Year: <span>2013</span>
Source: ThinkstockAmericans’ confidence in the nation’s economy stood at -21 at the beginning of 2013 and has managed to show a modest improvement to -17, according to the latest survey by...
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Analysts at Deutsche Bank are clearly very positive on the oil field services sector for next year. With exploration and production companies hitting all-time usage levels in the major shale plays...
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Beginning April 1, the cost to store commodities like aluminum and copper in London Metal Exchange (LME) bonded warehouses will rise at average of 3% and transportation charges out of the warehouses...
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Huge trading losses, mortgage litigation from the meltdown in 2008 and increased regulation in the form of the new Volcker Rule regulations have all kept enthusiasm on the financial sector muted. The...
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Christmas Day 2013 saw a record number of app downloads, according to analytics and advertising firm Flurry. Games and social apps were downloaded the most, followed by media and lifestyle apps.
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Boeing's shares rose more than 80% in 2013, the best in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, which was just over 25% higher for the year. The next closest in the index was American Express at 55%.
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Facebook remains the leader in social media use. As has been the case for several years, two or three other social media continue to jockey behind it. The service that has come on the most strongly...
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up nearly 26% so far this year. While the index, which consists of stocks of 30 major U.S. companies, is a widely followed indicator of the overall market’s...
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If one firm can create interest around a stock, it is Goldman Sachs. Investors have followed its Conviction Buy List for years, but 24/7 Wall St. has tracked many major changes to this prized list in...
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Automakers are expected to report December sales on Friday, but Ford issued an announcement on Monday morning claiming that it will sell 2.4 million vehicles in 2013 and it will retain its lead as...
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These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall Street research firms on Monday, December 30, 2013.
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It is always interesting when banks and investment banks offer investment coverage of their peers. Now, Bank of America Merrill Lynch is making a positive case for Citigroup and Regions Financial.
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Source: ThinkstockSince the beginning of the year, gold miners stocks are down between 40% and 50% as the price of gold has dipped by 30%. It is about to get worse for the miners.Like big oil...
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In a new research report, the equity strategy team at J.P. Morgan has come up with outside-the-box ideas for investors that we have not seen from other big Wall Street houses. They think that value...
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Investment funds affiliated with Blackstone Group are taking a $200 million stake in Crocs in newly issued series A convertible preferred stock, and CEO John McCarvel also has announced his...
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