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The article focuses on the slow growth and decline in the earnings of Revlon Inc. in the third quarter of 1981. It states that the company called for a meeting with the security analysts of Wall Street, New York due to the third-quarter results. It states that the 37% decrease in the earnings and the flat sales of 613 million dollars of Revlon was shown in the report. It mentions that chairman Michel C. Bergerac of Revlon stated that the rapid rise in the value of dollar has caused the decline.

Focuses on a problem facing Wall Street firms: how to maintain huge research departments and get customers to pay for the analyst reports they generate. Implications of the ban on the direct use of investment banking fees to offset research costs; How regulators are scrutinizing the firms' practice of rebating part of their trading commissions to customers; View that this probe could force Wall Street houses to reveal how much of the commission cover trading costs and how much go to research; How big investors are increasingly turning to smaller, independent firms for stock tips; Challenges for Wall Street; Changes in the type of research Wall Street offers; Pressure on Wall Street from big money managers.

The article compares and contrasts the economic performance of the metropolitan areas of New York, New York and Washington, D.C. Analysts anticipate that the economy of Washington, D.C. may expand by 2.5% between mid-2008 and mid-2010, while the economy of metropolitan New York City may shrink in the same time period by 4.2%.

An interview with Raj Denhoy, senior equity research analyst of New York City-based Jefferies & Co. Inc, is presented. Denhoy cites his concentration to the medical devices sector, specifically on incentives and innovation. He figures the role of companies' strategies in driving economic growth from investments and acquisitions in international markets. Moreover, Denhoy relates their involvement to other companies including Boston Scientific Corp. (BSX), Covidien PLC, and ResMed (RMD).

An interview with RBC Capital Markets Corp. analyst Robert C. Wetenhall Jr. in New York City is presented. He provides an outlook on the building and construction industry which have benefited from a rally. Wetenhall shares insights with regards to the condition of the labor market which will be significant in defining the increasing demand in the housing. Moreover, his optimism about the industry driven by the modest pricing trends to support the 6% increase in revenue is also emphasized.

An interview with RBC Capital Markets analyst Robert Wetenhall in New York City is presented. He provides an overview of homebuilders and building products companies wherein he felt bearish on homebuilders. Wetenhall outlines the factors that have affected the homebuilders, including the low consumer confidence and employment levels. He further claims that by gaining traction in the emerging market economies, companies will be able to find an easy route for rapid growth.

The article reports that corporate president and chairman Harry E. Figgie at Automatic Sprinkler Corp. of America is running a feud with financial analysts in Wall Street, New York City. It notes that Automatic Sprinkler is faced with management shake-ups with its five division heads. It adds that the company's net income has plummeted to 1.1 million dollars from six million dollars over the last six months.

In this article, the author discusses how founder of this magazine Gilbert Edmund Kaplan's idea of doing a story on best analysts on Wall Street would change the analysts careers. It mentions that efforts of Kaplan, editor Peter Landau, and managing editor Wayne Welch created the analyst all-star team called All-America Research Team. It informs that now the team has completed its 40 years and has 312 analysts across 65 different industries and sectors.

The article reports that several analysts will discuss their perspectives on cotton market at a Cotton Market Roundtable in New York City. The analysts include, first, O.A. Cleveland, professor emeritus, Mississippi State University. Second, Carl Anderson, Extension specialist emeritus, Texas A&M University. And third, Jarral Neeper, president of Calcot. The article also mentions the event sponsors like Cotton Incorporated and Certified FiberMax as well as schedule of roundtable broadcast.

The article presents an analysis regarding the weak demand for initial public offering in New York City. According to dealmakers and analysts, the rise of upstart trading places particularly the Second Market may reduce the need for initial public offerings (IPO) by giving investors and employees a venue to cash out their shares. Moreover, the paper released by Jay Ritter, a finance professor at the University of Florida, entitled "Where Have All the IPOs Gone" is also discussed.

The article presents opinions of Wall Street analysts on the stocks of several companies. According to J.P. Morgan equity analyst C. Stephen Tusa Jr., losses are peaking at the company's General Electric Capital Services unit and should begin to decline in mid-2010. According to Sandler O'Neill analyst Michael Taiano, delinquency trends of American Express Co. were stable, while charge-offs rose.

