge bracket firms, have an extensive equity coverage list. In many cases the large firms cover more than 500 individual domestic and...
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UBS Top Stocks to Buy for a New Global Economy
Huge increases in productivity from leaps in technology are continuing to shape the way global growth is expanding. New technologies such as 3D printing, advanced robotics, mobile technology and cloud...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: BP, 3D Systems, Nike, SanDisk and More
Investors are having to deal with seeing stocks hit new highs almost daily now. With a temporary deal in Washington, D.C., and with earnings coming on strong, investors are caught trying to decide...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Alcatel-Lucent, CenturyLink, Cisco,...
Earnings season is winding down, the markets are trying to get past a rough start to 2014, and analysts and investors alike are trying to adjust their expectations for the year ahead. 24/7 Wall St....
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S&P Downgrades Gaggle of European Banks
Saying that a recent decision by the European Parliament calls into question government support of European banks, Standard & Poor’s on Tuesday cut its outlook on 15 of the continent’s banks from...
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Today’s 52-Week Low Club
July 31, 2014: Stocks making new 52-week lows today included the following four firms. Beazer Homes USA Inc. (NYSE: BZH) shares fell to a new 52-week low of $15.54 after reporting earnings Thursday...
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The 52-Week Low Club for Friday
October 3, 2014: The following stocks are among the XXX equities making new 52-week lows today: Barrick Gold Corp. (NYSE: ABX) dropped about 4.4% Friday to a new 52-week low of $14.06. Share volume is...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Achillion, CSC, Keurig, Sarepta, Splunk...
Stocks were marginally higher on Wednesday morning, but the S&P 500 and DJIA are effectively at all-time highs. As investors keep proving over and over that they want to buy stocks on weakness,...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Fitbit, Kimberly-Clark, NiSource, Raptor...
Stocks were up marginally in the early futures trading Tuesday. Despite the swings, investors have for four years now bought value and bought the dips. 24/7 Wall St. reviews dozens of analyst research...
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UBS Settles With SEC for Nearly $20 Million
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that UBS Group A.G. (NYSE: UBS) has agreed to settle and pay $19.5 million. This is in regards to false or misleading statements and...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Akamai, Apple, Devon Energy, GrubHub,...
Stocks were up on Wednesday, ahead the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting, and investors seem nervous about how to interpret hawkish or dovish comments. Regardless of the Federal Reserve, and...
View ArticleTop Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Altria, CEVA, CONSOL Energy, Enbridge,...
Stocks were lower on Tuesday after Monday’s rally. Investors are still proving almost daily that they want to buy stocks on any pullbacks or any time a new opportunity arises. 24/7 Wall St. reviews...
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As European Bank ADSs Tank, What About Their Dividends?
Thursday was a day dominated by European bank weakness based on balance sheet concerns and profitability concerns. After all, negative interest rates on deposits with the European Central Bank can act...
View ArticleAnalysts More Cautious on European Banks With Downgrades
Most U.S. investors tend to focus on U.S. equities and issues. The larger picture in the financial sector and in the financial markets requires a full global view. Investors have to remember that some...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Anadarko, Dollar General, Encana, FedEx,...
Stocks were indicated lower again on Wednesday with a weak ADP payrolls number and continued selling pressure in broader markets. The Dow is now down what is nearing 500 points from the April 20 peak....
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Allergan, Lockheed Martin, Mylan,...
Stocks were indicated lower on Friday the 13th, after a volatile Thursday. Investors have proven that they are still looking for opportunities and hidden gems, and so far they are more than willing to...
View ArticleSEC Settles Charges With Merrill Lynch for Misleading Investors on Structured...
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently announced that Merrill Lynch has agreed to pay a $10 million penalty to settle charges that it was responsible for misleading statements in...
View Article3 Stocks to Buy Now That Brexit is a Reality
Against all odds, the citizens of the United Kingdom have voted to exit the European Union by a large 4 point margin. Against all odds literally, because UK bookies all favored “Remain” and will be...
View Article6 Financials That Are Still Getting Nailed By the Brexit Vote
The market reaction to the British vote to leave the European Union has been catastrophic, not just in the U.S. markets but globally everything has pulled back. Perhaps the hardest hit sectors were the...
View ArticleTop Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Best Buy, Caterpillar, Nokia,...
Stocks were indicated higher on Tuesday, and the Dow is now up over 20,000 again. Even though the bull market is nearing eight years old, investors keep finding new reasons to buy each and every...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Broadcom, China Life, Crocs, Eli Lilly,...
Stocks were set to open lower on Wednesday morning after a strong Tuesday. Earnings season is in full swing. The investing community has dealt with more volatility in 2018 and frankly has had less...
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UBS Alpha Preferences List of the Best Stocks to Buy
Alpha is one of those confusing terms used in the financial industry, but rarely defined. It is basically a performance measurement on a risk-adjusted basis. Alpha takes the volatility or price risk of...
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Which Biotech Stocks Are Buyout Targets After Onyx Pharmaceutical Rejects Amgen?
On Friday after the market closed, biotech giant Amgen Inc. (NASDAQ: AMGN) made an unsolicited $120 per share bid for Onyx Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: ONXX) that was rejected. The company has now...
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UBS Positive on Select Internet and Interactive Gaming Stocks
It should come as no surprise to investors that Internet usage has skyrocketed in the past 10 years. The smartphone, which seemed like a luxury five years ago, has become almost ubiquitous, with...
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UBS Lists Top REIT Stocks to Buy for High Dividends
When the Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) analysts at UBS A.G. (NYSE: UBS) launched their U.S Select REIT portfolio, the idea was to have a flexible portfolio that could be added to or deleted from...
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UBS Updates and Adds Top Stocks to the Alpha Preference List
Alpha is one of those confusing terms that is used in the financial industry but rarely defined. It is basically a performance measurement on a risk-adjusted basis. Alpha takes the volatility or price...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: BofA, Micron, Starbucks, Twitter and More
We are halfway through the first full week of trading in 2014. Analysts are out in droves with many ratings changes this week, and some stocks have managed to pull back from their highs as investors...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: AIG, Baidu, Chipotle, Dow Chemical,...
Stocks were trying to recover on Wednesday after a serious bout of selling. Investors have noticed in 2016 that most rallies get sold into, but the trend that was in place for over four years was that...
View ArticleTop Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Broadcom, Flex, Genworth, Micron,...
Stocks were indicated marginally higher on Wednesday morning after recent losses and another down day for the stock market indexes on Tuesday. Investors have proven each and every sell-off is an...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Agilent, American Water, Apple, Biogen,...
Stocks were higher marginally earlier in Thursday’s indications but then ticked lower closer to the opening bell. With the Dow Jones industrial average having risen about 3,000 points from its lows of...
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Wednesday’s Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Ford, Netflix, Nordstrom,...
The futures were all trading lower on Wednesday, after investors watched a solid start to the trading day Tuesday turn into a big afternoon reversal wherein all the major indexes and the transportation...
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Thursday’s Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Airbnb, CrowdStrike,...
The futures were mixed on Thursday after a wild midweek rally that saw all three of the major indexes and the transports end higher. The momentum and the so-called meme stocks joined in, posting some...
View ArticleMore Earnings and Fed Moves: Analyst Upgrades or Downgrades include Nike,...
Markets were crushed again on Tuesday with the Nasdaq leading the charge lower, down roughly 1.4%. The S&P 500 was down nearly 1%, while the Dow Jones was down about 0.3%. This all came on the back...
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