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Pre-open movers U.S. stock futures traded mostly lower in early pre-market trade. The current account report for the fourth quarter will be released at 8:30 a.m. ET, while data on existing home sales for February will be released at 10:00 a.m. ET. The Federal Open Market Committee will announce its...

Pre-open movers U.S. stock futures traded lower in early pre-market trade. The Federal Open Market Committee will begin its two-day policy meeting today. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 32 points to 24,659.00, while the Standard & Poor’s 500 index futures fell 0.25...

Pre-open movers U.S. stock futures traded lower in early pre-market trade. Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank President Raphael Bostic is set to speak in Miami at 9:00 a.m. ET. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 133 points to 24,832.00, while the Standard & Poor’s 500 index...

Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) is up nearly 70-percent year-to-date, and some bulls think it’s getting a bit ahead of itself. The Rating Stifel Nicolaus analysts Scott Devitt and John Egbert downgraded Netflix to Hold, but raised their price target from $283 to $325. The Thesis Netflix...

The Street has long been ambivalent on Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: MNTA)'s prospects. But the generic drug developer scored one new advocate Thursday on the basis of its pipeline potential. The Rating Stifel Nicolaus analyst Alex Schwartz upgraded Momenta from Hold to Buy and...

Some consider Allison Transmission Holdings Inc (NYSE: ALSN) at risk of losing clients in the transportation industry’s ostensible shift toward electric powertrains, but others on the Street think the truck supplier’s set to surge ahead. The Rating Stifel Nicolaus analyst Michael...

VF Corp (NYSE: VFC)’s bundling frigid fans at the Pyeongchang Olympics, and the outfitter scored a win of its own Monday.  The Rating Stifel Nicolaus analyst Jim Duffy upgraded VF Corp to Buy and raised his price target from $78 to $91. The Thesis The 14-percent upside reflects...

Washington Real Estate Investment Trust (NYSE: WRE) reported third-quarter earnings Oct. 26. The company's EPS of 4 cents was below expectations of 9 cents, while sales of $82.8 million also fell short of a $83.1-million expectation.  The Analyst Stifel Nicolaus' John Guinee ...

Pre-open movers U.S. stock futures traded mixed in early pre-market trade. Data on international trade for October will be released at 8:30 a.m. ET, while US Services Purchasing Managers' Index for November will be released at 9:45 a.m. ET. The ISM non-manufacturing index for November is...

Pre-open movers U.S. stock futures traded higher in early pre-market trade, after strong earnings from Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL). Data on nonfarm payrolls for October and international trade for September will be released at 8:30 a.m. ET. US Services Purchasing Managers' Index for October will...

Heading into its Wednesday earnings report, Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) is decidedly well liked. The firm’s 42 Buy ratings are tempered by just two Sells and one Hold, according to TipRanks, which records an average price target of $191.33 with a range of $98 to $235. Recent trends back the...

“We all fall down,” sing the increasingly pallid playmates of Toys R Us. Last week’s dismal earnings from Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAT) and JAKKS Pacific, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAKK) revealed the ostensible extent of the Toys R Us bankruptcy fallout. The Earnings Speak By Stifel Nicolaus...

Transenterix Inc (NYSE: TRXC) investors were thrilled when the company’s Senhance system secured the first U.S. approval for abdominal surgical robotics in nearly two decades. And as Stifel Nicolaus found, excitement wasn’t exclusive to shareholders. “Surgeon interest in Senhance...

Pre-open movers U.S. stock futures traded lower in early pre-market trade. Data on personal income and consumer spending for September will be released at 8:30 a.m. ET, while data on farm prices for September will be released at 3:00 p.m. ET. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 47...

Nike Inc (NYSE: NKE) once lived by the confident motto, “Anything you can do, I can do better.” But Under Armour Inc (NYSE: UAA) is more pragmatic. The sports apparel company “can do anything but can’t do everything,” CEO Kevin Plank said at a recent investor...