Stock Analysts

Opportunity Is Knocking (AMZN) (PCLN)

On Wednesday Ben Bernanke gave the clearest signal yet that the economy is likely headed into a recession. That is when he launched the new incarnation of Operation Twist to push long term bond rates lower to encourage economic activity. Here is the key phrase from that announcement: "Moreover, there are significant downside risks to the economic outlook, including strains in global financial markets." On the surface that does not sound too ominous. […]

Stock Analysts

Exxon Suffers Leakage in Mobile Bay (CVX) (TOT) (XOM)

ExxonMobil Corporation ( XOM ) has temporarily closed operations at its facility in Mobile Bay area of the Gulf of Mexico. Leakage of salt water, silt and sand, with traces of hydrocarbons, offshore Alabama upset production. A dent in a subsea pipeline, located about a mile south of Dauphin Island in Mobile Bay, has a production capacity of 280 million cubic feet per day of natural gas. […]

Fast Money Episodes

Will ECB Cut Rates?

[cnbc 3000047803] European banks are rallying on hopes for an expansion of the Euro Zone bailout program and possible ECB interest rate cut. Louise Cooper, markets analyst at BGC Partners, weighs in. […]

Fast Money Episodes

Brad Hintz Takes Down GS, MS

[cnbc 3000047802] Brad Hintz, an analyst at Bernstein Research, added pressure on banks, writing in a note Monday that the “US recovery has stalled and sovereign debt risk in Europe has roiled the global capital markets. This has depressed the revenue run rate of the broker-dealers and pushed the rebound beyond 2012.” […]

Technicals

Zacks #5 Rank Additions for Monday – Tale of the Tape (AGII) (ANO) (BWINB) (CALM) (CVTI)

Here are 5 stocks added to the Zacks #5 Rank ("strong sell") List today: Anooraq Resources ( ANO ) Argo Group International ( AGII ) Baldwin & Lyons ( BWINB ) Cal-Maine Foods ( CALM ) Covenant Transportation ( CVTI ) View the entire Zacks #5 Rank List . ARGO GROUP INTL (AGII): Free Stock Analysis Report ANOORAQ RESRCS (ANO): Free Stock Analysis Report BALDWIN&LYONS B (BWINB): Free Stock Analysis Report CAL-MAINE FOODS (CALM): Free Stock Analysis Report COVENANT TRANS (CVTI): Free Stock Analysis Report Get all Zacks Research Reports and be alerted to fast-breaking buy and sell opportunities every trading day. […]

Technicals

Zacks #1 Rank Additions for Monday – Tale of the Tape (BDC) (CHA) (EPCT) (HIT) (MTZ)

Here are 5 stocks added to the Zacks #1 Rank ("strong buy") List today: Belden Inc ( BDC ) China Telecom ( CHA ) EpiCept Corp ( EPCT ) Hitachi, Ltd ( HIT ) MasTec, Inc ( MTZ ) View the entire Zacks #1 Rank List . BELDEN INC (BDC): Free Stock Analysis Report CHINA TELCM-ADR (CHA): Free Stock Analysis Report EPICEPT CORP (EPCT): Free Stock Analysis Report HITACHI (HIT): Free Stock Analysis Report MASTEC INC (MTZ): Free Stock Analysis Report Get all Zacks Research Reports and be alerted to fast-breaking buy and sell opportunities every trading day. […]