Zacks Broker Upgrades: Wal-Mart, Dell, Royal Caribbean, United Health Services
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Studies have shown that broker upgrades lead to short-term  outperformance. Stocks recently upgraded by brokerage analysts include Wal-Mart  (NYSE: WMT), Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL), Royal Caribbean  (NYSE: RCL) and United Health Services (NYSE: UHS).
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Stocks were little changed on Monday, as positive broker comments on Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  and a fresh wave of takeovers tempered concerns about a sharp sell-off in Chinese stocks.
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The Motley Fool - Financial services firms like Citigroup (NYSE: C - News), Bank of America (NYSE: BAC - News), and Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MWD - News) want to offer just about everything. To do this requires huge investments in Information Technologies (IT). That's good news for enterprise software companies that focus on the financial services industry, such as Advent Software, Inc. (Nasdaq: ADVS - News) and SunGard (NYSE: SDS - News).
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an important supplier to the US market -- and Saudi Arabia, recent hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico, violence in Iraq, and the financial woes of Russian energy giant Yukos.
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Among the stocks featured in the September 21 edition of Schaeffer's Market Blog are CarMax (NYSE:KMX), Marvel Entertainment (NYSE:MVL), priceline.com (NASDAQ:PCLN), Yahoo! (NASDAQ:YHOO), and FedEx (NYSE:FDX).
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U.S. stocks climbed  on Tuesday as  retail stocks including Wal-Mart Stores Inc. WMT.N got a  boost from a rise in January retail sales and M&A activity  builds following a $3.25 billion takeover offer for Circuit  City Stores Inc. CC.N.
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U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday as  retailers Kmart Holding Corp. KMRT.O and Sears, Roebuck & Co.  S.N announced an $11.5 billion deal, while computer maker  Hewlett-Packard Co. HPQ.N posted solid earnings.
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Wal-Mart said it would add about six new compounds, including generic versions of the heart medication Coreg and the anti-fungal drug Lamisil, to the $4 program.
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Wal-Mart Stores said today that it would rapidly expand the financial services offered in its stores, extending the reach of its retailing empire into the bank accounts of its shoppers.
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Investors finally decide between Wal-Mart and Target.
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Blog: Move follows company's previous announcement that Wal-Mart will sell its desktops.
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StrikeIron and Zack's Investment Research, Inc. have teamed up to provide on-demand access to critical investment information via a pay-per-use subscription. This will allow companies to get up to date information to make informed financial decisions without the cost of acquiring a database, integration and maintenance.
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IBM rolls out a new version of its database software aimed at users of Linux and Unix. Also: Toyota and Nissan join to standardize car electronics & hellip;. Nokia launches three new camera phones & hellip;. and more.
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Wal-Mart said it would add about seven new compounds, including generic versions of the heart medication Coreg and the anti-fungal drug Lamisil, to the $4 program.
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Analysts upgraded their ratings on Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s  stock, citing the world's largest retailer's plans to curb its U.S. store growth and a $15 billion share buyback announcement.
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The retailer posts impressive comps growth and has updated its guidance.
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When most investors think of full-service brokers, names such as Merrill Lynch (NYSE: MER), Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS), and Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MWD) usually come to mind.