The article offers information on the fifth annual Value Investing Congress, which was held from October 19-20, 2009 in New York City. The meeting discussed macroeconomics involved in choice of stocks and presented opinions and suggestions from analysts on their preferred stocks. One of them Kian Ghazi, portfolio manager at Hawkshaw Capital Management, said he focuses on current earnings of shares rather than the future earnings and notes that stocks of convenience stores are resistant to recession.

The article forecasts the performance of the mortgage insurance industry in New York City. Analysts Nathaniel Otis and William Clark at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods say that the industry will survive, but any fundamanetal recovery is still far to happen. Their mortgage origination estimate remains at 2.4 billion dollars. For Fidelity National Financial Inc., its second-quarter earnings in 2009 is lowered to 0.37 dollars per share from 0.48 dollars per share.

The article focuses on the insights of Wall Street, New York analysts on the stocks of several firms. Morgan Keegan & Co. Inc. analyst Tavis McCourt stated that his estimates on the earnings of Apple is considerably low from the company's actual output of $1.33 Generally Accepted Accounting Principle (GAAP) and $1.84 non-GAAP. It also discusses the estimates of analysts Marian Wolk of Susquehanna Financial Group LLP and Rohit Chopra of Wedbush Morgan Securities on eBay Inc. and Netgear Inc.

The article offers information about the future plans of Alliance Bernstein's analyst Brad Hintz, following the collapse of investment banks. Hintz was named the top analyst covering New York City's Wall Street investment banks by the "Institutional Investor". He plans to cover lesser industry lights like investment banking boutiques and private equity shops. He forecasts profits for those that survive the current financial crisis.

The article discusses research by New York's Baruch College which concluded that the Regulation FD, the global analysts research settlement and other initiatives by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission have been successful in ending biases financial analysts have on Wall Street companies. According to the study, Regulation FD made analysts less independent on insider information and thus diminished their motives to inflate their forecasts. It is also stated that global settlements have made analysts more objective.

The article offers information on Quants, short for quantitative analysts, who combine hundreds of data points for thousands of stocks into elaborate computer programs that then say to buy certain stocks and sell others. Quants have been on Wall Street in New York City since the 1970s and have been popular with institutional investors like pension funds since the tech bubble burst in 2000. The run-of-the-mill investing public has started to catch on while fund companies like Vaanguard have beefed up quant offerings.

This article reports on the effect of North Fork Bancorp. Inc.'s deal with Capital One Financial Corp. on New York-area banking companies. The deal caused sharp rallies in shares of names frequently mentioned as possible sellers. However, analysts and other were divided over the deal's implications for others that might not be looking to sell.

Deals with the business performance of men's wear industry in the second half of 2004. Findings from a report of the NPD Group in Port Washington, New York, about business progress in men's wear; Information on a research note "Men's Business: Lagging Again," by Joseph Teklits, analyst at Wachovia Capital Markets; Some possible causes of the potholes in the industry.

The article focuses on issues related to a preliminary contract agreement between New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and the United Federation of Teachers (UFT) as of April 2014. Topics discussed include the consent of U.S. municipal strategists regarding the deal, issues related to the explanation of 1.3 billion dollars in reduced healthcare costs in the deal and identification of potential cost control measures by the city and the UFT. Also presents views of strategists Dan Heckman.

The article reports that ISI Group, an independent research firm based in New York City has been expanding its equity research bench and has hired some of the financial services industry's highly regarded analysts. The firm's latest hire is Heather Bellini from UBS who has been leading the software sector on the All-America Research Team. Two former Merrill Lynch & Co. analysts, Stephen Sakwa and Edward Najarian, also joined the firm.

Reports on the naming rights being sought by EchoStar Communications Corp. for its Dish Network. Towns that could rename to Dish according to Sanford Bernstein analysts; Amount being offered by EchoStar in each home; Possible cost of changing the name of New York City.

This article reports that as New York City vies with four other cities for the honor of hosting the 2012 Olympics, Standard & Poor's Corp. published a report today reminding boosters that with the prestige of the games comes uncertain financial and credit impacts. After comparing the bid proposals of New York, Madrid, Paris, London, and Moscow, the analysts, working with the preliminary financing information available, concluded that each of the cities is capable, from a credit perspective, of hosting the games.

Focuses on the proposal of the National Association of Securities Dealers that analysts of the New York Stock Exchange disclose ownership in companies they cover. Conflict of interest of analysts when they recommend stocks; Rise in program trading in the exchange in the second quarter of 2001; Appointment of various analysts to different companies in the U.S.