Market Wrap Up for May 20 (CPB, ABT, ACN, YHOO, more)
The market continues to fear the end of the Fed's quantitative easing as we started today's session in negative territory. Though stocks bounced off the morning lows and spent some time in positive territory, they ultimately closed in the red. On Wednesday, we will get more of an idea of what the Federal Reserve plans to do with its monetary policies going forward, when Fed chairman Ben Bernanke speaks to Congress' Joint Economic Committee and the FOMC minutes are released.
1 hours, 7 minutes ago - These were some of the biggest dividend stock performers on the upside and the downside in today's market action.
6 hours, 39 minutes ago - Deutsche Bank reported on Monday that it has raised its price target on travel company, Expedia Inc (EXPE).
6 hours, 54 minutes ago - Wells Fargo reported on Monday that it has maintained a "Market Perform" rating on construction and mining equipment maker, Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) following its April sales update.
7 hours, 22 minutes ago - Jefferies reported on Monday that it has raised its price target on water heating equipment manufacturer, A. O. Smith Corporation (AOS).
8 hours, 1 minutes ago - Citing some near-term challenges and longer term limitations, analysts at Oppenheimer downgraded home improvement retailer Lowe's Companies, Inc. (LOW) on Monday.
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Stock Symbol |
Company Name |
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| ABBV | AbbVie Inc. | Login/Signup for Ratings | 3.46% | 46.26 | 36.69 | (on 2/1/13) |
| BMY | Bristol-Myers Squibb | Login/Signup for Ratings | 3.20% | 43.76 | 22.58 | (on 8/25/09) |
| COP | ConocoPhillips | Login/Signup for Ratings | 4.12% | 64.03 | 53.47 | (on 5/10/12) |
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