The three major US equities indexes opened higher this morning as traders react to the failure of the proposed Greek debt swap deal. The DJIA is down about 103 points ... Read Full Story »
Equities started the day with a solid move up, but lost momentum after about half an hour. The downward move lasted into the late morning, at which time stocks started ... Read Full Story »
Last week's announcement on new corporate average fuel economy rules, known as CAFE, got a lot of coverage for its headline number of average fleet mileage of 54.5 miles/gallon by ... Read Full Story »
When (if) a conversation ever turns to battery technology, most folks' eyes glaze over and they begin to think about their next vacation. Maybe that should change. Johnson Controls, Inc. ... Read Full Story »
The ride continues at Johnson Controls, Inc. (NYSE: JCI). For the first quarter of its 2011 fiscal year, the company reported record net sales of $9.5 billion and record income ... Read Full Story »
While there are a lot of small companies vying for market share in the rapidly growing alternative energy sphere, they're not the only players in the game. Two established players ... Read Full Story »
Investing in global Lithium demand trends just became much easier. An ETF is coming out this week called the Global X Lithium ETF. It is not a commodity fund but ... Read Full Story »
There are several big movers this morning for day traders and active traders that look for stocks with gap-ups or gap-downs. Stocks with news or events causing moves are ArcSight, ... Read Full Story »
American International Group, Inc. (NYSE: AIG) bankers have, according to Bloomberg, estimated that its Asian life insurance unit would be valued between $32 billion and $36 billion after an IPO. ... Read Full Story »
Exide Technologies (NASDAQ: XIDE) is getting crushed today after news that the company was notified by Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) that the retailer will stop selling the company's auto ... Read Full Story »
There's a fair amount of interest from green energy market watchers in the battery market. Many see this as the next big thing for energy investors. There are allowances for ... Read Full Story »