[Dog Gone]

Salomon Smith Barney downgraded the shares of Tyco to "neutral" from "buy" following the news.

Which, once again, proves that these stock recommendations are worse than no recommendation at all.

[AntiScumbag]

Which, once again, proves that these stock recommendations are worse than no recommendation at all

yup, perhaps someday people will finally figure out that free advice from brokers is rarely even worth what they paid for it

rules of the brokerage industry -

1) sell things to customers and generate income for the firm, whether or not the customer makes money is irrelevant

2) if the customer is out of money, find another customer

3) repeat 1) and 2) as necessary