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As Tiffany & Co. (NYSE: TIF) struggled to measure up to competitors over recent months, it came as a shock to many that the company reported almost 20% sales and earnings growth for its 2011 fiscal year ending on January 31, 2012. While numbers were mostly in-line with projections made by TIF...

At the Morningstar Investment Conference, BlackRock (NYSE: BLK) CEO Larry Fink is saying that we are "over-housed." Fink says that the economy is too dependent on housing, which has been in shambles for years. Fink also made some other comments at the conference, regarding regulation and investor...

With our previous stock market iPhone app reviews more focused on trading and short term market analysis, it was great to do this video review of Morningstar's iPhone app.  Morningstar's iPhone app is a breath of fresh air compared to many other stock market apps.  This app is focused on long...

KBW is raising its PT on shares of Morningstar Inc. (NASDAQ: MORN) from $61 to $64. Morningstar closed Monday at $58.42.

KBW is initiating coverage of Morningstar, Inc. (NASDAQ: MORN) with a Market Perform rating and a $57 PT. “Predominately known as a provider of domestic mutual fund information, we view Morningstar, Inc. as an increasingly global financial information and investment management firm across asset...

Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) has announced impressive quarterly results. The company announced a 17% increase in its revenue to $31.3 billion. It also beat market estimates by posting 68 cents earnings per share. The markets were expecting the company to announce its EPS at 40 cents apiece. Ford’s...

In a research report today, Morningstar analyst Jamie Peters was not impressed with Bank of America’s earnings, (NYSE: BA) even though they beat her estimates. Oddly enough the stock is still rated 4 out of 5 stars on Morningstar’s website and her price taget is $25. Perhaps she should have a...

Later in the day, Alcoa (NYSE: AA) will kick off the earnings season when it reports its results for the second quarter. Intel Corp (NASDAQ: INTC), AMD (NYSE: AMD), General Electric Co (NYSE: GE) and Google Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) will follow suit in the later part of this week. Some large banks such as...

After suffering from severe downfall yesterday on concerns over slower economic growth across the globe, airlines stocks came back to life today. The stocks have managed to remain in the black, even after the wider market has slipped into the red in late afternoon trading. After soaring more than...

Morningstar reaffirmed its 3-star rating on Varian Medical Systems (NYSE: VAR), noting that the company "benefits from the pricing environment inherent in the radiation market as well as its own system's advantages." Morningstar analysts concede that while "there is lingering weaknesses in spending...