Research & News
By The Weiss Ratings Team On July 25, 201612:13 PM Eastern
Weiss Ratings upgraded the safety ratings of 138 property and casualty insurers and downgraded 12, based on first quarter 2016 results. The small number of downgrades and a handful of upgrades...
By The Weiss Ratings Team On July 25, 201612:06 PM Eastern
Forget Gold, these precious metals ETFs have returns of over 30% in the past six months. Sounds investment-worthy… So why do we rate all of them as a “sell”?
Although these funds can offer...
By The Weiss Ratings Team On July 25, 201611:55 AM Eastern
An announcement last week from United Airlines (UAL) indicated that all may not be right with the airlines. United explained that currently they are operating under capacity in the US, during what...
By The Weiss Ratings Team On July 25, 201611:53 AM Eastern
Monday morning, Yahoo! Inc (YHOO) confirmed the sale of its web-based business to Verizon (VZ) for $4.8 billion in cash. Most of the company’s assets will be sold, the remaining Yahoo! will...
By The Weiss Ratings Team On July 21, 201611:56 AM Eastern
No question that the stock market has been on a tear of late, with gains into record high levels. And while that’s great for most people’s investments, the market is pricey and way overextended....
By The Weiss Ratings Team On July 18, 201602:00 PM Eastern
[Image: James Duncan Davidson used under license CC by 2.0] Last week was a big week for the internet giant Amazon (AMZN). First, the company reached a milestone on Monday by exceeding Berkshire...
By The Weiss Ratings Team On July 14, 201603:28 PM Eastern
There’s no doubt about it: Summer is upon us. And for some Heat Maps subscribers, that probably means spending time at the lake, the beach, or the pool.
That’s why this week we wanted to target...
By The Weiss Ratings Team On July 11, 201602:34 PM Eastern
With the post Brexit economic turmoil unfolding around the globe, we look in our own backyard to see what’s going on with U.S. bank stocks. Our stock analysis shows that three out of the top...
By The Weiss Ratings Team On July 7, 201612:11 PM Eastern
In recent weeks, we’ve talked about Fundamental and Technical Analysis, as well as a great value play in Valero Energy.
If you didn’t get a chance to peruse these issues, take the first...
By The Weiss Ratings Team On July 5, 201601:49 PM Eastern
The preliminary offer by Mondelez International Inc. (MDLZ) to take over Hershey Co. (HSY) wasn’t sweet enough, and the creation of the world’s largest candy company will have to wait, or not...