Investor Attention

It looks like Deutsche Bank called it for The Allstate Corporation (NYSE:ALL) as shares of the company rose to $30.75 today in intraday trading, approaching the price target the analyst set when they upgraded the company back in early December. 

Cadence Design Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:CDNS) got triple whammy good news today as the analysts DA Davidson upgraded them, their profit rose immensely, and the stock hit a new 52-week high.

Microsoft (MSFT) shares hit a new 12 month high of $30 before coming back down to $29.89. 

WallStNation reviews three stocks under $10 that have potential to be money makers in 2012.  The stocks consist of United States Natural Gas Fund, LP (UNG), New York Mortgage Trust, Inc. (NYMT), and Trina Solar (TSL).

Its time to think about dividend paying stocks for 2012 that also offer growth potential.  Identify the companies that have the best technology and products that will be used for the next 3 to 5 years.  That comes down to three great companies: Microsoft (MSFT), Corning (GLW) and Verizon (VZ).

Discover Financial Services, Humana Inc., and Dollar Tree Inc. (NYSE:DFS),(NYSE:HUM),(NASDAQ:DLTR) are all companies that have earnings growth that have been accelerating. 

Shares of Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) were battered this year with shares trading well below the $22.34/share high it had earlier this year.  However, shares appear to be gaining some traction in the past few months and the company may be on the road to recovery.

Shares of Marathon Oil Corp (NYSE:MRO) have been appreciating well since October of this year.  If you are interested in picking up some shares of Marathon Oil, you may want to consider making some money on the stock before you even buy it.

Boeing Co. (BA) is doing all it can to keep U.S. equities from falling into the red on the usual European madness. 

Today’s short squeeze candidates include Vera Bradley, Barnes Group, and Higher One Holdings (NASDAQ:VRA),(NYSE:B),(NYSE:ONE).