Big banks allowing hedge funds to try to front-run analyst recommendation changes is akin to other practices the SEC has cracked down on just this year.
The hiring of Marissa Mayer as Yahoo's CEO comes as the biggest executive announcement of 2012. Here are three reasons to think she can meet the challenge:
Tyler Kocon just swapped out some well-known names in his investment models, making room for two gas-related stocks he thinks might fare better going forward.
There are now questions at the Fed as to whether QE3 would even be effective, based on the FOMC minutes, says Dividend and Income Plus manager Bill DeShurko.
Alcoa's report is being seen as sign of a troubled earnings season. Analysts that were slow to cut EPS targets across the board may be the bigger worry.